Sri Dasam Granth

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ਦੁਤੀਆ ਕਾਨ ਤੇ ਮੈਲ ਨਿਕਾਰੀ ॥
duteea kaan te mail nikaaree |

And from the secretion of the other ear

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਭਈ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਇਹ ਸਾਰੀ ॥੧੩॥
taa te bhee srisatt ih saaree |13|

The whole world materialized.13.

ਤਿਨ ਕੋ ਕਾਲ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਬਧ ਕਰਾ ॥
tin ko kaal bahur badh karaa |

After some period the Lord killed the demons (Madhu and Kaitabh).

ਤਿਨ ਕੋ ਮੇਦ ਸਮੁੰਦ ਮੋ ਪਰਾ ॥
tin ko med samund mo paraa |

Their marrow flowed into the ocean.

ਚਿਕਨ ਤਾਸ ਜਲ ਪਰ ਤਿਰ ਰਹੀ ॥
chikan taas jal par tir rahee |

The greasy substance floated thereon because of that medital (marrow)

ਮੇਧਾ ਨਾਮ ਤਬਹਿ ਤੇ ਕਹੀ ॥੧੪॥
medhaa naam tabeh te kahee |14|

The earth was called medha (or medani).14.

ਸਾਧ ਕਰਮ ਜੇ ਪੁਰਖ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
saadh karam je purakh kamaavai |

Because of virtuous actions

ਨਾਮ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਜਗਤ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥
naam devataa jagat kahaavai |

A purusha (person) is known as devta (god)

ਕੁਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਕਰਮ ਜੇ ਜਗ ਮੈ ਕਰਹੀ ॥
kukrit karam je jag mai karahee |

And because of evil actions

ਨਾਮ ਅਸੁਰ ਤਿਨ ਕੋ ਸਭ ਧਰ ਹੀ ॥੧੫॥
naam asur tin ko sabh dhar hee |15|

He is known as asura (demon).15.

ਬਹੁ ਬਿਸਥਾਰ ਕਹ ਲਗੈ ਬਖਾਨੀਅਤ ॥
bahu bisathaar kah lagai bakhaaneeat |

If everything is described in detail

ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਬਢਨ ਤੇ ਅਤਿ ਡਰੁ ਮਾਨੀਅਤ ॥
granth badtan te at ddar maaneeat |

It is feared that the description will become voluminous.

ਤਿਨ ਤੇ ਹੋਤ ਬਹੁਤ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਆਏ ॥
tin te hot bahut nrip aae |

There were many kings after Kaldhuj

ਦਛ ਪ੍ਰਜਾਪਤਿ ਜਿਨ ਉਪਜਾਏ ॥੧੬॥
dachh prajaapat jin upajaae |16|

Like Daksha Prajapati etc. 16.

ਦਸ ਸਹੰਸ ਤਿਹਿ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਭਈ ਕੰਨਿਆ ॥
das sahans tihi grih bhee kaniaa |

Ten thousand daughters were born to them

ਜਿਹ ਸਮਾਨ ਕਹ ਲਗੈ ਨ ਅੰਨਿਆ ॥
jih samaan kah lagai na aniaa |

Whose beauty was not matched by others.

ਕਾਲ ਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਐਸੀ ਤਹ ਭਈ ॥
kaal kriaa aaisee tah bhee |

In due course all these daughters

ਤੇ ਸਭ ਬਿਆਹ ਨਰੇਸਨ ਦਈ ॥੧੭॥
te sabh biaah naresan dee |17|

Were married with the kings.17.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥
doharaa |

DOHRA

ਬਨਤਾ ਕਦ੍ਰ ਦਿਤਿ ਅਦਿਤਿ ਏ ਰਿਖ ਬਰੀ ਬਨਾਇ ॥
banataa kadr dit adit e rikh baree banaae |

Banita, Kadaru, Diti and Aditi became the wives of sages (rishis),

ਨਾਗ ਨਾਗਰਿਪੁ ਦੇਵ ਸਭ ਦਈਤ ਲਏ ਉਪਜਾਇ ॥੧੮॥
naag naagarip dev sabh deet le upajaae |18|

And Nagas, their enemies (like Garuda), the gods and demons were born to them.18.

ਚੌਪਈ ॥
chauapee |

CHAUPAI

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਸੂਰਜ ਰੂਪ ਕੋ ਧਰਾ ॥
taa te sooraj roop ko dharaa |

One of them (children) assumed the form of the sun

ਜਾ ਤੇ ਬੰਸ ਪ੍ਰਚੁਰ ਰਵਿ ਕਰਾ ॥
jaa te bans prachur rav karaa |

From that (Aditi), the sun was born, from whom Suraj Vansh (the Sun dynasty) originated.

ਜੌ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਕਹਿ ਨਾਮ ਸੁਨਾਊ ॥
jau tin ke keh naam sunaaoo |

If I hear their (kings of Bansh) names

ਕਥਾ ਬਢਨ ਤੇ ਅਧਿਕ ਡਰਾਊ ॥੧੯॥
kathaa badtan te adhik ddaraaoo |19|

If I describe the names of the kings of this of this clan, I fear a great extension of the story.19.

ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਬੰਸ ਬਿਖੈ ਰਘੁ ਭਯੋ ॥
tin ke bans bikhai ragh bhayo |

In his (Sun's) offspring, Raghu (named king) was born

ਰਘੁ ਬੰਸਹਿ ਜਿਹ ਜਗਹਿ ਚਲਯੋ ॥
ragh banseh jih jageh chalayo |

In this clan, there was a king named Raghu, who was the originator of Raghuvansh (the clan of Raghu) in the world.

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਹੋਤ ਭਯੋ ਅਜੁ ਬਰੁ ॥
taa te putr hot bhayo aj bar |

A great son named 'Aj' was born to him

ਮਹਾਰਥੀ ਅਰੁ ਮਹਾ ਧਨੁਰਧਰ ॥੨੦॥
mahaarathee ar mahaa dhanuradhar |20|

He had a great son Aja, a mighty warrior and superb archer.20.

ਜਬ ਤਿਨ ਭੇਸ ਜੋਗ ਕੋ ਲਯੋ ॥
jab tin bhes jog ko layo |

When he took up yoga

ਰਾਜ ਪਾਟ ਦਸਰਥ ਕੋ ਦਯੋ ॥
raaj paatt dasarath ko dayo |

When he renounced the world as a Yogi, he passed on his kingdom to his son Dastratha.

ਹੋਤ ਭਯੋ ਵਹਿ ਮਹਾ ਧੁਨੁਰਧਰ ॥
hot bhayo veh mahaa dhunuradhar |

He was also a great archer,

ਤੀਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਆਨ ਬਰਾ ਜਿਹ ਰੁਚਿ ਕਰ ॥੨੧॥
teen triaan baraa jih ruch kar |21|

Who had been a great archer and had married three wives with pleasure.21.

ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮ ਜਯੋ ਤਿਹ ਰਾਮੁ ਕੁਮਾਰਾ ॥
pritham jayo tih raam kumaaraa |

The first (Queen Kaushalya) gave birth to a Kumar named Rama.

ਭਰਥ ਲਛਮਨ ਸਤ੍ਰ ਬਿਦਾਰਾ ॥
bharath lachhaman satr bidaaraa |

The eldest one gave birth to Rama, the others gave birth to Bharat, Lakshman and Shatrughan.

ਬਹੁਤ ਕਾਲ ਤਿਨ ਰਾਜ ਕਮਾਯੋ ॥
bahut kaal tin raaj kamaayo |

He reigned for a long time,

ਕਾਲ ਪਾਇ ਸੁਰ ਪੁਰਹਿ ਸਿਧਾਯੋ ॥੨੨॥
kaal paae sur pureh sidhaayo |22|

They ruled over their kingdom for a long time, after which they left for their heavenly abode.22.

ਸੀਅ ਸੁਤ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਭਏ ਦੁਇ ਰਾਜਾ ॥
seea sut bahur bhe due raajaa |

Then both of Sita's sons (Lava and Kush) became kings

ਰਾਜ ਪਾਟ ਉਨ ਹੀ ਕਉ ਛਾਜਾ ॥
raaj paatt un hee kau chhaajaa |

After that the two sons of Sita (and Rama) became the kings.

ਮਦ੍ਰ ਦੇਸ ਏਸ੍ਵਰਜਾ ਬਰੀ ਜਬ ॥
madr des esvarajaa baree jab |

When he married the princesses of Madra Desh (Punjab).

ਭਾਤਿ ਭਾਤਿ ਕੇ ਜਗ ਕੀਏ ਤਬ ॥੨੩॥
bhaat bhaat ke jag kee tab |23|

They married the Punjabi princesses and performed various types of sacrifices.23.

ਤਹੀ ਤਿਨੈ ਬਾਧੇ ਦੁਇ ਪੁਰਵਾ ॥
tahee tinai baadhe due puravaa |

There (in Punjab) they settled two towns

ਏਕ ਕਸੂਰ ਦੁਤੀਯ ਲਹੁਰਵਾ ॥
ek kasoor duteey lahuravaa |

There they founded two cities, the one Kasur and the other Lahore.

ਅਧਕ ਪੁਰੀ ਤੇ ਦੋਊ ਬਿਰਾਜੀ ॥
adhak puree te doaoo biraajee |

Both those cities were very beautiful

ਨਿਰਖਿ ਲੰਕ ਅਮਰਾਵਤਿ ਲਾਜੀ ॥੨੪॥
nirakh lank amaraavat laajee |24|

Both the cities surpassed in beauty to that of Lanka and Amravati. 24.

ਬਹੁਤ ਕਾਲ ਤਿਨ ਰਾਜੁ ਕਮਾਯੋ ॥
bahut kaal tin raaj kamaayo |

They both ruled for a long time,

ਜਾਲ ਕਾਲ ਤੇ ਅੰਤਿ ਫਸਾਯੋ ॥
jaal kaal te ant fasaayo |

For a long time, both the brothers ruled over their kingdom and ultimately they were bound down by the noose of death.