pauVI ]

pauree ||

PAURI

iek idhwVy nHwvx AweI durgswh ]

eik dhihaare; nhaavan aaiee dhuragasaeh ||

One day Durga came for a bath.

ieMdR ibrQw suxweI Apxy hwl dI ]

ei(n)dhr birathaa sunaiee; apane haal dhee ||

Indra related to her the story agony:

CIn leI TkurweI swqy dwnvI ]

chheen liee thakuraiee; saate dhaanavee ||

“The demons have seized from us our kingdom.”

lokI iqhI iPrweI dohI AwpxI ]

lokee tihee firaiee; dhohee aapanee ||

“They have proclaimed their authority over all the three worlds.”

bYTy vwie vDweI qy AmrwvqI ]

baithe vai vadhaiee; te amaraavatee ||

“They have played musical instruments in their rejoicings in Amaravati, the city of gods.”

id`qy dyv BjweI sBnw rwksW ]

dhi'te dhev bhajaiee; sabhanaa raakasaa(n) ||

“All the demons have caused the flight of the gods.”

iknY n ij`qw jweI mhKy dYq nUM ]

kinai na ji'taa jaiee; mahakhe dhait noo(n) ||

“None hath gone and conquered Mahikha, the demon.”

qyrI swm qkweI dyvI durg swh ]4]

teree saam takaiee; dhevee dhurag saeh ||4||

“O goddess Durga, I have come under Thy refuge.”4.