Sri Dasam Granth

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ਜਨੁ ਬਿਜੁਲ ਜੁਆਲ ਕਰਾਲ ਕਸੈ ॥੪੭੪॥
jan bijul juaal karaal kasai |474|

Thousands of swords were looking magnificent and it appeared that the snakes were stinging every limb, the swords seemed smiling like the flash of the dreadful lightning.474.

ਬਿਧੂਪ ਨਰਾਜ ਛੰਦ ॥
bidhoop naraaj chhand |

VIDHOOP NARAAJ STANZA

ਖਿਮੰਤ ਤੇਗ ਐਸ ਕੈ ॥
khimant teg aais kai |

The sword shines like this

ਜੁਲੰਤ ਜ੍ਵਾਲ ਜੈਸ ਕੈ ॥
julant jvaal jais kai |

As Agni is illuminated.

ਹਸੰਤ ਜੇਮਿ ਕਾਮਿਣੰ ॥
hasant jem kaaminan |

Or as the woman laughs,

ਖਿਮੰਤ ਜਾਣੁ ਦਾਮਿਣੰ ॥੪੭੫॥
khimant jaan daaminan |475|

The swords are glistening like the fires or like the smiling damsels or like the flashing lightning.475.

ਬਹੰਤ ਦਾਇ ਘਾਇਣੰ ॥
bahant daae ghaaeinan |

(Sword) moves with Dao and inflicts damage.

ਚਲੰਤ ਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਚਾਇਣੰ ॥
chalant chitr chaaeinan |

Shows a moving image.

ਗਿਰੰਤ ਅੰਗ ਭੰਗ ਇਉ ॥
girant ang bhang iau |

The limbs break and fall like this

ਬਨੇ ਸੁ ਜ੍ਵਾਲ ਜਾਲ ਜਿਉ ॥੪੭੬॥
bane su jvaal jaal jiau |476|

While inflicting wounds, they are moving like the restless modifications of mind, the broken limbs are falling like meteors.476.

ਹਸੰਤ ਖੇਤਿ ਖਪਰੀ ॥
hasant khet khaparee |

Khapar wali (black) laughs in the wilderness.

ਭਕੰਤ ਭੂਤ ਭੈ ਧਰੀ ॥
bhakant bhoot bhai dharee |

Fear-inducing ghosts go around belching.

ਖਿਮੰਤ ਜੇਮਿ ਦਾਮਿਣੀ ॥
khimant jem daaminee |

(Kali's laughter) is flashing like lightning.

ਨਚੰਤ ਹੇਰਿ ਕਾਮਿਣੀ ॥੪੭੭॥
nachant her kaaminee |477|

The goddess Kalika is laughing in the battlefield and the frightening ghosts are shouting, just as the lightning is flashing, In the same manner, the heavenly damsels are looking at the battlefield and dancing.477.

ਹਹੰਕ ਭੈਰਵੀ ਸੁਰੀ ॥
hahank bhairavee suree |

Bhairavi Shakti defies.

ਕਹੰਕ ਸਾਧ ਸਿਧਰੀ ॥
kahank saadh sidharee |

(Bhagvati) who directs the saints (is laughing) by saying something.

ਛਲੰਕ ਛਿਛ ਇਛਣੀ ॥
chhalank chhichh ichhanee |

Spatters (of blood) emerge.

ਬਹੰਤ ਤੇਗ ਤਿਛਣੀ ॥੪੭੮॥
bahant teg tichhanee |478|

Bhairavi is shouting and the yoginis are laughing, the sharp swords fulfilling the desires, are striking the blows.478.

ਗਣੰਤ ਗੂੜ ਗੰਭਰੀ ॥
ganant goorr ganbharee |

(Kali) darkly pondering.

ਸੁਭੰਤ ਸਿਪ ਸੌ ਭਰੀ ॥
subhant sip sau bharee |

The luster is embellished like a sip.

ਚਲੰਤਿ ਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਚਾਪਣੀ ॥
chalant chitr chaapanee |

Carrying bows with pictures and running.

ਜਪੰਤ ਜਾਪੁ ਜਾਪਣੀ ॥੪੭੯॥
japant jaap jaapanee |479|

The goddess Kali is seriously enumerating the corpses and filling her bowl with blood, is looking magnificent, she is moving carelessly and seems like a portrait, she is repeating the Lord’s Name.479.

ਪੁਅੰਤ ਸੀਸ ਈਸਣੀ ॥
puant sees eesanee |

The goddess is offering the (garland) of the boys.

ਹਸੰਤ ਹਾਰ ਸੀਸਣੀ ॥
hasant haar seesanee |

(Shiva's) head necklace (snake) is laughing.

ਕਰੰਤ ਪ੍ਰੇਤ ਨਿਸਨੰ ॥
karant pret nisanan |

The ghosts are making noise.

ਅਗੰਮਗੰਮ ਭਿਉ ਰਣੰ ॥੪੮੦॥
agamagam bhiau ranan |480|

She is stringing the rosary of skulls and putting it around her neck, she is laughing, the ghosts are also visible there and the battlefield has become an unapproachable place.480.

ਭੁਜੰਗ ਪ੍ਰਯਾਤ ਛੰਦ ॥
bhujang prayaat chhand |

BHUJANG PRAYAAT STANZA

ਜਬੈ ਜੰਗ ਜੰਗੀ ਰਚਿਓ ਜੰਗ ਜੋਰੰ ॥
jabai jang jangee rachio jang joran |

When the 'Jang Jangi' (warrior named) has started the war with force (then) many Banke heroes have been killed.

ਹਨੇ ਬੀਰ ਬੰਕੇ ਤਮੰ ਜਾਣੁ ਭੋਰੰ ॥
hane beer banke taman jaan bhoran |

(It appears) as if darkness had (disappeared) in the morning.

