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.