Sri Dasam Granth

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ਤਾਹੀ ਸਮੈ ਚਪਲੰਗ ਤੁਰੰਗਨਿ ਆਪਨੀ ਚਾਲ ਕੋ ਰੂਪ ਦਿਖਾਯੋ ॥੧੮੬੪॥

taahee samai chapalang turangan aapanee chaal ko roop dikhaayo |1864|

He was about to fall from his seat in the chariot, when the brisk horses exhibited their speed and fled.1864.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

doharaa |

DOHRA

ਭੁਜਾ ਪਕਰ ਕੇ ਸਾਰਥੀ ਰਥਿ ਤਬ ਡਾਰਿਯੋ ਧੀਰ ॥

bhujaa pakar ke saarathee rath tab ddaariyo dheer |

Dheerajvan (Sri Krishna) took the charioteer by the arm and made him lie down in the chariot.

ਸ੍ਯੰਦਨ ਹਾਕਤ ਆਪੁ ਹੀ ਚਲਿਯੋ ਲਰਤ ਬਲਬੀਰ ॥੧੮੬੫॥

sayandan haakat aap hee chaliyo larat balabeer |1865|

Catching hold of the arm of the charioteer and controlling the chariot, Krishna himself drove it while fighting.1865.

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥

savaiyaa |

SWAYYA

ਸਾਰਥੀ ਸ੍ਯੰਦਨ ਪੈ ਨ ਲਖਿਯੋ ਬਲਿਦੇਵ ਕਹਿਓ ਰਿਸਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਸੁਨੈ ਕੈ ॥

saarathee sayandan pai na lakhiyo balidev kahio ris taeh sunai kai |

Not seeing the charioteer (of Lord Krishna) on the chariot, Balarama got angry and told him (King Jarasandha) saying,

ਜਿਉ ਦਲ ਤੋਰ ਜਿਤਿਯੋ ਸਬ ਹੀ ਤੈਸੋ ਤੋ ਜਿਤ ਹੈ ਜਸ ਡੰਕ ਬਜੈ ਕੈ ॥

jiau dal tor jitiyo sab hee taiso to jit hai jas ddank bajai kai |

When Balram did not see the charioteer on the chariot of Krishna, he said in anger, “O king! the way in which I have conquered your army, similarly after conquering you, I shall cause the drum of victory to be beaten

ਮੂਢ ਭਿਰੇ ਪਤਿ ਚਉਦਹ ਲੋਕ ਕੇ ਸੰਗ ਸੁ ਆਪ ਕਉ ਭੂਪ ਕਹੈ ਕੈ ॥

moodt bhire pat chaudah lok ke sang su aap kau bhoop kahai kai |

A fool fights with the lord of fourteen people and calls himself king.

ਕੀਟ ਪਤੰਗ ਸੁ ਬਾਜਨ ਸੰਗਿ ਉਡਿਯੋ ਕਛੁ ਚਾਹਤ ਪੰਖ ਲਗੈ ਕੈ ॥੧੮੬੬॥

keett patang su baajan sang uddiyo kachh chaahat pankh lagai kai |1866|

“O fool! calling yourself a king, you are fighting with the Lord of all the fourteen worlds and appear exactly like the tiny worms and insects, getting wings are trying to compete the falcon flying in the sky.1866.

ਛਾਡਤ ਹੈ ਅਜਹੁੰ ਤੁਹਿ ਕਉ ਪਤਿ ਚਉਦਹ ਲੋਕਨ ਕੇ ਸੰਗ ਨ ਲਰੁ ॥

chhaaddat hai ajahun tuhi kau pat chaudah lokan ke sang na lar |

“I am leaving you today, do not fight with the Lord of all the fourteen worlds

ਗ੍ਯਾਨ ਕੀ ਬਾਤ ਧਰੋ ਮਨ ਮੈ ਸੁ ਅਗ੍ਯਾਨ ਕੀ ਚਿਤ ਤੇ ਬਾਤ ਬਿਦਾ ਕਰੁ ॥

gayaan kee baat dharo man mai su agayaan kee chit te baat bidaa kar |

Accept the wise saying and forsake your ignorance

ਰਛਕ ਹੈ ਸਭ ਕੋ ਬ੍ਰਿਜਨਾਥ ਕਹੈ ਕਬਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਇਹੈ ਜੀਅ ਮੈ ਧਰੁ ॥

rachhak hai sabh ko brijanaath kahai kab sayaam ihai jeea mai dhar |

“Believe it that Krishna is the Protector of all

ਤ੍ਯਾਗ ਕੈ ਆਹਵ ਸਸਤ੍ਰ ਸਬੈ ਸੁ ਅਬੈ ਘਨਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਕੇ ਪਾਇਨ ਪੈ ਪਰੁ ॥੧੮੬੭॥

tayaag kai aahav sasatr sabai su abai ghan sayaam ke paaein pai par |1867|

Therefore you should abandon your weapons and fall at his feet instantly.”1867.

ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapee |

CHAUPAI

ਜਬੈ ਹਲਾਯੁਧ ਐਸੇ ਕਹਿਯੋ ॥

jabai halaayudh aaise kahiyo |

When Bularam said thus

ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਡੀਠ ਰਾਜਾ ਤਨ ਚਹਿਯੋ ॥

krodh ddeetth raajaa tan chahiyo |

(So) the king looked at (his) body with an angry look.

ਕਹਿਯੋ ਨ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਸਬ ਕੋ ਸੰਘਰ ਹੋਂ ॥

kahiyo nripat sab ko sanghar hon |

The king said (just now) kill all,

ਛਤ੍ਰੀ ਹੋਇ ਗ੍ਵਾਰ ਤੇ ਟਰ ਹੋਂ ॥੧੮੬੮॥

chhatree hoe gvaar te ttar hon |1868|

When Balram said these words, the king got infuriated, he said, “I shall kill all and being a Kshatriya, I shall not fear the milkmen.”1868.

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥

savaiyaa |

SWAYYA

ਭਾਖਬੋ ਇਉ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕੋ ਸੁਨ ਕੈ ਜਦੁਬੀਰ ਸਬੈ ਅਤਿ ਕੋਪ ਭਰੇ ਹੈ ॥

bhaakhabo iau nrip ko sun kai jadubeer sabai at kop bhare hai |

Hearing such words of the king, all the Yadava warriors are filled with great anger.

ਧਾਇ ਪਰੇ ਤਜਿ ਸੰਕ ਨਿਸੰਕ ਚਿਤੈ ਅਰਿ ਕਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਮੈ ਨ ਡਰੇ ਹੈ ॥

dhaae pare taj sank nisank chitai ar kau chit mai na ddare hai |

Hearing these words of the king, Krishna was filled with rage and he unhesitatingly fell upon him

ਭੂਪ ਅਯੋਧਨ ਮੈ ਧਨੁ ਲੈ ਤਿਹ ਸੀਸ ਕਟੇ ਗਿਰ ਭੂਮਿ ਪਰੇ ਹੈ ॥

bhoop ayodhan mai dhan lai tih sees katte gir bhoom pare hai |

The king (Jarasandha) also took a bow and arrow in the battlefield and cut off the heads of those who fell on the ground.

ਮਾਨਹੁ ਪਉਨ ਪ੍ਰਚੰਡ ਬਹੈ ਛੁਟਿ ਬੇਲਨ ਤੇ ਗਿਰਿ ਫੂਲ ਝਰੇ ਹੈ ॥੧੮੬੯॥

maanahu paun prachandd bahai chhutt belan te gir fool jhare hai |1869|

The king taking his bow in his hand, chopped the soldiers and caused them to fall down on the earth in such a way as if with the blowing of the violent wind, the fruit of the Bel tree had fallen down.1869.

ਸੈਨ ਸੰਘਾਰਤ ਭੂਪ ਫਿਰੈ ਭਟ ਆਨਿ ਕਉ ਆਖ ਤਰੈ ਨਹੀ ਆਨੇ ॥

sain sanghaarat bhoop firai bhatt aan kau aakh tarai nahee aane |

The king, destroying the army, was not considering any was significant

ਬਾਜ ਘਨੇ ਗਜ ਰਾਜਨ ਕੇ ਸਿਰ ਪਾਇਨ ਲਉ ਸੰਗਿ ਸ੍ਰਉਨ ਕੇ ਸਾਨੇ ॥

baaj ghane gaj raajan ke sir paaein lau sang sraun ke saane |

The horses of the king are saturated with blood from head to feet

ਅਉਰ ਰਥੀਨ ਕਰੇ ਬਿਰਥੀ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤਿ ਹਨੇ ਜੇਊ ਬਾਧਤ ਬਾਨੇ ॥

aaur ratheen kare birathee bahu bhaat hane jeaoo baadhat baane |

He has deprived many chariot-riders of their chariots

ਸੂਰਨ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਅੰਗ ਗਿਰੇ ਮਾਨੋ ਬੀਜ ਬੁਯੋ ਛਿਤ ਮਾਹਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਾਨੇ ॥੧੮੭੦॥

sooran ke pratiang gire maano beej buyo chhit maeh krisaane |1870|

The limbs of the warriors are lying scattered on the earth like the seed scattered by the farmer.1870.

ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਬਿਰੁਧ ਨਿਹਾਰ ਭਯੋ ਮੁਸਲੀਧਰ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਸੋ ਤੇਜ ਤਏ ਹੈ ॥

eih bhaat birudh nihaar bhayo musaleedhar sayaam so tej te hai |

Seeing this kind of opposition (situation), Balarama became angry with Sri Krishna.

ਭਾਖਿ ਦੋਊ ਨਿਜ ਸੂਤਨ ਕੋ ਰਿਪੁ ਸਾਮੁਹੇ ਜੁਧ ਕੇ ਕਾਜ ਗਏ ਹੈ ॥

bhaakh doaoo nij sootan ko rip saamuhe judh ke kaaj ge hai |

Seeing one another in this way, Krishna and Balram both became extremely filled with the fire of anger and reached before the enemy for fighting, asking their charioteers to proceed

ਆਯੁਧ ਲੈ ਸੁ ਹਠੀ ਕਵਚੀ ਰਿਸ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਪਾਵਕ ਬੇਖ ਭਏ ਹੈ ॥

aayudh lai su hatthee kavachee ris kai sang paavak bekh bhe hai |

Holding their weapons and dressed in their armours, and also in great fury these heroes looked like the fire

ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਭਨੈ ਇਮ ਧਾਵਤ ਭੇ ਮਾਨਹੁ ਕੇਹਰਿ ਦੁਇ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਹੇਰਿ ਧਏ ਹੈ ॥੧੮੭੧॥

sayaam bhanai im dhaavat bhe maanahu kehar due mrig her dhe hai |1871|

And seeing both these heroes, it appeared that two lions were causing the deer to flee in the forest.1871.

ਧਨੁ ਸਾਇਕ ਲੈ ਰਿਸਿ ਭੂਪਤਿ ਕੇ ਤਨ ਘਾਇ ਕਰੇ ਬ੍ਰਿਜਰਾਜ ਤਬੈ ॥

dhan saaeik lai ris bhoopat ke tan ghaae kare brijaraaj tabai |

At the same time, Krishna took his bow and arrows in his hands, struck a blow to the king

ਪੁਨਿ ਚਾਰੋ ਈ ਬਾਨਨ ਸੋ ਹਯ ਚਾਰੋ ਈ ਰਾਮ ਭਨੈ ਹਨਿ ਦੀਨੇ ਸਬੈ ॥

pun chaaro ee baanan so hay chaaro ee raam bhanai han deene sabai |

Then with four arrows, he killed the four horses of the king

ਤਿਲ ਕੋਟਿਕ ਸ੍ਯੰਦਨ ਕਾਟਿ ਕੀਯੋ ਧਨੁ ਕਾਟਿ ਦੀਯੋ ਕਰਿ ਕੋਪ ਜਬੈ ॥

til kottik sayandan kaatt keeyo dhan kaatt deeyo kar kop jabai |

In great rage, he chopped the bow of the king and also shattered his chariot

ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਪਿਆਦੋ ਗਦਾ ਗਹਿ ਸਉਹੇ ਗਯੋ ਅਤਿ ਜੁਧੁ ਭਯੋ ਕਹਿਹੌ ਸੁ ਅਬੈ ॥੧੮੭੨॥

nrip piaado gadaa geh sauhe gayo at judh bhayo kahihau su abai |1872|

Thereafter the king is advancing further with his mace in such a way, which I now describe.1872.

ਪਾਇਨ ਧਾਇ ਕੈ ਭੂਪ ਬਲੀ ਸੁ ਗਦਾ ਕਹੁ ਘਾਇ ਹਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਤ ਝਾਰਿਯੋ ॥

paaein dhaae kai bhoop balee su gadaa kahu ghaae halee prat jhaariyo |

The strong king rushed on foot and threw the mace at Balaram and killed him.

