ਬਹੋੜਾ ਛੰਦ ॥

bahorraa chhand |

BAHORA STANZA

ਲੰਕੇਸ ਕੇ ਉਰ ਮੋ ਤਕ ਬਾਨ ॥

lankes ke ur mo tak baan |

ਮਾਰਯੋ ਰਾਮ ਸਿਸਤ ਜਿ ਕਾਨ ॥

maarayo raam sisat ji kaan |

The sons of Ram pulling their bows shot an arrow in the heart of the king of Lanka

ਤਬ ਗਿਰਯੋ ਦਾਨਵ ਸੁ ਭੂਮਿ ਮਧ ॥

tab girayo daanav su bhoom madh |

ਤਿਹ ਬਿਸੁਧ ਜਾਣ ਨਹੀ ਕੀਯੋ ਬਧ ॥੭੮੫॥

tih bisudh jaan nahee keeyo badh |785|

That demon fell down on the earth and considering him unconscious, the boys did not kill him.785.

ਤਬ ਰੁਕਯੋ ਤਾਸ ਸੁਗ੍ਰੀਵ ਆਨ ॥

tab rukayo taas sugreev aan |

ਕਹਾ ਜਾਤ ਬਾਲ ਨਹੀ ਪੈਸ ਜਾਨ ॥

kahaa jaat baal nahee pais jaan |

Then Sugriva came and stopped there and said, “O boys! where are you going? You cannot get away and remain safe.”

ਤਬ ਹਣਯੋ ਬਾਣ ਤਿਹ ਭਾਲ ਤਕ ॥

tab hanayo baan tih bhaal tak |

ਤਿਹ ਲਗਯੋ ਭਾਲ ਮੋ ਰਹਯੋ ਚਕ ॥੭੮੬॥

tih lagayo bhaal mo rahayo chak |786|

Then the boys of the sage made a target of his forehead and shot his arrow which struck his forehead and feeling the sharpness of the arrow, he became actionless.786.

ਚਪ ਚਲੀ ਸੈਣ ਕਪਣੀ ਸੁ ਕ੍ਰੁਧ ॥

chap chalee sain kapanee su krudh |

ਨਲ ਨੀਲ ਹਨੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਸੁ ਜੁਧ ॥

nal neel hanoo angad su judh |

On seeing this the whole army was pressed and in great fury, they began to fight alongwith Nal, Neel, Hanuman and Angad

ਤਬ ਤੀਨ ਤੀਨ ਲੈ ਬਾਲ ਬਾਨ ॥

tab teen teen lai baal baan |

ਤਿਹ ਹਣੋ ਭਾਲ ਮੋ ਰੋਸ ਠਾਨ ॥੭੮੭॥

tih hano bhaal mo ros tthaan |787|

Then the boys took three arrows each and shot them on the foreheads of all.787.

ਜੋ ਗਏ ਸੂਰ ਸੋ ਰਹੇ ਖੇਤ ॥

jo ge soor so rahe khet |

ਜੋ ਬਚੇ ਭਾਜ ਤੇ ਹੁਇ ਅਚੇਤ ॥

jo bache bhaaj te hue achet |

Those who remained in the field, they embraced death an those who survived lost their senses and ran away

ਤਬ ਤਕਿ ਤਕਿ ਸਿਸ ਕਸਿ ਬਾਣ ॥

tab tak tak sis kas baan |

ਦਲ ਹਤਯੋ ਰਾਘਵੀ ਤਜਿ ਕਾਣਿ ॥੭੮੮॥

dal hatayo raaghavee taj kaan |788|

Then those boys tightly shot their arrows on their arrows on their targets and destroyed fearlessly the forces of Ram.788.