ਤਬੈ ਕੋਪਿ ਗਰਜਿਓ ਕਲਕੀ ਅਵਤਾਰੰ ॥
tabai kop garajio kalakee avataaran |

At that time the Kalki avatar roared in anger.

ਸਜੇ ਸਰਬ ਸਸਤ੍ਰੰ ਧਸਿਓ ਲੋਹ ਧਾਰੰ ॥੪੮੧॥
saje sarab sasatran dhasio loh dhaaran |481|

When the warriors waged a powerful war, many elegant fighters were killed, then Kalki thundered and bedecked with all the weapons, penetrated into the current of steel-weapons.481.

ਜਯਾ ਸਬਦ ਉਠੇ ਰਹੇ ਲੋਗ ਪੂਰੰ ॥
jayaa sabad utthe rahe log pooran |

The words of Jai-Jai-Kar have risen and filled all the people.

ਖੁਰੰ ਖੇਹ ਉਠੀ ਛੁਹੀ ਜਾਇ ਸੂਰੰ ॥
khuran kheh utthee chhuhee jaae sooran |

The dust of (the horses') hooves has flown and (he) has touched the sun.

ਛੁਟੇ ਸ੍ਵਰਨਪੰਖੀ ਭਯੋ ਅੰਧਕਾਰੰ ॥
chhutte svaranapankhee bhayo andhakaaran |

The golden-winged arrows have gone (which has resulted in darkness).

ਅੰਧਾਧੁੰਦ ਮਚੀ ਉਠੀ ਸਸਤ੍ਰ ਝਾਰੰ ॥੪੮੨॥
andhaadhund machee utthee sasatr jhaaran |482|

There was such a thundering sound that the people were absorbed in the illusion and the dust of the horses’ feet arose high to touch the sky, because of the dust, the golden rays disappeared and the darkness prevailed, in that confusion, there was a showe

ਹਣਿਓ ਜੋਰ ਜੰਗੰ ਤਜਿਓ ਸਰਬ ਸੈਣੰ ॥
hanio jor jangan tajio sarab sainan |

Jor Jang' (the brave warrior named) was killed and the entire army fled.

ਤ੍ਰਿਣੰ ਦੰਤ ਥਾਭੈ ਬਕੈ ਦੀਨ ਬੈਣੰ ॥
trinan dant thaabhai bakai deen bainan |

They hold grass in their teeth and speak vain words.

ਮਿਲੇ ਦੈ ਅਕੋਰੰ ਨਿਹੋਰੰਤ ਰਾਜੰ ॥
mile dai akoran nihorant raajan |

Views are met and (defeated) kings plead.

ਭਜੇ ਗਰਬ ਸਰਬੰ ਤਜੇ ਰਾਜ ਸਾਜੰ ॥੪੮੩॥
bhaje garab saraban taje raaj saajan |483|

In that dreadful war, the army, being destroyed, ran away and pressing straw between the teeth, it began to shout with humility, seeing this the king also abandoned his pride and ran away leaving behind his kingdom and all his paraphernalia.483.

ਕਟੇ ਕਾਸਮੀਰੀ ਹਠੇ ਕਸਟਵਾਰੀ ॥
katte kaasameeree hatthe kasattavaaree |

The Kashmiris are cut off and the Hathis are Kashtawadi (withdrawn).

ਕੁਪੇ ਕਾਸਕਾਰੀ ਬਡੇ ਛਤ੍ਰਧਾਰੀ ॥
kupe kaasakaaree badde chhatradhaaree |

Residents of Kashgar, 'Kaskari', big umbrellas, are angry.

ਬਲੀ ਬੰਗਸੀ ਗੋਰਬੰਦੀ ਗ੍ਰਦੇਜੀ ॥
balee bangasee gorabandee gradejee |

Balwan, Gorbandi and Gurdej (inhabitants of) Bengal

ਮਹਾ ਮੂੜ ਮਾਜਿੰਦ੍ਰਰਾਨੀ ਮਜੇਜੀ ॥੪੮੪॥
mahaa moorr maajindraraanee majejee |484|

Many Kashmiri and patient, persistent and enduring warriors were chopped and killed and many canopied, many mighty Gurdezi fighters and fighters of other countries, who were siding that king with great foolishness, were defeated.484.

ਹਣੇ ਰੂਸਿ ਤੂਸੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ ਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਜੋਧੀ ॥
hane roos toosee kritee chitr jodhee |

Of Russia, thy beautiful warriors are slain.

ਹਠੇ ਪਾਰਸੀ ਯਦ ਖੂਬਾ ਸਕ੍ਰੋਧੀ ॥
hatthe paarasee yad khoobaa sakrodhee |

Stubborn of Persia, strong-armed and wrathful,

ਬੁਰੇ ਬਾਗਦਾਦੀ ਸਿਪਾਹਾ ਕੰਧਾਰੀ ॥
bure baagadaadee sipaahaa kandhaaree |

Bad Baghdadi and the soldiers of Kandahar, of Kalmach (Tatar country).

ਕੁਲੀ ਕਾਲਮਾਛਾ ਛੁਭੇ ਛਤ੍ਰਧਾਰੀ ॥੪੮੫॥
kulee kaalamaachhaa chhubhe chhatradhaaree |485|

The Russians,Turkistanis, Sayyads and other persistent and angry fighters were killed, the dreadful fighting soldiers of Kandhar and many other canopied and angry warriors were also made lifeless.485.

ਛੁਟੇ ਬਾਣ ਗੋਲੰ ਉਠੇ ਅਗ ਨਾਲੰ ॥
chhutte baan golan utthe ag naalan |

Arrows are shot, bullets are fired from guns.