Ang 101

ਰਸਾਵਲ ਛੰਦ ॥

rasaaval chha(n)dh ||

RASAAVAL STANZA

ਤਬੈ ਦੇਵ ਧਾਏ ॥

tabai dhev dhaae ||

Then the gods ran towards the goddess

ਸਭੋ ਸੀਸ ਨਿਆਏ ॥

sabho sees niaae ||

With bowed heads.

ਸੁਮਨ ਧਾਰ ਬਰਖੇ ॥

suman dhaar barakhe ||

The flowers were showered

ਸਬੈ ਸਾਧ ਹਰਖੇ ॥੬॥

sabai saadh harakhe ||6||

And all the saints (hods) were pleased.6.

ਕਰੀ ਦੇਬਿ ਅਰਚਾ ॥

karee dheb arachaa ||

The goddess was worshipped

ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬੇਦ ਚਰਚਾ ॥

braham bedh charachaa ||

With the recitation of Vesdas manifested by Brahma.

ਜਬੈ ਪਾਇ ਲਾਗੇ ॥

jabai pai laage ||

When they fell at the feet of the goddess

ਤਬੈ ਸੋਗ ਭਾਗੇ ॥੭॥

tabai sog bhaage ||7||

All their sufferings ended.7.

ਬਿਨੰਤੀ ਸੁਨਾਈ ॥

bina(n)tee sunaiee ||

They made their supplication,

ਭਵਾਨੀ ਰਿਝਾਈ ॥

bhavaanee rijhaiee ||

And pleased the goddess

ਸਬੈ ਸਸਤ੍ਰ ਧਾਰੀ ॥

sabai sasatr dhaaree ||

Who wore all her weapons,

ਕਰੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੁਆਰੀ ॥੮॥

karee si(n)gh suaaree ||8||

And mounted the lion.8.

ਕਰੇ ਘੰਟ ਨਾਦੰ ॥

kare gha(n)T naadha(n) ||

ਧੁਨੰ ਨਿਰਬਿਖਾਦੰ ॥

dhuna(n) nirabikhaadha(n) ||

The songs resounded without interruption

ਸੁਨੋ ਦਈਤ ਰਾਜੰ ॥

suno dhieet raaja(n) ||

The sounds was heard by the demon-king,

ਸਜਿਯੋ ਜੁਧ ਸਾਜੰ ॥੯॥

sajiyo judh saaja(n) ||9||

Who made preparations for the war.9.

ਚੜਿਯੋ ਰਾਛਸੇਸੰ ॥

chaRiyo raachhasesa(n) ||

The demon-king marched forward

ਰਚੇ ਚਾਰ ਅਨੇਸੰ ॥

rache chaar anesa(n) ||

And appointed four generals

ਬਲੀ ਚਾਮਰੇਵੰ ॥

balee chaamareva(n) ||

One was Chamar, the second was Chichhur,

ਹਠੀ ਚਿਛੁਰੇਵੰ ॥੧੦॥

haThee chichhureva(n) ||10||

Both brave and persistent.10.

ਬਿੜਾਲਛ ਬੀਰੰ ॥

biRaalachh beera(n) ||

The third was the brave biralachh,

ਚੜੇ ਬੀਰ ਧੀਰੰ ॥

chaRe beer dheera(n) ||

They were all mighty warriors and most tenacious.

ਬੜੇ ਇਖੁ ਧਾਰੀ ॥

baRe ikh dhaaree ||

They were great archers

ਘਟਾ ਜਾਨ ਕਾਰੀ ॥੧੧॥

ghaTaa jaan kaaree ||11||

And marched forward like dark clouds.11.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

dhoharaa ||

DOHRA

ਬਾਣਿ ਜਿਤੇ ਰਾਛਸਨਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਛਾਡਤ ਭਏ ਅਪਾਰ ॥

baan jite raachhasan mil chhaaddat bhe apaar ||

The arrows showered by all the demons together in great numbers,

ਫੂਲਮਾਲ ਹੁਐ ਮਾਤ ਉਰਿ ਸੋਭੇ ਸਭੇ ਸੁਧਾਰ ॥੧੨॥

foolamaal huaai maat ur sobhe sabhe sudhaar ||12||

Became a garland the neck of the goddess (the universal mother), bedecking it.12.

