kwlI nwg kI iqRXo suq bwc ]

kaalee naag kee tirayo sut baach ||

Speech of the wife of the serpent Kali:

sÍYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

qau iqh kI iqirXw sB hI suq AMjl jorkY XO iGiGXwvY ]

tau teh kee tiriyaa sabh hee suta; a(n)jal jorakai yau ghighiyaavai ||

r~C kro iehkI hir jI qum pY brdwn iehY hm pwvY ]

ra'chh karo ihakee har jee; tum pai baradhaan ihai ham paavai ||

Then the wives of the snake, while weeping, said, with folded hands, “O Lord! grant us the boon of the protection of this snake

AMimRq dyq vhY hm ilAwvqy ibK deI vh hI hm ilAwvY ]

a(n)mirat dhet vahai ham liaavate; bikh dhiee veh hee ham liaavai ||

“O Lord! if you give ambrosia to us, we adopt the same and if you give the poison, that also is adopted by us

dos nhI hmry piq ko kCu bwq khY Aru sIs JukwvY ]215]

dhos nahee hamare pat ko kachhu; baat kahai ar sees jhukaavai ||215||

There is no fault of our husband in this,” saying this much they bowed their heads.215.

qRws bfo Aihky irp ko kr Bwig srw miD Awie Cpy Qy ]

traas baddo ahike rip ko kara; bhaag saraa madh aai chhape the ||

“We people had great fear of garuda (blue jay) and we had concealed ourselves in this pool

grbu bfo hmry piq mY Ab jwn hmY hir nwih jpy Qy ]

garab baddo hamare pat mai; ab jaan hamai har naeh jape the ||

Our husband had definitely some pride and he has not remembered the Lord

hy jg ky piq hy krunw iniD qY ds rwvn sIs kpy Qy ]

he jag ke pat he karunaa nidhi; tai dhas raavan sees kape the ||

“O Lord our foolish husband did not know that it were you who had chopped all the ten heads of Ravana

mUrK bwq jnI n kCU prvwr snY hm ieaU hI Kpy Qy ]216]

moorakh baat janee na kachhoo; paravaar sanai ham iuoo hee khape the ||216||

We all had destroyed ourselves, our family in vain, on being agitaed.”216.