ਤੋਟਕ ਛੰਦ ॥
tottak chhand |
TOTAK STANZA
ਬਿਰਚੇ ਰਣਬੀਰ ਸੁਧੀਰ ਕ੍ਰੁਧੰ ॥
birache ranabeer sudheer krudhan |
ਮਚਿਯੋ ਤਿਹ ਦਾਰੁਣ ਭੂਮਿ ਜੁਧੰ ॥
machiyo tih daarun bhoom judhan |
The warriors moved in the battlefield in great anger and a dreadful war began.
ਹਹਰੰਤ ਹਯੰ ਗਰਜੰਤ ਗਜੰ ॥
haharant hayan garajant gajan |
ਸੁਣਿ ਕੈ ਧੁਨਿ ਸਾਵਣ ਮੇਘ ਲਜੰ ॥੧੫॥
sun kai dhun saavan megh lajan |15|
Hearing the neighing of horses and the trumpeting of the elephants, the clouds of Sawan felt shy.15.
ਬਰਖੈ ਰਣਿ ਬਾਣ ਕਮਾਣ ਖਗੰ ॥
barakhai ran baan kamaan khagan |
ਤਹ ਘੋਰ ਭਯਾਨਕ ਜੁਧ ਜਗੰ ॥
teh ghor bhayaanak judh jagan |
The arrows and the swords were showered in the war and in this may this war was a dreadful and horrible war.
ਗਿਰ ਜਾਤ ਭਟੰ ਹਹਰੰਤ ਹਠੀ ॥
gir jaat bhattan haharant hatthee |
ਉਮਗੀ ਰਿਪੁ ਸੈਨ ਕੀਏ ਇਕਠੀ ॥੧੬॥
aumagee rip sain kee ikatthee |16|
The warriors fall, but in their persistence, they raise dreadful sound. In this way, the forces of the enemy, gathered quickly from all the four sides in the battlefield.16.
ਚਹੂੰ ਓਰ ਘਿਰਿਯੋ ਸਰ ਸੋਧਿ ਸਿਵੰ ॥
chahoon or ghiriyo sar sodh sivan |
ਕਰਿ ਕੋਪ ਘਨੋ ਅਸੁਰਾਰ ਇਵੰ ॥
kar kop ghano asuraar ivan |
Having been besieged from all the for sides, held his arrow and flew into rage over the demons.
ਦੁਹੂੰ ਓਰਨ ਤੇ ਇਮ ਬਾਣ ਬਹੇ ॥
duhoon oran te im baan bahe |
ਨਭ ਅਉਰ ਧਰਾ ਦੋਊ ਛਾਇ ਰਹੇ ॥੧੭॥
nabh aaur dharaa doaoo chhaae rahe |17|
The arrows were showered so intensely from both the sides, that there was shade on the earth and over the sky.17.
ਗਿਰਗੇ ਤਹ ਟੋਪਨ ਟੂਕ ਘਨੇ ॥
girage teh ttopan ttook ghane |
ਰਹਗੇ ਜਨੁ ਕਿੰਸਕ ਸ੍ਰੋਣ ਸਨੇ ॥
rahage jan kinsak sron sane |
The helmets broke and fell in eh battlefield like the flowers saturated with blood.
ਰਣ ਹੇਰਿ ਅਗੰਮ ਅਨੂਪ ਹਰੰ ॥
ran her agam anoop haran |
ਜੀਯ ਮੋ ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਬਿਚਾਰ ਕਰੰ ॥੧੮॥
jeey mo ih bhaat bichaar karan |18|
The unapproachable and unique Shiva thought over in this way in his mind.18.
ਜੀਯ ਮੋ ਸਿਵ ਦੇਖਿ ਰਹਾ ਚਕ ਕੈ ॥
jeey mo siv dekh rahaa chak kai |
ਦਲ ਦੈਤਨ ਮਧਿ ਪਰਾ ਹਕ ਕੈ ॥
dal daitan madh paraa hak kai |
And perplexed in his heart, Shiva, shouting loudly, jumped into the forces of the demons.
ਰਣਿ ਸੂਲ ਸੰਭਾਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰ ਕਰੰ ॥
ran sool sanbhaar prahaar karan |
ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਧੁਨਿ ਦੇਵ ਅਦੇਵ ਡਰੰ ॥੧੯॥
sun ke dhun dev adev ddaran |19|
Holding his trident, he began to strike blows and hearing the sound of his blows, both the gods and demons were all filled with fear.19.
ਜੀਯ ਮੋ ਸਿਵ ਧ︀ਯਾਨ ਧਰਾ ਜਬ ਹੀ ॥
jeey mo siv dhayaan dharaa jab hee |
ਕਲਿ ਕਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨਿ ਭਏ ਤਬ ਹੀ ॥
kal kaal prasan bhe tab hee |
When Shiva meditated in his mind on the non-temporal Lord, the Lord was pleased at the same time.
ਕਹਿਯੋ ਬਿਸਨ ਜਲੰਧਰ ਰੂਪ ਧਰੋ ॥
kahiyo bisan jalandhar roop dharo |
ਪੁਨਿ ਜਾਇ ਰਿਪੇਸ ਕੋ ਨਾਸ ਕਰੋ ॥੨੦॥
pun jaae ripes ko naas karo |20|
Vishnu was ordered to manifest himself as Jalndhar and in this way destroy the king of enemies.20.