ਭੁਜੰਗ ਪ੍ਰਯਾਤ ਛੰਦ ॥

bhuja(n)g prayaat chha(n)dh ||

BHUJANG PRAYAAT STANZA

ਜਿਤੇ ਦਾਨਵੌ ਬਾਨ ਪਾਨੀ ਚਲਾਏ ॥

jite dhaanavau baan paanee chalaae ||

All the shafts shot by the demons with their hands,

ਤਿਤੇ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਕਾਟੇ ਬਚਾਏ ॥

tite dhevataa aap kaaTe bachaae ||

Were intercepted by the goddess to protect herself.

ਕਿਤੇ ਢਾਲ ਢਾਹੇ ਕਿਤੇ ਪਾਸ ਪੇਲੇ ॥

kite ddaal ddaahe kite paas pele ||

Many were thrown on the ground with her shield and many were entrapped within the baited trap.

ਭਰੇ ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਲੋਹੂ ਜਨੋ ਫਾਗ ਖੇਲੈ ॥੧੩॥

bhare basatr lohoo jano faag khelai ||13||

The clothes saturated with blood created an illusion of Holi.13.

ਦ੍ਰੁਗਾ ਹੂੰ ਕੀਯੰ ਖੇਤ ਧੁੰਕੇ ਨਗਾਰੇ ॥

dhrugaa hoo(n) keeya(n) khet dhu(n)ke nagaare ||

The trumpets sounded and Durga began to wage war.

ਕਰੰ ਪਟਿਸੰ ਪਰਿਘ ਪਾਸੀ ਸੰਭਾਰੇ ॥

kara(n) paTisa(n) parigh paasee sa(n)bhaare ||

She had pattas, axes and baits in her hands

ਤਹਾ ਗੋਫਨੈ ਗੁਰਜ ਗੋਲੇ ਸੰਭਾਰੈ ॥

tahaa gofanai guraj gole sa(n)bhaarai ||

She caught of pellet bow, mace and pellets.

ਹਠੀ ਮਾਰ ਹੀ ਮਾਰ ਕੈ ਕੈ ਪੁਕਾਰੈ ॥੧੪॥

haThee maar hee maar kai kai pukaarai ||14||

The persistent warriors were shouting “Kill, Kill”.14.

ਤਬੇ ਅਸਟ ਹਾਥੰ ਹਥਿਯਾਰੰ ਸੰਭਾਰੇ ॥

tabe asaT haatha(n) hathiyaara(n) sa(n)bhaare ||

The goddess held eight weapons in her eitht hands,

ਸਿਰੰ ਦਾਨਵੇਾਂਦ੍ਰਾਨ ਕੇ ਤਾਕਿ ਝਾਰੇ ॥

sira(n) dhaanaveaa(n)dhraan ke taak jhaare ||

And hit them on the heads of chief demons.

ਬਬਕਿਯੋ ਬਲੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੁਧੰ ਮਝਾਰੰ ॥

babakiyo balee si(n)gh judha(n) majhaara(n) ||

The demon-king rored like a lion in the battlefield,

ਕਰੇ ਖੰਡ ਖੰਡੰ ਸੁ ਜੋਧਾ ਅਪਾਰੰ ॥੧੫॥

kare kha(n)dd kha(n)dda(n) su jodhaa apaara(n) ||15||

And chopped into bits, many great warriors.15.

ਤੋਟਕ ਛੰਦ ॥

toTak chha(n)dh ||

TOTAK STANZA

ਤਬ ਦਾਨਵ ਰੋਸ ਭਰੇ ਸਬ ਹੀ ॥

tab dhaanav ros bhare sab hee ||

All the demons were filled with anger,

ਜਗ ਮਾਤ ਕੇ ਬਾਣ ਲਗੈ ਜਬ ਹੀ ॥

jag maat ke baan lagai jab hee ||

When the were pierced by the arrows of the Mother of the worls.

ਬਿਬਿਧਾਯੁਧ ਲੈ ਸੁ ਬਲੀ ਹਰਖੇ ॥

bibidhaayudh lai su balee harakhe ||

Those brave warriors caught hold of their weapons with pleasure,