Huge were mountains, and deep were valleys,
Sharp were edges, and horrifying were curves…..
Dense was forest, and wild were shrubs,
Thorny were pathways, and dark were sun-rays………
Demons against Hindus, were cruel and barbaric,
Large was the army, and deeds were satanic……..
Brute was the General, heinous was his past,
Draconian his ways, blood-thirsty was his heart………..
Brave was savior, King of Hindu kingdom,
Committed die hard, were his Maratha battalions……..
Demon had a fear, of dense forest death trap,
Did not wish to enter, that sure was death-trap……..
Seize was laid, around the Panhala fortress,
Prevented supply-chain, for starving warriors…….
Afzal was a timid, with an inflated ego,
In war strategies, he was simply zero………
Shivaji’s shrewd minister, devised the strategy,
To entrap greedy Afzal, induced by trickery……….
A rumor was spread, Shivaji is frightened,
He got induced and got in strategy drowned….
No one except four, were there in a tent,
Everybody else was, was far away from the tent……
Danger was expected, from a huge cruel brute,
A weapon was designed, to defend and to execute………..
Perfectly had deployed, a wonderful war strategy,
To defeat Afzal’s ill design, and let flee Shivaji……..
Invitation was sent, to come for a treaty,
But not with guns, no soldier nor the army………..
A code was to be heard, of three gun-shots,
Baaji continued his fight, till he heard gun-shots…….
Baaji was a brave trusted Shivaji lieutenant,
He fought relentlessly, killed enemy’s adjutants…..
Narrow was the pass, Ghodkhind was the name,
Plan went well, Baaji wiped out, enemy ashamed…….
Shivaji escaped with, a small contingent,
Mughal could not cross Greta Baaji valiant…….
Baaji sacrificed his life, killed many brutes,
Annihilated enemy to ensure Shivaji route…….
Enemy chased like, hungry wild vultures,
For preventing Shivaji and killing Hindu Culture…….
An incarnation of courage, was great Baaji Prabhu,
Staunch Hindu Brahmin, stood there impromptu……..
Ghodkhind witnessed, fought brave soldiers,
Uprising tall mountains, flooded with Blood Rivers…..
Shivaji took pride, in true bravery of Baaji,
Renamed it Pawankhind, to honor Great Baaji…….
Kingdom of Hindus, no caste no class,
Perfect was blend, only Nation was a class……
Unprecedented was that, chapter of gallantry,
Sahyadri never seen before, such unparalleled bravery……..
Ramdas was a preacher, Jijau was a teacher,
Raja was Great Shivaji, uprooted all aggressors……
Pawankhind is that great memoir of bravery,
Inspiring the posterity, an Epitome of Gallantry…..
Mukund Bhalerao Aurangabad | 26-08-2022 | 08:25
