AkR¨r bwc ]

akraoor baach ||

Speech of Akrur:

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

duK duKwqr pwrQ mwq kO XO krXo qYÍ suq hI inRp hYÍhY ]

dhukh dhukhaatar paarath maat kaua; yau karayo taivai sut hee nirap haivaihai ||

Seeing the mother of Arjun in agony, Akrur said, “Krishna has great love for you

sÎwm kI pRIq GnI qum soN iqh qy qum ko Aiq hI suK dYhY ]

sayaam kee preet ghanee tum so(n); teh te tum ko at hee sukh dhaihai ||

Your son will become the king and you will be in great comfort

qyrI hI Er hYÍhY suB l`Cn quie suq sqRn kau duK dYhY ]

teree hee or haivaihai subh la'chhana; tui sut satran kau dhukh dhaihai ||

“All the good omens will be on your side and your sons will agonise the enemies

rwj sBY auhI hY lih hY hir sqRn ko jmlok pTY hY ]1017]

raaj sabhai uhee hai leh hai; har satran ko jamalok pathai hai ||1017||

They will obtain the kingdom and send the enemies to the abode of Yama.”1017.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

XoN sun kY bqIXw iqh kI mn mY AkR¨rih mMqR ibcwrXo ]

yo(n) sun kai bateeyaa teh kee; man mai akraooreh ma(n)tr bichaarayo ||

Listening to the words of Kunti, Akrur thought of going

kY kY pRnwm clÎo qbhI inRpu qYÍ suq hY ieh BWq aucwrXo ]

kai kai pranaam chalayo tabahee; nirap taivai sut hai ieh bhaa(n)t uchaarayo ||

He bowed and left, in order to know the affection of people,

kw sMg logn ko ihq hY ieh icMq krI pur mY pgu DwrXo ]

kaa sa(n)g logan ko hit hai; ieh chi(n)t karee pur mai pag dhaarayo ||

Whether they were with the Kaurvas or with the Pandavas, Akrur entered the city

duiKE ik pRIq ienI sNMg hY iqh qy sB sok ibdw kr fwrXo ]1018]

dhukhio k preet inee sa(n)(n)g hai; teh te sabh sok bidhaa kar ddaarayo ||1018||

When he noticed that all the people loved Pandavas, the anxiety of his mind vanished.1018.