Sri Dasam Granth

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ਲਹੀ ਏਕ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
lahee ek naaree |

(But) saw a woman

ਸੁ ਧਰਮਾਧਿਕਾਰੀ ॥
su dharamaadhikaaree |

The sage, the authority on Dharma, saw a women,

ਕਿਧੌ ਪਾਰਬਤੀ ਛੈ ॥
kidhau paarabatee chhai |

(He) was either transcendental,

ਮਨੋ ਬਾਸਵੀ ਹੈ ॥੨੯੨॥
mano baasavee hai |292|

Who looked like Parvati or Indrani.292.

ਸ੍ਰੀ ਭਗਵਤੀ ਛੰਦ ॥
sree bhagavatee chhand |

SHRI BHAGVATI STANZA

ਕਿ ਰਾਜਾ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਛੈ ॥
ki raajaa sree chhai |

She is Raj Lachmi,

ਕਿ ਬਿਦੁਲਤਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki bidulataa chhai |

She was looking like the Lakshmi of the kings

ਕਿ ਹਈਮਾਦ੍ਰਜਾ ਹੈ ॥
ki heemaadrajaa hai |

Or is the daughter (Parbati) of Himalaya (Mountain),

ਕਿ ਪਰਮੰ ਪ੍ਰਭਾ ਹੈ ॥੨੯੩॥
ki paraman prabhaa hai |293|

She was glorious like the beautiful damsels of Madra Desha.293.

ਕਿ ਰਾਮੰ ਤ੍ਰੀਆ ਹੈ ॥
ki raaman treea hai |

or Rama's wife (Sita),

ਕਿ ਰਾਜੰ ਪ੍ਰਭਾ ਹੈ ॥
ki raajan prabhaa hai |

or the sovereignty of the state,

ਕਿ ਰਾਜੇਸ੍ਵਰੀ ਛੈ ॥
ki raajesvaree chhai |

or is Rajeshwari,

ਕਿ ਰਾਮਾਨੁਜਾ ਛੈ ॥੨੯੪॥
ki raamaanujaa chhai |294|

She might be Sita, or the prowess of the kings, or the chief queen of some king or the moving figure behind Ram.294.

ਕਿ ਕਾਲਿੰਦ੍ਰ ਕਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki kaalindr kaa chhai |

or is the river Jamna ('Kalindraka),

ਕਿ ਕਾਮੰ ਪ੍ਰਭਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki kaaman prabhaa chhai |

She might be Yamuna, united with the glory of the god of love

ਕਿ ਦੇਵਾਨੁਜਾ ਹੈ ॥
ki devaanujaa hai |

Or is the sister (apachhara) of the gods,

ਕਿ ਦਈਤੇਸੁਰਾ ਹੈ ॥੨੯੫॥
ki deetesuraa hai |295|

She was like the goddess of the goddesses and the heavenly damsel of the demons.295.

ਕਿ ਸਾਵਿਤ੍ਰਕਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki saavitrakaa chhai |

or is Savitri,

ਕਿ ਗਾਇਤ੍ਰੀ ਆਛੈ ॥
ki gaaeitree aachhai |

or is Gayatri,

ਕਿ ਦੇਵੇਸ੍ਵਰੀ ਹੈ ॥
ki devesvaree hai |

or lord of the gods,

ਕਿ ਰਾਜੇਸ੍ਵਰੀ ਛੈ ॥੨੯੬॥
ki raajesvaree chhai |296|

She was looking like Savitri, Gayatri, the supreme goddess amongst the goddesses and the chief queen amongst the queens.296.

ਕਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰਾਵਲੀ ਹੈ ॥
ki mantraavalee hai |

or series of mantras,

ਕਿ ਤੰਤ੍ਰਾਲਕਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki tantraalakaa chhai |

or the garland of tantras,

ਕਿ ਹਈਮਾਦ੍ਰਜਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki heemaadrajaa chhai |

Or the daughter of Himala,

ਕਿ ਹੰਸੇਸੁਰੀ ਹੈ ॥੨੯੭॥
ki hansesuree hai |297|

She was a princess skilful in mantras and tantras and seemed like Hansani (a female swan).297.

