Ang 222

ਨਿਲੱਜ ਨਾਰੀ ॥

nila'j naaree ||

ਕੁਕਰਮ ਕਾਰੀ ॥

kukaram kaaree ||

“O shameless woman! you are the doer of evil acts,

ਅਧਰਮ ਰੂਪਾ ॥

adharam roopaa ||

ਅਕੱਜ ਕੂਪਾ ॥੨੧੬॥

aka'j koopaa ||216||

“Impiety-incarnate and store of vicious works.216.

ਪਹਪਿਟਆਰੀ ॥

pahapiTaaree ||

ਕੁਕਰਮ ਕਾਰੀ ॥

kukaram kaaree ||

“O the basket of sins! evil-doer,

ਮਰੈ ਨ ਮਰਣੀ ॥

marai na maranee ||

ਅਕਾਜ ਕਰਣੀ ॥੨੧੭॥

akaaj karanee ||217||

“You do not die even we wish you to die, you are the performer of misdeeds.”217.

ਕੇਕਈ ਬਾਚ ॥

kekiee baach ||

The Speech of Kaikeyi:

ਨਰੇਸ ਮਾਨੋ ॥

nares maano ||

ਕਹਯੋ ਪਛਾਨੋ ॥

kahayo pachhaano ||

“O king! Accept my saying and remember your words

ਬਦਯੋ ਸੁ ਦੇਹੂ ॥

badhayo su dhehoo ||

ਬਰੰ ਦੁ ਮੋਹੂ ॥੨੧੮॥

bara(n) dh mohoo ||218||

“Whatever you have promised, grant me two boons according to that.218.

ਚਿਤਾਰ ਲੀਜੈ ॥

chitaar leejai ||

ਕਹਯੋ ਸੁ ਦੀਜੈ ॥

kahayo su dheejai ||

“Remember rightly and give whatever you have said.

ਨ ਧਰਮ ਹਾਰੋ ॥

n dharam haaro ||

ਨ ਭਰਮ ਟਾਰੋ ॥੨੧੯॥

n bharam Taaro ||219||

“Do not forsake your Dharma and do not shatter my trust.219.

ਬੁਲੈ ਬਸਿਸਟੈ ॥

bulai basisaTai ||

ਅਪੂਰਬ ਇਸਟੈ ॥

apoorab isaTai ||

“Call Vasishtha, your unique spiritual head,

ਕਹੀ ਸੀਏਸੈ ॥

kahee se'eesai ||

ਨਿਕਾਰ ਦੇਸੈ ॥੨੨੦॥

nikaar dhesai ||220||

“Order the husband of Sita for his exile.220.

ਬਿਲਮ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥

bilam na keejai ||

ਸੁ ਮਾਨ ਲੀਜੈ ॥

s maan leejai ||

“Do not cuase any delay in the task and accept my saying

ਰਿਖੇਸ ਰਾਮੰ ॥

rikhes raama(n) ||

ਨਿਕਾਰ ਧਾਮੰ ॥੨੨੧॥

nikaar dhaama(n) ||221||

“Making Ram a sage, turn him out of the home ”221.

ਰਹੇ ਨ ਇਆਨੀ ॥

rahe na iaanee ||

ਭਈ ਦਿਵਾਨੀ ॥

bhiee dhivaanee ||

(The poet says) She was stubborn like a child and verged on madness.

ਚੁਪੈ ਨ ਬਉਰੀ ॥

chupai na bauree ||

ਬਕੈਤ ਡਉਰੀ ॥੨੨੨॥

bakait ddauree ||222||

She did not keep silent and was continuously speaking.222.

ਧ੍ਰਿਗੰਸ ਰੂਪਾ ॥

dhiraga(n)s roopaa ||

ਨਿਖੇਧ ਕੂਪਾ ॥

nikhedh koopaa ||

She was worthy of reproach and store of man acts.

ਦ੍ਰੁਬਾਕ ਬੈਣੀ ॥

dhrubaak bainee ||

ਨਰੇਸ ਛੈਣੀ ॥੨੨੩॥

nares chhainee ||223||

She was evil-tongued queen and the cause of weakening the strength of the king.223.

ਨਿਕਾਰ ਰਾਮੰ ॥

nikaar raama(n) ||

ਅਧਾਰ ਧਾਮੰ ॥

adhaar dhaama(n) ||

She got the ouster of Ram, who was the pillar (support) of the house

ਹਤਯੋ ਨਿਜੇਸੰ ॥

hatayo nijesa(n) ||

ਕੁਕਰਮ ਭੇਸੰ ॥੨੨੪॥

kukaram bhesa(n) ||224||

And in this way she performed the evil act of killing her husband.224.

ਉਗਾਥਾ ਛੰਦ ॥

augaathaa chha(n)dh ||

UGAATHA STANZA

ਅਜਿੱਤ ਜਿੱਤੇ ਅਬਾਹ ਬਾਹੇ ॥

aji't ji'te abaeh baahe ||

ਅਖੰਡ ਖੰਡੇ ਅਦਾਹ ਦਾਹੇ ॥

akha(n)dd kha(n)dde adhaeh dhaahe ||

(The poet says that the woman) conquered the unconquered, destroyed the indestructible, broke the unbreakable and (with her blaze) reduced to ashes the indeclinable.

ਅਭੰਡ ਭੰਡੇ ਅਡੰਗ ਡੰਗੇ ॥

abha(n)dd bha(n)dde adda(n)g dda(n)ge ||

ਅਮੁੰਨ ਮੁੰਨੇ ਅਭੰਗ ਭੰਗੇ ॥੨੨੫॥

amu(n)n mu(n)ne abha(n)g bha(n)ge ||225||

She has slandered him who cannot be calumniated, she has given him a blow who cannot be farmed. She has deceived them who is beyond deception and has disjointed the compact one.225.

ਅਕਰਮ ਕਰਮੰ ਅਲੱਖ ਲੱਖੇ ॥

akaram karama(n) ala'kh la'khe ||

ਅਡੰਡ ਡੰਡੇ ਅਭੱਖ ਭੱਖੇ ॥

adda(n)dd dda(n)dde abha'kh bha'khe ||

She has engrossed the detached one in action and her vision is so sharp that she can see providence. She can cause the unpunishable to be punished and uneatable to be eaten.

ਅਥਾਹ ਥਾਹੇ ਅਦਾਹ ਦਾਹੇ ॥

athaeh thaahe adhaeh dhaahe ||

ਅਭੰਗ ਭੰਗੇ ਅਬਾਹ ਬਾਹੇ ॥੨੨੬॥

abha(n)g bha(n)ge abaeh baahe ||226||

She has fathomed the unfathomable and has destroyed the indestructible. She has destroyed the indestructible and has moved the immovable as her vehicles.226.

ਅਭਿੱਜ ਭਿੱਜੇ ਅਜਾਲ ਜਾਲੇ ॥

abhi'j bhi'je ajaal jaale ||

ਅਖਾਪ ਖਾਪੇ ਅਚਾਲ ਚਾਲੇ ॥

akhaap khaape achaal chaale ||

She has dyed the dried one, blazed the incombustible. She has destroyed the indestructible and has moved the immovable.