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Translation

Gopaldas

Nāhīne kākariyānā nīrmā, sakhā sahit tatkāḷ;

Then, Maharaj bathed in the Kakariya Lake with his companions.

Āvīne Me’mdāvādmā, beṭhā jamvāne thāḷ... ° 1

Then, he arrived in Memdavad and sat down to eat.

Agaṇit asuro āviyā, karī nagāre ṭhor;

Countless evil people came, beating their drums.

Māro māro shabda karī, kare katohal jor... ° 2

They cried out “Kill! Kill!” They moved forward with such force.

Vṛuṣhṭi karī tīkhā bāṇnī, nākhe banduk janjāḷ;

They showered sharp arrows and fired their rifles.

Jamī ūṭhī ghoḍe chaḍī, Swāmī gayā vahelāl... ° 3

Maharaj finished eating and mounted his horse to leave quickly.

Āgnā āpī yuddha karo, māro jem tem thāy;

He commanded his devotees to engage in battle and to fight in any way they can.

Agaṇit fojo vāse joī, asur bhāgyā jāy... ° 4

The army of evil saw uncountable number of devotees and fled.

Dātomā khaḍ laī bhāgiyā, nākhī dīdhā hathiyār;

They threw away their weapons and cowardly fled.

Dās Gopāḷ kahe mukhiyā, mārī nākhyā be chār... ° 5

Gopaldas says, the devotees of Maharaj killed two or four of the foremost leaders in the evil forces.