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ਪਉੜੀ ੧੫

paurree 15

ਦਸ ਅਵਤਾਰੀ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਵੈਰ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਜੋਧ ਲੜਵਾਏ ।

das avataaree bisan hoe vair virodh jodh larravaae |

In his ten incarnations Visnu caused the opposing warriors fight each other.

ਦੇਵ ਦਾਨਵ ਕਰਿ ਦੁਇ ਧੜੇ ਦੈਤ ਹਰਾਏ ਦੇਵ ਜਿਤਾਏ ।

dev daanav kar due dharre dait haraae dev jitaae |

He created two factions of gods and demons and out of them he helped the gods win and caused the defeat of demons.

ਮਛ ਕਛ ਵੈਰਾਹ ਰੂਪ ਨਰਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਵਨ ਬੌਧ ਉਪਾਏ ।

machh kachh vairaah roop narasingh baavan bauadh upaae |

He created incarnations in the forms of Fish, Tortoise, Varah (Boar), Narsingh (Man-lion), Vaman (Dwarf) and the Buddh.

ਪਰਸਰਾਮੁ ਰਾਮ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਕਿਲਕ ਕਲੰਕੀ ਨਾਉ ਗਣਾਏ ।

parasaraam raam krisan hoe kilak kalankee naau ganaae |

The names of Pars'u Ram, Ram, Krsna, Kalki are also counted among his incarnations.

ਚੰਚਲ ਚਲਿਤ ਪਖੰਡ ਬਹੁ ਵਲ ਛਲ ਕਰਿ ਪਰਪੰਚ ਵਧਾਏ ।

chanchal chalit pakhandd bahu val chhal kar parapanch vadhaae |

Through their deceptive and frolicsome characters, they increased delusions, deceits and convolutions.

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪੂਰਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਨ ਦਿਖਾਏ ।

paarabraham pooran braham nirbhau nirankaar na dikhaae |

Nothing was done to have the glimpse of fearless, formless, transcendent, perfect Brahm. Ksatriyas were annihilated

ਖਤ੍ਰੀ ਮਾਰਿ ਸੰਘਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਮਾਯਣ ਮਹਾਭਾਰਤ ਭਾਏ ।

khatree maar sanghaar kar raamaayan mahaabhaarat bhaae |

And the Ramayan and the Mahabharat epics were composed to please the people.

ਕਾਮ ਕਰੋਧੁ ਨ ਮਾਰਿਓ ਲੋਭੁ ਮੋਹੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਏ ।

kaam karodh na maario lobh mohu ahankaar na jaae |

Lust and anger were not deci­mated, nor greed,infatuation and ego were wiped out.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਵਿਣੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ।੧੫।

saadhasangat vin janam gavaae |15|

Without the holy congregation, the human birth was lost in vain.