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savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

purn kwj cly qj ky pur gop sBY mn mY hrKy ]

puran kaaj chale taj ke pura; gop sabhai man mai harakhe ||

The gopas, being pleased, left the city for the worship

gih A`Cq DUp pcWibRq dIpk swmuhy cMf isvYh rKy ]

geh a'chhat dhoop pachaa(n)birat dheepaka; saamuhe cha(n)dd sivaih rakhe ||

They made offerings of earthen lamps, Panchamrit, milk and rice

Aiq AwnMd pwRpiq By iqn ko duK Qy ju ijqy sB hI GrKy ]

at aana(n)dh paarapat bhe tin ko; dhukh the ju jite sabh hee gharakhe ||

They were extremely delighted and all their sufferings ended

kib sÎwm AhIrn ky ju huqy suB Bwg GrI ieh mY prKy ]760]

kab sayaam aheeran ke ju hute; subh bhaag gharee ieh mai parakhe ||760||

According to the poet Shyam, this time is most fortunate for all of them.760.

eyj BujMgn kwn@ bbw khu lIl lXo qn nYk n CorY ]

ej bhuja(n)gan kaan(h) babaa kahu; leel layo tan naik na chhorai ||

On this side, a snake swallowed in his mouth the whole body of the father of Krishna

sXwh mno AbnUsih ko qr kop fsXo Aq hI kr jory ]

sayaeh mano abanooseh ko tara; kop ddasayo at hee kar jore ||

That snake was black like the ebonite wood, in great fury, he stung Nand inspite of pleas

ijau pur ky jn lwqn mwrq jor krY Aiq hI JK JOry ]

jiau pur ke jan laatan maarata; jor karai at hee jhakh jhauare ||

hwir pry sBno imil ky qb kUk krI Bgvwn kI ErY ]761]

haar pare sabhano mil ke; tab kook karee bhagavaan kee orai ||761||

All the people of city tried to rescue the elderly Nand by severe thrashing, but when all were tired and could not rescue, then they began to look towards Krishna and shouted.761.

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savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

gop pukwrq hY imil kY sB sÎwm khY muslIDr B`Xy ]

gop pukaarat hai mil kai sabha; sayaam kahai musaleedhar bha'ye ||

Gopas and Balram, all together began to shout for Krishna

doKn ko hrqw krqw suK Awvhu tyrq dYq mr`Xy ]

dhokhan ko harataa karataa sukha; aavahu terat dhait mara'ye ||

“Thou art the remover of sufferings and the giver of comforts”

moih gRsXo Aih sÎwm bfy hmro vh Xw bD kwrj k`Xy ]

moh grasayo eh sayaam badde; hamaro veh yaa badh kaaraj ka'ye ||

Nand also said, “O Krishna, the snake has caught hold of me, either kill him or I shall be killed

rog Bey ijm bYd buleIAq BIr pry ijm bIr bul`Xy ]762]

rog bhe jim baidh bulieeata; bheer pare jim beer bula'ye ||762||

” Just as a doctor is called when one catches some ailment, in the same manner, in adversity, the heroes are remembered.762.

sun sRaunn mY hir bwq ipqw auih swpih ko qn Cyd krXo hY ]

sun sraunan mai har baat pitaa; uh saapeh ko tan chhedh karayo hai ||

swp kI dyh qjI aunhUM iek suMdr mwnuK dyh DrXo hY ]

saap kee dheh tajee unahoo(n); ik su(n)dhar maanukh dheh dharayo hai ||

Hearing the words of his father, Krishna pierced the body of the snake, who manifested himself as a beautiful man (after relinquishing the body of the snake)

qw Cib ko js au~c mhw kib nY ibiD Xw muK qy aucrXo hY ]

taa chhab ko jas u'ch mahaa; kab nai bidh yaa mukh te ucharayo hai ||

mwnhu puMin pRqwpn qy sis CIn lXo irpu dUr krXo hY ]763]

maanahu pu(n)n prataapan te; sas chheen layo rip dhoor karayo hai ||763||

Describing the grandeur of the spectacle, the poet says that it seems that under the impact of virtuous actions, the glory of the moon, having been snatched, has appeared in this man, ending the enemy.763.

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savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

bwmn hoie gXo su vhY Pun nwm sudrsn hY pun jwko ]

baaman hoi gayo su vahai funa; naam sudharasan hai pun jaako ||

kwn@ khI bqIXW his kY iqh so khu ry qY Taur khw ko ]

kaan(h) kahee bateeyaa(n) has kai; teh so kahu re tai thaur kahaa ko ||

When that Brahmin was transformed again into a man named Sudarshan, Krishna asked him smilingly about his real abode,

nYn invwie mnY suK pwie su jor pRnwm krXo kr qwko ]

nain nivai manai sukh pai; su jor pranaam karayo kar taako ||

logn kO krqw hrqw duK sÎwm khY piq jo chU Gwko ]764]

logan kau karataa harataa dhukha; sayaam kahai pat jo chahoo ghaako ||764||

He, being pleased in mind, with bowed eyes and folded hands, he greeted Krishna and said, “O Lord! Thou art the Sustainer and remover of the sufferings of the people and Thou art also the Lord of all the worlds.”764.