Remembering Sadashivrao Bhau the brave and unwavering Maratha Commander in Chief on his birthday today. An intrepid warrior and a great general who died at Panipat defending Bharat from an evil Afghan marauder. He was only 30 when he was cut in his prime by the grim reaper.
"कौरव -पांडव-संगर-तांडव द्वापर-काली होय अती
तसे मराठे गिलचे साचे कलींत लढले पानपती"
(Just the way Pandav and Kaurav fought during Dwapar yug, Marathas fought ferociously with Afghans at Panipat).

My poetic tribute to Bhau and his supreme sacrifice at Panipat for the country-
When India in suppliance bent, was shivering seeing Abdali's scourge
From distant Deccan land a brave and dauntless people did emerge

While 'great' Mughals trembled seeing invincible Durrani's power
There were hardy-heroic Marhatta men who just refused to cower
The Swaraj seed that Shivaji Raje sowed had grown into a huge tree
True to Raireshwar oath, Marathas always fought to keep India free

From Udgir marched Sadashiv Bhau with his squad of Maratha men
To take on the ravaging brute who looted India,every now and then
Joined by some Gardi brothers who were true to their country's salt
Prepared to thwart on mother India looter Afghan's vicious  assault

Rajputs, Jats and Sikhs, support Bhau found from absolutely none
Najib , Waliullah and Shuja, a traitorous net for Marathas was spun
At Kunjpura the Decannis made early gains and did beat Afghans well
The delay and wait cost the Indians dear and life slowly turned to hell

Bereft of help,deprived of food Marathas still chose to bravely fight
For Dev,Desh and Soil on a distant land they did golden history write
At early hours on that Sankrant day the Marathas made their wild charge
Gardi's booming guns worked wonders with thunderous cannon barrage

Brave Bhau struck into Shah Wali's formation just like a bolt of thunder
Dazed,stopped dead in tracks, Afghan army was almost split asunder
Marathas piled the ground with Durrani's men, and they still wanted more
Some Afghans even started to flee and Abdali was shaken to his core
Just when it looked the invaders were done and a glorious victory was earned
Fickle fingers of fate worked against Bharat and the winning tide was turned
Wishwasrao fell by a stray shot and commander Sadashivrao lost his mind
Jumped off his howda and went after the Afghans in a fit of rage very blind
Evil Afghan had his plan and unleashed reserves on tired Marathas brave
Tables were turned and heroes fell, results for Bharat were dark and grave
A tumultuous battle, a pyrrhic victory which even Abdali would regret
Sacrificing all for motherland, gallant Marathas paid off their filial debt
'2 pearls dissolved, 27 gold coins lost, of Silver-Copper there's no count'
In these coded words sad Nanasaheb at Pune got the battle's final account
Who actually won and who lost,we can today always dissect and debate
The brave men who selflessly died for Bharat we must admire and adulate

Every house in Deccan lost a man,of broken bangles was many a heap
Like phoenix but Marathas rose,in a decade they did most of India sweep
Even Abdali sang paeans for Maratha bravery but we've forgotten it all
Those who forget their past are condemned to repeat every historical fall.  

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