Translation

(1) 2-254: Nāhīne Kākariyānā nīrmā sakhā sahit tatkāḷ

Gopaldas

Nāhīne kākariyānā nīrmā, sakhā sahit tatkāḷ;

Then, Maharaj bathed in Lake Kakariya 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 “Attack! Attack!” 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

Seeing an army of uncountable devotees, the evil ones fled.

Dātomā khaḍ laī bhāgiyā, nākhī dīdhā hathiyār;

They dropped their weapons and cowardly fled.

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

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

Note: some kirtans have been translated using AI. Kirtans naturally contain many types of imagery and hence can be open to interpretation. In some cases, the base translation by AI may have been modified to provide a simple translation when possible.