ਕੋਪ ਹੁਤੋ ਸੁ ਜਿਤੋ ਤਿਹ ਮੈ ਸਬ ਸੂਰਨ ਕੋ ਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਤਛ ਦਿਖਾਰਿਯੋ ॥

kop huto su jito tih mai sab sooran ko su pratachh dikhaariyo |

The king, walking on foot, struck a blow on Balram with his mace and his whole fury became apparent to the warriors

ਕੂਦਿ ਹਲੀ ਭੁਇੰ ਠਾਢੋ ਭਯੋ ਜਸੁ ਤਾ ਛਬਿ ਕੋ ਕਬਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਉਚਾਰਿਯੋ ॥

kood halee bhuein tthaadto bhayo jas taa chhab ko kab sayaam uchaariyo |

Balarama jumped (from the chariot) and stood on the ground. His image has been pronounced thus by poet Shyam.

ਚਾਰੋ ਈ ਅਸ੍ਵਨ ਸੂਤ ਸਮੇਤ ਸੁ ਕੈ ਸਬ ਹੀ ਰਥ ਚੂਰਨ ਡਾਰਿਯੋ ॥੧੮੭੩॥

chaaro ee asvan soot samet su kai sab hee rath chooran ddaariyo |1873|

Balram jumped and came down to stand on the earth and the king pulversied his chariot alongwith all four horses.1873.

ਇਤ ਭੂਪ ਗਦਾ ਗਹਿ ਆਵਤ ਭਯੋ ਉਤ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਗਦਾ ਮੁਸਲੀਧਰ ਧਾਯੋ ॥

eit bhoop gadaa geh aavat bhayo ut lai ke gadaa musaleedhar dhaayo |

On this side, the king advanced with his mace and on that side Balram also advanced with his mace

ਆਇ ਅਯੋਧਨ ਬੀਚ ਦੁਹੂੰ ਕਬਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਕਹੈ ਰਨ ਦੁੰਦ ਮਚਾਯੋ ॥

aae ayodhan beech duhoon kab sayaam kahai ran dund machaayo |

Both of them waged a terrible war in the battlefield,

ਜੁਧ ਕੀਯੋ ਬਹੁਤੇ ਚਿਰ ਲਉ ਨਹਿ ਆਪਿ ਗਿਰਿਓ ਉਤ ਕਉ ਨ ਗਿਰਾਯੋ ॥

judh keeyo bahute chir lau neh aap girio ut kau na giraayo |

And inspite of the continuance of the war for a long time, none of them could defeat the other

ਐਸੇ ਰਿਝਾਵਤ ਭਯੋ ਸੁਰ ਲੋਗਨ ਧੀਰਨ ਬੀਰਨ ਕੋ ਰਿਝਵਾਯੋ ॥੧੮੭੪॥

aaise rijhaavat bhayo sur logan dheeran beeran ko rijhavaayo |1874|

In this way, seeing their fight, the wise warriors became pleased in their mind.1874.

ਹਾਰ ਕੈ ਬੈਠ ਰਹੈ ਦੋਊ ਬੀਰ ਸੰਭਾਰਿ ਉਠੈ ਪੁਨਿ ਜੁਧੁ ਮਚਾਵੈ ॥

haar kai baitth rahai doaoo beer sanbhaar utthai pun judh machaavai |

Both the warriors used to sit, when tired and then rose again for fighting

ਰੰਚ ਨ ਸੰਕ ਕਰੈ ਚਿਤ ਮੈ ਰਿਸ ਕੈ ਦੋਊ ਮਾਰ ਹੀ ਮਾਰ ਉਘਾਵੈ ॥

ranch na sank karai chit mai ris kai doaoo maar hee maar ughaavai |

Both of them were fighting fearlessly and angrily with the shouts of “kill, kill”

ਜੈਸੇ ਗਦਾਹਵ ਕੀ ਬਿਧਿ ਹੈ ਦੋਊ ਤੈਸੇ ਲਰੈ ਅਰੁ ਘਾਵ ਚਲਾਵੈ ॥

jaise gadaahav kee bidh hai doaoo taise larai ar ghaav chalaavai |

As is the method of mace-war, both fight and strike (each other).

ਨੈਕੁ ਟਰੈ ਨ ਅਰੈ ਹਠ ਬਾਧਿ ਗਦਾ ਕੋ ਗਦਾ ਸੰਗਿ ਵਾਰ ਬਚਾਵੈ ॥੧੮੭੫॥

naik ttarai na arai hatth baadh gadaa ko gadaa sang vaar bachaavai |1875|

Both were fighting according to the manner of mace-warfare and without slightly wavering from their places, they were saving themselves from the blows of the mace with their own mace.1875.