<>siqgurU pRswid ]
ikoankaarsatiguroo prasaadh ||
The Lord is One and He can be attained through the grace of the true Guru.
AQ nr Aauqwr kQnM ]
ath nar aautaar kathana(n) ||
Now beings the description of Nara incarnation
copeI ]
chopiee ||
CHAUPAI
Ab bweIsÍo gin Avqwrw ]
ab baieesavaio; gan avataaraa ||
jYsy rUp khu Dro murwrw ]
jaise roop kahu; dharo muraaraa ||
nr Avqwr BXo Arjnw ]
nar avataara; bhayo arajanaa ||
ijh jIqy rwt ky Bt gnw ]1]
jeh jeete; raat ke bhat ganaa ||1||
Now I enumerate the twenty-second incarnation as to how he assumed this form. Arjuna became the Nara incarnation, who conquered the warriors of all the world.1.
ipRQm invwq kvc sB mwry ]
piratham nivaata; kavach sabh maare ||
ieMdR qwq ky sok invwry ]
ei(n)dhr taat ke; sok nivaare ||
In the first place, he by killeing all the warriors, weaing unfailing coat of mail, removed the anxiety of his father Indra
bhuro ju`D rudR qn kIAw ]
bahuro ju'dha; rudhr tan keeaa ||
rIJy BUiqrwt bru dIAw ]2]
reejhe bhootiraata; bar dheeaa ||2||
Then he fought a battle with Rudra (Shiva), the king of ghosts, who bestowed a boon on him.2.
bhur dRüjoDn kh mukqwXo ]
bahur dhrujodhana; keh mukataayo ||
gMDRb rwj ibmuK iPr AwXo ]
ga(n)dhrab raaja; bimukh fir aayo ||
Then he redeemed Duryodhana and burnt the king of Gandharavas in the fire of the Khandav forest
KWfv bn pwvkoih crwvw ]
khaa(n)ddav bana; paavakoh charaavaa ||
bUMd eyk pYTY nhI pwvw ]3]
boo(n)dh eka; paithai nahee paavaa ||3||
All these could not comprehend his secret.3.
jau kih kQw pRsMg sunwaU ]
jau keh kathaa; prasa(n)g sunaauoo ||
gMDRb bFn qy ihRdY frwaU ]
ga(n)dhrab baddan te; hiradhai ddaraauoo ||
My mind fears the enlargement of this Granth (Book) by relating all these stories,
qW qy QorIXY kQw khweI ]
taa(n) te thoreeyai; kathaa kahaiee ||
BUl dyiK kib lyhu bnweI ]4]
bhool dhekh kabi; leh banaiee ||4||
Therefore I have said it in brief and the poets will themselves improves my mistakes.4.
kaUrv jIq gwv sB AwnI ]
kuoorav jeeta; gaav sabh aanee ||
BWiq BWiq qn mhW AiBmwnI ]
bhaa(n)t bhaa(n)ti; tan mahaa(n) abhimaanee ||
He conquered all the places, where several proud Kauravas lived
ikRsn cMd k`hu bhuir irJwXo ]
kirasan cha(n)dh ka'hu; bahur rijhaayo ||
jwqy jYqpqR kh pwXo ]5]
jaate jaitapatra; keh paayo ||5||
He pleased Krishna and obtained the certificate of victory from him.5.
gWgyv Bwnj kh mwrXo ]
gaa(n)gev bhaanaja; keh maarayo ||
Gor BXwn AXojn DwrXo ]
ghor bhayaana; ayojan dhaarayo ||
He killed Bhishma, the son of Ganga and Karan, the son of Surya after fighting a dreadful war with them
durjoDn jIqw Aq blw ]
dhurajodhan jeetaa; at balaa ||
pwvq Bey rwj Abclw ]6]
paavat bhe; raaj abachalaa ||6||
He conquered the mighty warrior Duryodhana and obtained the eternal kingdom.6.
kh lig krq kQw khu jwaU ]
keh lag karata; kathaa kahu jaauoo ||
gRMQ bFn qy ADk frwaU ]
gra(n)th baddan te; adhak ddaraauoo ||
Upto which doing I should narrate this story, because I greatly fear the enlargement of this volume
kQw ibRD ks krO ibcwrw ]
kathaa biradha; kas karau bichaaraa ||
bweIsvo Arjn Avqwrw ]7]
baieesavo; arajan avataaraa ||7||
What should I think of the long story? I say only this that Arjuna was the twenty-second incarnation.7.
ieiq sRI bicqR nwtky nr Avqwr sMpUrx msqu ]22]
eit sree bachitr naatake nar avataar sa(n)pooran masat ||22||
Here ends the description of Nara Incarnation in Bachittar Natak.22.