kibXo bwc ]

kabiyo baach ||

Speech of the poet:

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

jw pRB kau inq bRhm scIpiq sRI snkwidk hU jpu kIno ]

jaa prabh kau nit braham sacheepati; sree sanakaadhik hoo jap keeno ||

He, whose name is muttered ever by Brahma, Indra, Sanak etc.

sUr ssI sur nwrd swrd qwhI kY iDAwn ibKY mnu dIno ]

soor sasee sur naaradh saaradha; taahee kai dhiaan bikhai man dheeno ||

He, on whom Surya, Chandra, Narada, Sharda meditate

Kojq hY ijh is`D mhw mun inAws prwsur Byd n cIno ]

khojat hai jeh si'dh mahaa muna; niaas paraasur bhedh na cheeno ||

He, whom the adepts search in their contemplation and whose mystery is not comprehended by the great sages like Vyas and Prashar,

so KVgys AXoDn mY kr mo ihq kysn qy gih lIno ]1531]

so kharages ayodhan mai; kar mo hit kesan te geh leeno ||1531||

Kharag Singh caught him in the battlefield by his hair.1531.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

mwr bkI bk Aaur AGwsur Dynk ko pl mY bD kIno ]

maar bakee bak aaur aghaasura; dhenak ko pal mai badh keeno ||

He, who killed Putana, Bakasura, Aghasura and Dhenkasura in an instant

kysI bCwsur must cMfUr kIey ck cUr sunXo pur qIno ]

kesee bachhaasur musat cha(n)ddoora; ke'ee chak choor sunayo pur teeno ||

He, who became famous in all the three worlds by killing Keshi, Mahishasur, Mushiti, Chandur etc.

sRI hir s`qR Anyk hny iqh kaun gny kib sÎwm pRbIno ]

sree har sa'tr anek hane; teh kaun gane kab sayaam prabeeno ||

That Krishna, who had knocked down many enemies with skill and killed Kansa by catching him from his hair

kMs kau kysn qy gih kysv BUp mno bdlo bh lIno ]1532]

ka(n)s kau kesan te geh kesava; bhoop mano badhalo beh leeno ||1532||

The name Krishna has been caught by his hair by the king Kharag Singh, it seems that he has avenged the killing of Kansa by catching his hair.1532

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

icMq krI icq mY BUpq jo ieh kau Ab hau bD kY hau ]

chi(n)t karee chit mai bhoopata; jo ieh kau ab hau badh kai hau ||

The king then thought that if he killed Krishna, all his army would run away

sYn sBY hY jbhI qb kw sMg jwie kY ju`D mcY hau ]

sain sabhai hai jabahee; tab kaa sa(n)g jai kai ju'dh machai hau ||

With whom then he would fight?

hau ikh pY kirho bhu Gwien kw ky hau Gwie snmuK KY hau ]

hau keh pai kariho bahu ghaina; kaa ke hau ghai sanamukh khai hau ||

Cwf dXo kihE jwhu clo hir qo sm sUr khUM nhI pY hau ]1533]

chhaadd dhayo kahio jaahu chalo hari; to sam soor kahoo(n) nahee pai hau ||1533||

To whom then he would inflict a wound or from whom he be wounded himself? Therefore, the king set Krishna free and said,” Go away, there is no other warrior like you.”1533.

sÍYXw ]

saivaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

paurK jYsy bfo kIXo BUp n Awgy iksI inRp AYsy kIXo ]

paurakh jaise baddo keeyo bhoopa; na aage kisee nirap aaise keeyo ||

The great bravery that the king exhibited, was incomparable

Bts pyiK kY Bwij gey isgry iknhUM Dnu bwn n pwn lIXo ]

bhatas pekh kai bhaaj ge sigare; kinahoo(n) dhan baan na paan leeyo ||

Seeing this spectacle all the warriors ran away, none of them caught him bow and arrows

hQIXwr auqwr cly ibsMBwr rQI rQ twr frwq hIXo ]

hatheeyaar utaar chale bisa(n)bhaara; rathee rath taar ddaraat heeyo ||

rn mY KVgys blI blu kY Apno krkY hir Cwf dIXo ]1534]

ran mai kharages balee bal kai; apano karakai har chhaadd dheeyo ||1534||

The great fighters, fearing in their mind, abandoned their weapons and fled away and in the battlefield the king set free Krishna with his own will.1534.