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Ang 88

ਅੰਗ ੮੮

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Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji
Written by
Guru Gobind Singh Ji
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ਛਾਰ ਕਰੋ ਗਰੂਏ ਗਿਰ ਰਾਜਹਿ ਚੰਡਿ ਪਚਾਰਿ ਹਨੋ ਬਲੁ ਕੈ ਕੈ ॥

chhaar karo garooe gir raajeh cha(n)dd pachaar hano bal kai kai ||

“Reduce the great mountain of the goddess to dust and with all your strength challenge and kill her.”,

ਕਾਨਨ ਮੈ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕੀ ਸੁਨੀ ਬਾਤ ਰਿਸਾਤ ਚਲਿਓ ਚੜਿ ਉਪਰ ਗੈ ਕੈ ॥

kaanan mai nirap kee sunee baat risaat chalio chaR upar gai kai ||

Hearing the words of the king with own ears, Raktabvija riding on his elephant and in great fury, marched away.,

ਮਾਨੋ ਪ੍ਰਤਛ ਹੋਇ ਅੰਤਿਕ ਦੰਤਿ ਕੋ ਲੈ ਕੈ ਚਲਿਓ ਰਨਿ ਹੇਤ ਜੁ ਛੈ ਕੈ ॥੧੨੬॥

maano pratachh hoi a(n)tik dha(n)t ko lai kai chalio ran het ju chhai kai ||126||

It seemed that the Yama, manifesting himself is taking the demon to his destruction by fighting in the battlefield.126.,

ਬੀਜ ਰਕਤ੍ਰ ਸੁ ਬੰਬ ਬਜਾਇ ਕੈ ਆਗੈ ਕੀਏ ਗਜ ਬਾਜ ਰਥਈਆ ॥

beej rakatr su ba(n)b bajai kai aagai ke'ee gaj baaj rathieeaa ||

The trumpet was sounded by Raktavija who sent forward his forces on elephants, horses and chariots.,

ਏਕ ਤੇ ਏਕ ਮਹਾ ਬਲਿ ਦਾਨਵ ਮੇਰ ਕੋ ਪਾਇਨ ਸਾਥ ਮਥਈਆ ॥

ek te ek mahaa bal dhaanav mer ko pain saath mathieeaa ||

All those demons are very powerful, who can even crush Sumeru with their feet.,

ਦੇਖਿ ਤਿਨੇ ਸੁਭ ਅੰਗ ਸੁ ਦੀਰਘ ਕਉਚ ਸਜੇ ਕਟਿ ਬਾਧਿ ਭਥਈਆ ॥

dhekh tine subh a(n)g su dheeragh kauch saje kaT baadh bhathieeaa ||

Their bodies and limbs look very strong and large, on which they are wearing the armour, with quivers tied with their waists.,

ਲੀਨੇ ਕਮਾਨਨ ਬਾਨ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨ ਸਮਾਨ ਕੈ ਸਾਥ ਲਏ ਜੋ ਸਥਈਆ ॥੧੨੭॥

leene kamaanan baan kirapaan samaan kai saath le jo sathieeaa ||127||

Raktavija is going with his companions wearing their weapons like bows, arrows, swords etc. alongwith all other paraphernalia.127.,

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

dhoharaa ||

DOHRA,

ਰਕਤ ਬੀਜ ਦਲ ਸਾਜ ਕੈ ਉਤਰੇ ਤਟਿ ਗਿਰਿ ਰਾਜ ॥

rakat beej dhal saaj kai utare taT gir raaj ||

Raktavija, keeping his army in array, encamped at the base of sumeru.,

ਸ੍ਰਵਣਿ ਕੁਲਾਹਲ ਸੁਨਿ ਸਿਵਾ ਕਰਿਓ ਜੁਧ ਕੋ ਸਾਜ ॥੧੨੮॥

sravan kulaahal sun sivaa kario judh ko saaj ||128||

Hearing their tumult with her ears, the goddess prepared for war.128.,

ਸੋਰਠਾ ॥

soraThaa ||

SORATHA,

ਹੁਇ ਸਿੰਘਹਿ ਅਸਵਾਰ ਗਾਜ ਗਾਜ ਕੈ ਚੰਡਿਕਾ ॥

hui si(n)gheh asavaar gaaj gaaj kai cha(n)ddikaa ||

Riding on her lion, Chandika, shouting ludly,

ਚਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਬਲ ਅਸਿ ਧਾਰਿ ਰਕਤਿ ਬੀਜ ਕੇ ਬਧ ਨਮਿਤ ॥੧੨੯॥

