AQ cMfI cirqR ilKÎqy ]

ath cha(n)ddee charitr likhayate ||

CHANDI CHARITRA IS NOW COMPOSED

nrwj CMd ]

naraaj chha(n)dh ||

NARAAJ STANZA

mih`K deIq sUrXM ]

mahi'kh dhieet sooraya(n) ||

biFXo so loh pUrXM ]

baddiyo so loh pooraya(n) ||

He conquered Indra, the king of gods

su dyv rwj jIqXM ]

s dhev raaj jeetaya(n) ||

iqRlok rwj kIqXM ]1]

tiralok raaj keetaya(n) ||1||

And ruled over the three worlds.1.

Bjy su dyvqw qbY ]

bhaje su dhevataa tabai ||

At that time the gods ran away

iekqR hoie kY sbY ]

eikatr hoi kai sabai ||

And all of them gathered together.

mhysurw clM bsy ]

mahesuraa chala(n) base ||

They inhabited the Kailash mountain

ibsyK ic`q mo qRsy ]2]

bisekh chi't mo trase ||2||

With great fear in their mind.2.

jugys Bys DwrkY ]

juges bhes dhaarakai ||

They disguised themselves as great Yogis

Bjy hiQXwr fwrkY ]

bhaje hathiyaar ddaarakai ||

And throwing their weapons, they all ran away.

pukwr AwrqM cly ]

pukaar aarata(n) chale ||

Crying in great distress they walked.

ibsUr sUrmw Bly ]3]

bisoor sooramaa bhale ||3||

The fine heroes were in great agony.3.

brK ikqy qhw rhy ]

barakh kite tahaa rahe ||

They lived there for may years

su du`K dyh mo shy ]

s dhu'kh dheh mo sahe ||

And endured many sufferings on their bodies.

jgqR mwiq iDAwieXM ]

jagatr maat dhiaaiya(n) ||

They mediated on the mother of the universe

su jYq p`qR pwieXM ]4]

s jait pa'tr paiya(n) ||4||

For conquering the demon Mahishasura.4.

pRsMn dyvqw Bey ]

prasa(n)n dhevataa bhe ||

The gods wrere pleased

crMn pUjby Dey ]

chara(n)n poojabe dhe ||

And sped to worship the feet of the goddess.

snMmuKwn T`FIXM ]

sana(n)mukhaan tha'ddeeya(n) ||

They stood before her

pRxwm pwT p`FIXM ]5]

pranaam paath pa'ddeeya(n) ||5||

And recited her eulogy.5.