AQ DnK ibidAw sIKn ]

ath dhanakh bidhiaa seekhan ||

Now begins the description of learning Archery

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

Awies pwey ipqw qy doaU Dn sIKn kI ibiD kwj cly ]

aais paae pitaa te dhouoo; dhan seekhan kee bidh kaaj chale ||

After getting the permission of their father regarding the learning of archery, both the brothers (Krishna and Balram) started (for their destination)

ijn ky muiK kI sb cMdR pRBw joaU bIrn qy blbIr Bly ]

jin ke mukh kee sab cha(n)dhr prabhaa; jouoo beeran te balabeer bhale ||

Their faces are beautiful like moon and both are great heroes

gur pws sMdIpn ky qbhI idn Qorin mY Bly jwie Kly ]

gur paas sa(n)dheepan ke tabahee; dhin thoran mai bhale jai khale ||

After a few days, they reached the place of the sage Sandipan

ijnhMU kuip kY mur mrXo ijnhUM Cl so blrwj Cly ]885]

jinaha(n)oo kup kai mur marayo; jinahoo(n) chhal so balaraaj chhale ||885||

They are the same, who, in great fury, killed the demon named Mur and deceived the king Bali.885.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

causT idns mY sÎwm khY sB hI iqh qy ibD sIK su lInI ]

chausath dhinas mai sayaam kahai; sabh hee teh te bidh seekh su leenee ||

The poet Shyam says that they learnt all the sciences in sixty-four days

pYsTvY idn pRwpq By gur so auT ky ibnqI ieh kInI ]

paisathavai dhin praapat bhe; gur so uth ke binatee ieh keenee ||

On the sixty-fifth day they went in front of their guru and request him (to accept a religious gift)

qau gur pUC ikDO qRIX qy suq hUM kI su bwq pY mWg kY lInI ]

tau gur poochh kidhau treey te; sut hoo(n) kee su baat pai maa(n)g kai leenee ||

The Guru after talking with his Wife asked them to bestow life to the dead son

so suin sRaunn bIc duhU joaU vwih khI iqh ko soeI dInI ]886]

so sun sraunan beech dhuhoo jouoo; vaeh kahee teh ko soiee dheenee ||886||

Both the brothers heard the words of the sage and aggreed to give the desired present.886.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

bIr bfy rQ bYT doaU cil kY qt so ndIAwpq Awey ]

beer badde rath baith dhouoo; chal kai tat so nadheeaapat aae ||

Both the brothers mounted on their chariot ant came to the coast of the sea

qwhI ko rUpu inhwrq hI bcnw iqn sIs Jukwie sunwey ]

taahee ko roop nihaarat hee; bachanaa tin sees jhukai sunaae ||

Seeing the sea, they bowed their heads and told the sea about the object of their arrival

eyk blI ieh bIc rhY nhI jwnq hY iqn hUM ik curwey ]

ek balee ieh beech rahai; nahee jaanat hai tin hoo(n) k churaae ||

The sea said, “A mighty one lives here, but I do not know whether he is the one who has kidnapped the son of your Guru

so suin bIc Dsy jlkY kir kop duhUM imil sMK bjwey ]887]

so sun beech dhase jalakai; kar kop dhuhoo(n) mil sa(n)kh bajaae ||887||

” Hearing this, both the brothers, blowing their conches enter the waters.887.

bIc Dsy jl ky jbhI iek rUp BXwnk dYq inhwrÎo ]

beech dhase jal ke jabahee; ik roop bhayaanak dhait nihaarayo ||

Just on entering the water, they saw a demon of dreadful form

dyKq hI iqh kop Bry gih AwXuD pwn Gno rn pwrÎo ]

dhekhat hee teh kop bhare; geh aayudh paan ghano ran paarayo ||

Seeing him, Krishna held his weapon in his hand and began a terrible fight

ju~Du BXo idn bIs qhW iqhko js pY kib sÎwm aucrwÎo ]

ju'dh bhayo dhin bees tahaa(n); tihako jas pai kab sayaam ucharaayo ||

According to the poet Shyam, this battle continued for twenty days

ijau imRgrwj mrY imRg ko iqm so kup kY jdubIr pCwrÎo ]888]

jiau miragaraaj marai mirag ko tim so kup kai jadhubeer pachhaarayo ||888||

Just as a lion kills the deer, in the same manner Krishna, the king of Yadavas, knocked down that demon.888.