ਕਿ ਜਾਜੁਲਿਕਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki jaajulikaa chhai |

or lightning,

ਸੁਵਰਨ ਆਦਿਜਾ ਛੈ ॥
suvaran aadijaa chhai |

Looking like the heated gold in fife, she seemed like Shachi, the wife of Indra

ਕਿ ਸੁਧੰ ਸਚੀ ਹੈ ॥
ki sudhan sachee hai |

Or more precisely 'Shachi' (Indrani),

ਕਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਰਚੀ ਹੈ ॥੨੯੮॥
ki brahamaa rachee hai |298|

It seemed that Brahma had himself created her.298.

ਕਿ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰਜਾ ਹੈ ॥
ki paramesurajaa hai |

or Param is Ashvarja ('Bhavani'),

ਕਿ ਪਰਮੰ ਪ੍ਰਭਾ ਹੈ ॥
ki paraman prabhaa hai |

She was like Lakshmi and supremely glorious

ਕਿ ਪਾਵਿਤ੍ਰਤਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki paavitrataa chhai |

or purity,

ਕਿ ਸਾਵਿਤ੍ਰਕਾ ਛੈ ॥੨੯੯॥
ki saavitrakaa chhai |299|

She was pure like the sunrays.299.

ਕਿ ਚੰਚਾਲਕਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki chanchaalakaa chhai |

or lightning (incarnate)

ਕਿ ਕਾਮਹਿ ਕਲਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki kaameh kalaa chhai |

She was mercurial like the sexual arts

ਕਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਤਯੰ ਧੁਜਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki kritayan dhujaa chhai |

Or is the glory of glory

ਕਿ ਰਾਜੇਸ੍ਵਰੀ ਹੈ ॥੩੦੦॥
ki raajesvaree hai |300|

She was looking splendid like Rajeshwari or was like a specially like Gauri-Parvati.301.

ਕਿ ਰਾਜਹਿ ਸਿਰੀ ਹੈ ॥
ki raajeh siree hai |

or the splendor of kings,

ਕਿ ਰਾਮੰਕਲੀ ਹੈ ॥
ki raamankalee hai |

or is Ramkali (Ragni),

ਕਿ ਗਉਰੀ ਮਹਾ ਹੈ ॥
ki gauree mahaa hai |

Or Maha Gaudi (Ragini) is,

ਕਿ ਟੋਡੀ ਪ੍ਰਭਾ ਹੈ ॥੩੦੧॥
ki ttoddee prabhaa hai |301|

She was like the beloved queen of Ram and glorious like Gauri-Parvati.301.

ਕਿ ਭੂਪਾਲਕਾ ਛੈ ॥
ki bhoopaalakaa chhai |

or is Bhupali (Ragini),

ਕਿ ਟੋਡੀਜ ਆਛੈ ॥
ki ttoddeej aachhai |

Or is Todi (Ragni),

ਕਿ ਬਾਸੰਤ ਬਾਲਾ ॥
ki baasant baalaa |

Or Basanta (of Raga) is the lady,

ਕਿ ਰਾਗਾਨ ਮਾਲਾ ॥੩੦੨॥
ki raagaan maalaa |302|

She was superb amongst the arts of kingdom and looked like the youthful spring and seemed like the rosary of Raginis (the female musical modes).302.

ਕਿ ਮੇਘੰ ਮਲਾਰੀ ॥
ki meghan malaaree |

Or is Megh and Malar (Ragni),

ਕਿ ਗਉਰੀ ਧਮਾਰੀ ॥
ki gauree dhamaaree |

Or is Gaudi and Dhamari,

ਕਿ ਹਿੰਡੋਲ ਪੁਤ੍ਰੀ ॥
ki hinddol putree |

Or is the daughter of Hindol (of Raga),