ਅਕਰਾ ਛੰਦ ॥
akaraa chhand |
AKRAA STANZA
ਮਿਥਲਾ ਪੁਰ ਰਾਜਾ ॥
mithalaa pur raajaa |
ਜਨਕ ਸੁਭਾਜਾ ॥
janak subhaajaa |
ਤਿਹ ਸਿਸ ਸੀਤਾ ॥
tih sis seetaa |
ਅਤਿ ਸੁਭ ਗੀਤਾ ॥੮੧੦॥
at subh geetaa |810|
“Sita, the daughter of the king Janak of Mithilapur is beautiful like a propitious song 810
ਸੋ ਬਨਿ ਆਏ ॥
so ban aae |
ਤਿਹ ਹਮ ਜਾਏ ॥
tih ham jaae |
ਹੈਂ ਦੁਇ ਭਾਈ ॥
hain due bhaaee |
ਸੁਨਿ ਰਘੁਰਾਈ ॥੮੧੧॥
sun raghuraaee |811|
“O the king of Raghu clan! she has come to the forest and given birth to us and we are two brothers.”811.
ਸੁਨਿ ਸੀਅ ਰਾਨੀ ॥
sun seea raanee |
ਰਘੁਬਰ ਜਾਨੀ ॥
raghubar jaanee |
ਚਿਤ ਪਹਿਚਾਨੀ ॥
chit pahichaanee |
ਮੁਖ ਨ ਬਖਾਨੀ ॥੮੧੨॥
mukh na bakhaanee |812|
When Sita heard and came to know about Ram, she then, even recognizing him, did not utter a word from her mouth.812.
ਤਿਹ ਸਿਸ ਮਾਨਯੋ ॥
tih sis maanayo |
ਅਤਿ ਬਲ ਜਾਨਯੋ ॥
at bal jaanayo |
ਹਠਿ ਰਣ ਕੀਨੋ ॥
hatth ran keeno |
ਕਹ ਨਹੀ ਦੀਨੋ ॥੮੧੩॥
keh nahee deeno |813|
She forbade her sons and told them, “Ram is extremely mighty, you are persistently waging a war against him.” Saying this even Sita did not say the whole thing.813.
ਕਸਿ ਸਰ ਮਾਰੇ ॥
kas sar maare |
ਸਿਸ ਨਹੀ ਹਾਰੇ ॥
sis nahee haare |
ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਬਾਣੰ ॥
bahu bidh baanan |
ਅਤਿ ਧਨੁ ਤਾਣੰ ॥੮੧੪॥
at dhan taanan |814|
Those boys did not retreat and accept defeat and discharged their arrows with full force after stretching their bows.814.
ਅੰਗ ਅੰਗ ਬੇਧੇ ॥
ang ang bedhe |
ਸਭ ਤਨ ਛੇਦੇ ॥
sabh tan chhede |
ਸਭ ਦਲ ਸੂਝੇ ॥
sabh dal soojhe |
ਰਘੁਬਰ ਜੂਝੇ ॥੮੧੫॥
raghubar joojhe |815|
Al the limbs of Ram were pierced and his whole body eroded, the whole army came to know this that Ram had passed away.815.
ਜਬ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਾਰੇ ॥
jab prabh maare |
ਸਭ ਦਲ ਹਾਰੇ ॥
sabh dal haare |
ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਭਾਗੇ ॥
bahu bidh bhaage |
ਦੁਐ ਸਿਸ ਆਗੇ ॥੮੧੬॥
duai sis aage |816|
When Ram passed away, then the whole army began to flee accordingly in front of those two boys.816.
ਫਿਰਿ ਨ ਨਿਹਾਰੈਂ ॥
fir na nihaarain |
ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨ ਚਿਤਾਰੈਂ ॥
prabhoo na chitaarain |
ਗ੍ਰਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਲੀਨਾ ॥
grah dis leenaa |
ਅਸ ਰਣ ਕੀਨਾ ॥੮੧੭॥
as ran keenaa |817|
They were not even turning around to see Ram, and being helpless they fled away to whichever side they could.817.