chalee prabal as dhaar rakat beej ke badh namit ||129||

Marched holding her mightly sword in order to kill Raktvija.129.,

ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA,

ਆਵਤ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ ਚੰਡਿ ਪ੍ਰਚੰਡ ਕੋ ਸ੍ਰੋਣਤਬਿੰਦ ਮਹਾ ਹਰਖਿਓ ਹੈ ॥

aavat dhekh ke cha(n)dd pracha(n)dd ko sronatabi(n)dh mahaa harakhio hai ||

Raktavija was very much pleased on seeing powerful Chandi coming.,

ਆਗੇ ਹ੍ਵੈ ਸਤ੍ਰੁ ਧਸੈ ਰਨ ਮਧਿ ਸੁ ਕ੍ਰੁਧ ਕੇ ਜੁਧਹਿ ਕੋ ਸਰਖਿਓ ਹੈ ॥

aage havai satr dhasai ran madh su krudh ke judheh ko sarakhio hai ||

He moved forward and penetrated into the forces of the enemy and in anger moved further for his demeanour.,

ਲੈ ਉਮਡਿਓ ਦਲੁ ਬਾਦਲੁ ਸੋ ਕਵਿ ਨੈ ਜਸੁ ਇਆ ਛਬਿ ਕੋ ਪਰਖਿਓ ਹੈ ॥

lai umaddio dhal baadhal so kav nai jas iaa chhab ko parakhio hai ||

He gushed forward with his army like clouds, the poet has imagined this comparison for his demeanour.,

ਤੀਰ ਚਲੈ ਇਮ ਬੀਰਨ ਕੇ ਬਹੁ ਮੇਘ ਮਨੋ ਬਲੁ ਕੈ ਬਰਖਿਓ ਹੈ ॥੧੩੦॥

teer chalai im beeran ke bahu megh mano bal kai barakhio hai ||130||

The arrows of the warriors move as though enormous clouds are raining heavily.130.,

ਬੀਰਨ ਕੇ ਕਰ ਤੇ ਛੁਟਿ ਤੀਰ ਸਰੀਰਨ ਚੀਰ ਕੇ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਰਾਨੇ ॥

beeran ke kar te chhuT teer sareeran cheer ke paar paraane ||

The arrows shot by hands of the warriors, piercing the bodies of the enemies, cross to the other side.,

ਤੋਰ ਸਰਾਸਨ ਫੋਰ ਕੈ ਕਉਚਨ ਮੀਨਨ ਕੇ ਰਿਪੁ ਜਿਉ ਥਹਰਾਨੇ ॥

tor saraasan for kai kauchan meenan ke rip jiau thaharaane ||

Leaving the bows and piercing the armours, these arrows stand fixed like cranes, the enemies of fish.,

ਘਾਉ ਲਗੇ ਤਨ ਚੰਡਿ ਅਨੇਕ ਸੁ ਸ੍ਰਉਣ ਚਲਿਓ ਬਹਿ ਕੈ ਸਰਤਾਨੇ ॥

ghaau lage tan cha(n)dd anek su sraun chalio beh kai sarataane ||

Many wounds were inficted on the body of Chandi, form which the blood flowed like a stream.,

ਮਾਨਹੁ ਫਾਰਿ ਪਹਾਰ ਹੂੰ ਕੋ ਸੁਤ ਤਛਕ ਕੇ ਨਿਕਸੇ ਕਰ ਬਾਨੇ ॥੧੩੧॥

maanahu faar pahaar hoo(n) ko sut tachhak ke nikase kar baane ||131||

It seemed that (instead of arrows), the snakes (sons of Takshak) have come out changing their garbs.131.,

ਬੀਰਨ ਕੇ ਕਰ ਤੇ ਛੁਟਿ ਤੀਰ ਸੁ ਚੰਡਿਕਾ ਸਿੰਘਨ ਜਿਉ ਭਭਕਾਰੀ ॥

beeran ke kar te chhuT teer su cha(n)ddikaa si(n)ghan jiau bhabhakaaree ||

When the arrows were shot by the hands of the warriors, Chadika roared like a lioness.,

ਲੈ ਕਰਿ ਬਾਨ ਕਮਾਨ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨ ਗਦਾ ਗਹਿ ਚਕ੍ਰ ਛੁਰੀ ਅਉ ਕਟਾਰੀ ॥

lai kar baan kamaan kirapaan gadhaa geh chakr chhuree aau kaTaaree ||

She held arrows, bow, sword, mace disc, carver and dagger in her hands.,

End of Ang 88

About Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji

Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji is the granth of the Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Its 1,428 angs include Jaap Sahib, Tav Prasad Savaiye and Chaupai Sahib, which Sikhs read in their daily Nitnem. Each ang here is the full page in Gurmukhi with a transliteration and English translation, line by line.