ਚੰਡੀ ਦੀ ਵਾਰ

The Lord is One and the Victory is of the True Guru.

May SRI BHAGAUTI JI (The Sword) be Helpful.

The Heroic Poem of Sri Bhagauti Ji

(By) TheTenth King (Guru).

In the beginning I remember Bhagauti, the Lord (Whose symbol is the sword and then I remember Guru Nanak.

Then I remember Guru Arjan, Guru Amar Das and Guru Ram Das, may they be helpful to me.

Then I remember Guru Arjan, Guru Hargobind and Guru Har Rai.

(After them) I remember Guru Har Kishan, by whose sight all the sufferings vanish.

Then I do remember Guru Tegh Bahadur, though whose Grace the nine treasures come running to my house.

May they be helpful to me everywhere.1.

PAURI

At first the Lord created the double-edged sword and then He created the whole world.

He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and then created the play of Nature.

He created the oceans, mountains and the earth made the sky stable without columns.

He created the demons and gods and caused strife between them.

O Lord! By creating Durga, Thou hast caused the destruction of demons.

Rama received power from Thee and he killed the ten-headed Ravana with arrows.

Krishna received power from Thee and he threw down Kansa by catching his hair.

The great sages and gods, even practising great austerities for several ages

None could know Thy end.2.

The saintly Satyuga (the age of Truth) passed away and the Treta age of semi-righteousness came.

The discord danced over all the heads and Kal and Narad sounded their tabor.

Mahishasura and Sumbh were created for removing the pride of the gods.

They conquered the gods and ruled over the three worlds.

He was called a great hero and had a canopy moving over his head.

Indra was turned out of his kingdom and he looked towards the Kailash mountain.

Frightened by the demons, the element of fear grew enormously in his heart

He came, therefore to Durga.3.

PAURI

One day Durga came for a bath.

Indra related to her the story agony:

“The demons have seized from us our kingdom."

“They have proclaimed their authority over all the three worlds."

“They have played musical instruments in their rejoicings in Amaravati, the city of gods."

“All the demons have caused the flight of the gods."

“None hath gone and conquered Mahikha, the demon."

“O goddess Durga, I have come under Thy refuge.”4.

PAURI

Listening to these words (of Indra), Durga laughed heartily.

She sent for that lion, who was she devourer of demons.

She said to gods, “Do not worry mother any more.”

For killing the demons, the great mother exhibited great fury.5.

DOHRA

The infuriated demons came with the desire of fighting in the battlefield.

The swords and daggers glisten with such brilliance that the sun cannot be seen.6.

PAURI

Both the armies faced each other and the drums, conches and trumpets sounded.

The demons came in great rage, decorated with swords and armour.

The warriors were facing the war-front and none of them knows to retrace his steps.

The brave fighters were roaring in the battlefield.7.