hlI bwc ]

halee baach ||

Speech of Balram:

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

kY lir kY Air kwhU ky sMg qn Awpn ko jmlok pTwXo ]

kai lar kai ar kaahoo ke sa(n)ga; tan aapan ko jamalok pathaayo ||

Kojq kY min Xw jV kI bil lok gXo koaU mwrg pwXo ]

khojat kai man yaa jar kee; bal lok gayo kouoo maarag paayo ||

“Either Krishna has been killed at the hands of the enemy or has gone to the nether-world in search of the jewel of this foolish Satrajit,

kY min lY ieh BRwq ky pRwn gXo jm lY iqn lYn kau DwXo ]

kai man lai ieh bhraat ke praan gayo jam lai; tin lain kau dhaayo ||

kY ieh mUrK ko su kubol lgXo huie ljwqur Dwm n AwXo ]2055]

kai ieh moorakh ko su kubol lagayo; hui lajaatur dhaam na aayo ||2055||

“Or he has gone to bring back the life-force (soul) of his brother from Yama or he has not returned after feeling shy of the words of this foolish man.”2055.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

roie jbY sMg BUpiq ky muK qy muslI ieh BWq aucwrXo ]

roi jabai sa(n)g bhoopat ke; mukh te musalee ieh bhaa(n)t uchaarayo ||

qau s`qRwijq kau imil kY sB jwdv lwqn mUkn mwrXo ]

tau sa'traajit kau mil kai; sabh jaadhav laatan mookan maarayo ||

When Balram said all this to the king while weeping, then all the Yadavas together beat Satrajit with legs and fists

pwg auqwr deI muskY gih gofn qy miD kUp qy fwrXo ]

paag utaar dhiee musakai; geh goddan te madh koop te ddaarayo ||

His turban was removed and tying his hands and feet, he was thrown in a well

CofXo qw koo khXo n ikhU sBhU iqh ko bDbo icq DwrXo ]2056]

chhoddayo taa koo kahayo na kihoo; sabhahoo teh ko badhabo chit dhaarayo ||2056||

No one advised for his release and contemplated to kill him.2056.

kwnrH kI jb ey bqIXw pRB kI sB nwrn jau sun pweI ]

kaanarh kee jab e bateeyaa; prabh kee sabh naaran jau sun paiee ||

rovq BI koaU BUim prI igr pItq BI kir kY duicqweI ]

rovat bhee kouoo bhoom paree gira; peetat bhee kar kai dhuchitaiee ||

When the women heard these things regarding Krihsna, they fell down weeping on the earth and some of them lamented

eyk khY piq pRwn qjY Ab huie hY khw hmrI gq mweI ]

ek kahai pat praan tajai; ab hui hai kahaa hamaree gat maiee ||

Aaur rukmin dyq idjoqm dwn sqI Pun hoby kau AweI ]2057]

aaur rukaman dhet dhijotam dhaana; satee fun hobe kau aaiee ||2057||

Someone said that her husband had breathed his last, what would be her condition then, Rukmani gave gifts to the Brahmins and thought of becoming a Sati (dying on the funeral pyre of the husband).2057.