ਬਿਸਨਪਦ ॥ ਸੋਰਠਿ ॥

bisanapad | soratth |

VISHNUPADA SORATH

ਕਹਾ ਲੌ ਉਪਮਾ ਇਤੀ ਕਰੌ ॥

kahaa lau upamaa itee karau |

ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਬਢਨ ਕੇ ਕਾਜ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਜੂ ਚਿਤ ਮੈ ਅਧਿਕ ਡਰੌ ॥

granth badtan ke kaaj sunahu joo chit mai adhik ddarau |

To what extent should I describe it, because I fear the book will become voluminous,

ਤਉ ਸੁਧਾਰਿ ਬਿਚਾਰ ਕਥਾ ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਸੰਛੇਪ ਬਖਾਨੋ ॥

tau sudhaar bichaar kathaa keh keh sanchhep bakhaano |

Therefore I am improving thoughtfully the story and describing it in brief

ਜੈਸੇ ਤਵ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ ਕੇ ਬਲ ਤੇ ਜਥਾ ਸਕਤਿ ਅਨੁਮਾਨੋ ॥

jaise tav prataap ke bal te jathaa sakat anumaano |

I hope that with the strength of your wisdom, you will assess it accordingly

ਜਬ ਪਾਰਸ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਰਨ ਮੰਡ੍ਰਯੋ ਨਾਨਾ ਸਸਤ੍ਰ ਚਲਾਏ ॥

jab paaras ih bidh ran manddrayo naanaa sasatr chalaae |

When Parasnath waged war in this way, using various types of weapons, then those who were killed were killed,

ਹਤੇ ਸੁ ਹਤੇ ਜੀਅ ਲੈ ਭਾਜੇ ਚਹੁੰ ਦਿਸ ਗਏ ਪਰਾਏ ॥

hate su hate jeea lai bhaaje chahun dis ge paraae |

But some of them saved their lives running away in al the four directions

ਜੇ ਹਠ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਆਨਿ ਪਗ ਲਾਗੇ ਤੇ ਸਬ ਲਏ ਬਚਾਈ ॥

je hatth tiaag aan pag laage te sab le bachaaee |

Those who abandoned their persistence and clung to the feet of the king, they were saved

ਭੂਖਨ ਬਸਨ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਦੀਨੇ ਦੈ ਦੈ ਬਹੁਤ ਬਡਾਈ ॥੧੧੪॥

bhookhan basan bahut bidh deene dai dai bahut baddaaee |114|

They were given ornaments, garments etc., and were greatly appreciated in many ways.40.114.