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sÍYXw ]

saivaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

bIr bfoo ibRk dYNq so nwmih kop hYN sRI KVgys pY DwXo ]

beer baddoo birak dhai(n)t so; naameh kop hai(n) sree kharages pai dhaayo ||

bwn kmwn ikRpwn gdw brCI kr lY Aiq ju`D mcwXo ]

baan kamaan kirapaan gadhaa; barachhee kar lai at ju'dh machaayo ||

The demon named Vikrat, greatly infuriated, fell upon the king Kharag Singh and taking up his bow, arrows, sword, mace, lance etc., he waged a dreadful war

qIr clwvq BXo bhuro qb qw Cib ko kiv BwK sunwXo ]

teer chalaavat bhayo bahuro taba; taa chhab ko kav bhaakh sunaayo ||

Continuing the discharge of his arrows, he manifested himself in many figures

BUup ko bwn mno Kgrwj kitXo Air ko sr nwg igrwXo ]1486]

bhooup ko baan mano khagaraaja; katiyo ar ko sar naag giraayo ||1486||

The poet says that in this war, the arrow of the king was hitting like Garuda and knocking down of the cobra of the arrow of the enemy.1486.

sÍYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

ib`kRq ko inRp mwr lXo jm ko irs kY pun au~qr dIno ]

bi'krat ko nirap maar layo; jam ko ris kai pun u'tar dheeno ||

kw BXo jo ijX mwr Gny Aru dMf vfo kr mY qum lIno ]

kaa bhayo jo jiy maar ghane; ar dha(n)dd vaddo kar mai tum leeno ||

After killing Vikrat, the king said to Yama, “What then, if you have killed many people till now and you are carrying a very large staff in your hand

qoih n jIAq Cwfq ho sun ry Ab moih iehY pRn kIno ]

toh na jeeat chhaaddat ho; sun re ab moh ihai pran keeno ||

“I have taken a vow today that I shall kill you, I am going to kill you

mwrq hoN kr lY krno kCu mo bl jwnq hY pur qIno ]1487]

maarat ho(n), kar lai karano kachhu; mo bal jaanat hai pur teeno ||1487||

You may do whatever you think in your mind, because all the three worlds are aware of my strength.”1487.

sÍYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

XoN kih kY bqIXw jm ko kiv rwm khY pun ju`D kIE hY ]

yo(n) keh kai bateeyaa jam ko; kav raam kahai pun ju'dh keeo hai ||

After saying these words, according to the poet Ram, the king was engaged in war with Yama

BUuq isRMgwln kwkn Jwkn fwkn soRn AGwie pIE hY ]

bhoout sira(n)gaalan kaakan jhaakana; ddaakan soran aghai peeo hai ||

In this war the ghosts, jackals, crows and vampires drank the blood to their heart’s content

mwirXo mrY n khUM jwm qy inRp mwnhu AMimRq kIE hY ]

maariyo marai na kahoo(n) jaam te; nirap maanahu a(n)mirat keeo hai ||

The king is not even dying with the blows of Yama, it appears that he has quaffed ambrosia

pwn lIE Dn bwn jbY iqn AMqk AMq Bjwie dIE hY ]1488]

paan leeo dhan baan jabai tina; a(n)tak a(n)t bhajai dheeo hai ||1488||

When the king took his bow and arrows in his hands, the Yama had to run away ultimately.1488.