svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

sRI ibRjnwiek kau jb hI iqn Awie AXoDn bIc hkwrXo ]

sree birajanaik kau jab hee; tin aai ayodhan beech hakaarayo ||

hau mir hau nhI Xo khXo qwih su ijau isspwl blI quih mwrXo ]

hau mar hau nahee yo kahayo taeh su; jiau sisapaal balee tuh maarayo ||

He challenged Krishna again in the war-arena and said, “The way in which you have killed the brave Shishupal, I shall not die like that

AYsy sunbo jb sÎwm jU bYn qbY hir jU pwn bwn sMBwrXo ]

aaise sunabo jab sayaam joo baina; tabai har joo paan baan sa(n)bhaarayo ||

sqR ko sÎwm BnY rQ qy Pun mUrC kY kr BU pr fwrXo ]2371]

satr ko sayaam bhanai rath te; fun moorachh kai kar bhoo par ddaarayo ||2371||

Hearing this, Krishna held his arrow in his hand and made the enemy unconscious and knocked him down on the earth.2371.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

lY suD hYÍ soaU lop gXo iPir kop BrXo rn BIqr AwXo ]

lai sudh haivai souoo lop gayo; fir kop bharayo ran bheetar aayo ||

kwn@ ky bwp ko kwn@ hI kau kit mwXw ko kY iek mUMf idKwXo ]

kaan(h) ke baap ko kaan(h) hee kau kati; maayaa ko kai ik moo(n)dd dhikhaayo ||

When the demon Bakatra regained consciousness, he disappeared and then, filled with anger, under the impact of maya, he cut the head of Krishna’s father and showed it to him

kop kIXo GnsÎwm qbY Ar nYn duhUn qy nIr bhwXo ]

kop keeyo ghanasayaam tabai; ar nain dhuhoon te neer bahaayo ||

Krishna was extremely infuriated and the tears flowed out of his eyes

hwQ pY ckR sudrsn lY Air ko isr kwit ky BUm igrwXo ]2372]

haath pai chakr sudharasan lai; ar ko sir kaat ke bhoom giraayo ||2372||

Now he took his discus in his hand and cutting the head of the enemy made it fall on the ground.2372.

bkqR dYq bDh iDAwie ]

bakatr dhait badheh dhiaai ||

End of the chapter entitled “Killing of the demon Bakatra.”