Thursday, April 14, 2011

A Fight With Full DEvotion................

                                                                 || Hari Om ||

                                      Sarnar kadhi ran prabhu tari he kuthavar sahu ghav shiri 
                                            
          Shivaji Maharaj and his Mavale were at Panhala Fort,The Jehadi army of Adilshah came to know of this and immediately laid siege to the fort under the able command of general Siddi Johar.  The siege lasted for many months and Siddi Johar was getting increasingly successful in cutting off  vital supplies to the Panhala fort and thereby forcing Shivaji's hand.  He had to get out of there and he had to get out soon.
   
        All attempts to raise the siege were foiled. Even Shivaji Maharaj's senapati (Commander) Netaji Palkar could not break through the siege from outside. Hence Shivaji decided to give a final battle. But instead of suicidal attack, he followed a different strategy. A grand escape was planned to give a battle from the fort Vishalgad.

  Firstly, Shivaji Maharaj sent his vakil (lawyer)l to Siddi Jauhar saying that he was ready to sign a treaty with him. Siddi Jauhar and his army thus relaxed a bit, foreseeing that their siege going on for months together was going to end. Still, getting through the siege of about 10000 Adilshahi soldiers seemed impossible.
        
              On a stormy full moon's night (night of Guru Pournima, Ashadh Vadya Paurnima) a band of 600 select men set out, led by Baji Prabhu and Shivaji.These 600 mens were specially selected with just One view Their Dedication Towards their Raja in Front of Their own Life.They split up into two groups.One was a false group that went in the opposite direction where Shivaji Maharaj escaped And Siddhi Johar troops went in the direction of Shiv Nhavi (Replication Of Shivaji Maharaj)till they captured Shiva Nhavi and from Shiv Nhavi came to know that the Real Shivaji ran away,Siddhi johar was fooled,he was very angry.Shiv Nhavi was very happy that for My Kings saviour i am very happy to Give my Life.Saying In front of Siddhi that My Raja has ran away below your Nose and you are made a fool,Siddhi beheaded Shiva Nhavi...This was just a part the Chase aagin started...


                 The Mavale with Shivaji Maharaj were running in Night whole darkness in jungle,slippery soil(Chikhal) and rocks  it was raining heavily but they had no pains they had just one Thought Our King should reach VishalGadh...No matter we Live or Die..

     At night they started running and they were continuously running without no fear as siddhi johars troops were coming at very high speed with all horses..they knew that if we keep running at this speed ratio we will come in contact of the Siddhi johar and BajiPrabhu decided that at the Ghod Khind 300 Mavale will fight against siddhi troops and the remaining mavale will take Shivaji Maharaj to Vishal Gadh ,Shivaji Maharaj was not happy and said that No one will wait i dont want to loose anyone..But Baji Prabhu Said " Maharaj sometimes the condition is such that King has to follow the order of his servant ,this is your servants order and you have to follow it dont worry"..What a devotion no matter what happens were will fight against the enemy but you go ahead...Baji prabhu Selected the 300 Mavale that will stay with him and the rest took Maharaj towards Vishal Gadh and  3 cannon shots will be made as a signal for Baji when Shivaji Reached the Fort.

         Baji Prabhu waited in the Ghoda Khinda for the siddhi johar troops and when they arrived a huge sound of HAR HAR MAHDEO was made and with the sound only siddhi was setback and a long lasting fight started...This 300 Mavale were fighting like LIONS and their leader Baji Prabhu was fighting with  a Brave Heart..No matter how many enemy strength Mavale were fighting with a ratio of 1:100 ever single Mavale was fighiting with hundreds and the Battle was going on...

                                        Disu lagle abhra sabhovti vidirna zali jari hi chati
                                        ajun jalate antarjyoti kasa savru deh pari

Siddhi johar was frusted not knowing what to do ...This is the Magic of Whole hearted devotion each Mavala was fighting with devotion towards their Raja and Baji Prabhu was fighting in Air on Land with Bhala, Talvar evey thing ,He was unstoppable he was just continuing ..None of Mavala carred of anything they were just fighting for their King ....The fight carried on ...

      Each Mavla was just engraged with full devotion and as the fight was going on Shivaji Maharaj was reaching close and close to Vishal Gadh ...None of the Mavala was giving it up till the 3 cannon shots were heard..Baji Prabhu was fighting with a BLOOD COLOURED BODY his entrire body was full in blood but still he was carrying on in both his hand he was handling Talvar ,Bhalaas,etc he was totally unstoppable ...

                                          Hoy tanuchi keval chalan pran udaya baghati tyatuna
                                          mitanya zale adhir lochan khadaga galale bhumivari


   Evey troop of sidhi johar was frightened of Baji Prabhu , as Baji  was not leaving any oone, Marathas were figting like LIONS,This battle went of for 8 hrs no maters we should think how that fight was carried  with just a 300Marathas fighting with 4000 Siddhi johar troops This is power of Devotion....Baji prabhu was Totally torned but still he didnot care of his body he was continously fighting...Later siddhi was frustated did not knowing how to stop Bajiprabhu ,he was not able to understand how to stop Baji Prabhu as Baji was fighting every thing Out..
    
            At this same time Shivaji Maharaj reached the Base of VishlaGadh there also one Maratha has caputred base camp and these 300 started to fight with them it is said that "Shivaji Maharaj life heavily went in fighting with our own people only" ..Here Shivaji Maharaj Himself started to fight at the base of Vishal Gadh and No goodness No one in this world would be able to fight with Maharaj because he was the Topest and the Finest in Playing the Sword he easily cutted every enemy and reached the Fort..

         Here at Ghodha Khinda Baji was Unstoppable ,Then Siddhi ordered his Solidier to climb up tree and shoot from their and from a tree he shooted on the Red coloured chest of Baji ,Still Baji Kept on Fighting and then the 3 canon were heared and only by then Baji Prabhu soul left his body...It might be such that death itself might be Frightened of Baji Prabhu the way he was Fighting for his King....
                                                 
                                                 Pavan khindit paul rovun sharir pinje to kele ran
                                                 sharanagaticha akher ye kshan bolavshil ka ata ghari
                                                 sarnar kadhi ran prabhu tari he kuthavar sahu ghav shiri 


Pavitra Hecha Pramana.....That Ghoda Khinda Was renamed to Pawan Khinda that Khinda  saw a Pavitra devotions..Now also still that Khinda is there all various people still go there to see how that fight might have been made...Just for their King...Beacuse their King alo had great devotion towards ..........

                                                               "He tooh Shrincheee Karyaa...."

There are many points in this seige that we can think upon and how would this have been carried on at that time..But this incidents are not that back of time..Just behind 400 yrs .

  



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