ਭੁਜੰਗ ਪ੍ਰਯਾਤ ਛੰਦ ॥
bhujang prayaat chhand |
BHUJANG PRAYAAT STANZA
ਮਹਾ ਸਸਤ੍ਰ ਧਾਰੇ ਚਲਿਯੋ ਆਪ ਭੂਪੰ ॥
mahaa sasatr dhaare chaliyo aap bhoopan |
ਲਏ ਸਰਬ ਸੈਨਾ ਕੀਏ ਆਪ ਰੂਪੰ ॥
le sarab sainaa kee aap roopan |
Wearing his important weapons, the king himself, taking the mighty warriors with him, marched forward to wage the war.
ਅਨੰਤ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਛੋਰੇ ਭਯੋ ਜੁਧੁ ਮਾਨੰ ॥
anant asatr chhore bhayo judh maanan |
ਪ੍ਰਭਾ ਕਾਲ ਮਾਨੋ ਸਭੈ ਰਸਮਿ ਭਾਨੰ ॥੨੭॥
prabhaa kaal maano sabhai rasam bhaanan |27|
Forsaking his innumerable weapons, he waged a terrible war. The king himself seemed like the rising sun at dawn.27.
ਭੁਜਾ ਠੋਕਿ ਭੂਪੰ ਕੀਯੋ ਜੁਧ ਐਸੇ ॥
bhujaa tthok bhoopan keeyo judh aise |
ਮਨੋ ਬੀਰ ਬ੍ਰਿਤਰਾਸੁਰੇ ਇੰਦ੍ਰ ਜੈਸੇ ॥
mano beer britaraasure indr jaise |
Patting his arms, the king firmly waged the war, like the war waged by Vrittasura with Indra
ਸਬੈ ਕਾਟ ਰਾਮੰ ਕੀਯੋ ਬਾਹਿ ਹੀਨੰ ॥
sabai kaatt raaman keeyo baeh heenan |
ਹਤੀ ਸਰਬ ਸੈਨਾ ਭਯੋ ਗਰਬ ਛੀਨੰ ॥੨੮॥
hatee sarab sainaa bhayo garab chheenan |28|
Parashurama made him armless by chopping away all his arms, and shattered his pride by destroying all his army.28.
ਗਹਿਯੋ ਰਾਮ ਪਾਣੰ ਕੁਠਾਰੰ ਕਰਾਲੰ ॥
gahiyo raam paanan kutthaaran karaalan |
ਕਟੀ ਸੁੰਡ ਸੀ ਰਾਜਿ ਬਾਹੰ ਬਿਸਾਲੰ ॥
kattee sundd see raaj baahan bisaalan |
Parashurama held up his dreadful axe in his hand and chopped the arm of king like the trunk of the elephant.
ਭਏ ਅੰਗ ਭੰਗੰ ਕਰੰ ਕਾਲ ਹੀਣੰ ॥
bhe ang bhangan karan kaal heenan |
ਗਯੋ ਗਰਬ ਸਰਬੰ ਭਈ ਸੈਣ ਛੀਣੰ ॥੨੯॥
gayo garab saraban bhee sain chheenan |29|
In this way becoming limbless, the whole army of the king was destroyed and his ego was shattered.29.
ਰਹਿਯੋ ਅੰਤ ਖੇਤੰ ਅਚੇਤੰ ਨਰੇਸੰ ॥
rahiyo ant khetan achetan naresan |
ਬਚੇ ਬੀਰ ਜੇਤੇ ਗਏ ਭਾਜ ਦੇਸੰ ॥
bache beer jete ge bhaaj desan |
Ultimatley, becoming unconscious the king fell down in the battlefield, and all his warriors, who remained alive, fled away to their own countries.
ਲਈ ਛੀਨ ਛਉਨੀ ਕਰੈ ਛਤ੍ਰਿ ਘਾਤੰ ॥
lee chheen chhaunee karai chhatr ghaatan |
ਚਿਰੰਕਾਲ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰੀ ਲੋਕ ਮਾਤੰ ॥੩੦॥
chirankaal poojaa karee lok maatan |30|
Parashurama seized his capital and destroyed the Kshatriyas and for a long time, the people worshipped him.30.