ਪਾਧਰੀ ਛੰਦ ॥

paadharee chhand |

PAADHARI STANZA

ਕੀਨੋ ਨਰਸਿੰਘ ਦੁਸਟੰ ਸੰਘਾਰ ॥

keeno narasingh dusattan sanghaar |

ਧਰਿਯੋ ਸੁ ਬਿਸਨ ਸਪਤਮ ਵਤਾਰ ॥

dhariyo su bisan sapatam vataar |

Narsingh destroyed the tyrant and in this way Vishnu manifested his seventh incarnation.

ਲਿਨੋ ਸੁ ਭਗਤ ਅਪਨੋ ਛਿਨਾਇ ॥

lino su bhagat apano chhinaae |

ਸਬ ਸਿਸਟਿ ਧਰਮ ਕਰਮਨ ਚਲਾਇ ॥੪੦॥

sab sisatt dharam karaman chalaae |40|

He protected his devotee and spread righteousness on the earth.40.

ਪ੍ਰਹਲਾਦ ਕਰਿਯੋ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਛਤ੍ਰ ਫੇਰਿ ॥

prahalaad kariyo nrip chhatr fer |

ਦੀਨੋ ਸੰਘਾਰ ਸਬ ਇਮ ਅੰਧੇਰ ॥

deeno sanghaar sab im andher |

The canopy was swung over the head of Prahlad and he was made a king, and in this way, the demons, who were darkness-incarnate, were destroyed.

ਸਬ ਦੁਸਟ ਅਰਿਸਟ ਦਿਨੇ ਖਪਾਇ ॥

sab dusatt arisatt dine khapaae |

ਪੁਨਿ ਲਈ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤਹਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੪੧॥

pun lee jot joteh milaae |41|

Destroying all the tyrants and vicious people, Narsingh merged his light in the Supreme Light.41.

ਸਭ ਦੁਸਟ ਮਾਰਿ ਕੀਨੇ ਅਭੇਖ ॥

sabh dusatt maar keene abhekh |

By killing them, all the tyrants were put to shame,

ਪੁਨ ਮਿਲ︀ਯੋ ਜਾਇ ਭੀਤਰ ਅਲੇਖ ॥

pun milayo jaae bheetar alekh |

And that Imperceptible Lord-God merged again in His Own Self.

ਕਬਿ ਜਥਾਮਤਿ ਕਥ︀ਯੋ ਬਿਚਾਰੁ ॥

kab jathaamat kathayo bichaar |

The poet, according to his own understanding, after reflection, hath uttered the above-mentioned saying,

ਇਮ ਧਰਿਯੋ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਸਪਤਮ ਵਤਾਰ ॥੪੨॥

eim dhariyo bisan sapatam vataar |42|

That in this way, Vishnu manifested himself in his seventh incarnation.42.

ਇਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਬਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਨਾਟਕ ਗ੍ਰੰਥੇ ਨਰਸਿੰਘ ਸਪਤਮੋ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਸਮਾਤਮ ਸਤੁ ਸੁਭਮ ਸਤੁ ॥੭॥

eit sree bachitr naattak granthe narasingh sapatamo avataar samaatam sat subham sat |7|

End of the description of the seventh incarnation of NARSINGH.7.