Ang 171

ਭਈ ਇੰਦ੍ਰ ਕੀ ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ ਬਿਨਾਸੰ ॥

bhiee i(n)dhr kee raajadhaanee binaasa(n) ||

There was no position of gods in the Yajnas of king Bali and the capital of Indra was also destroyed.

ਕਰੀ ਜੋਗ ਅਰਾਧਨਾ ਸਰਬ ਦੇਵੰ ॥

karee jog araadhanaa sarab dheva(n) ||

ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨੰ ਭਏ ਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖੰ ਅਭੇਵੰ ॥੨॥

prasa(n)na(n) bhe kaal purakha(n) abheva(n) ||2||

In great agony, all the gods meditated on the Lord, by which the Supreme Destroyer Purusha was pleased.2.

ਦੀਯੋ ਆਇਸੰ ਕਾਲਪੁਰਖੰ ਅਪਾਰੰ ॥

dheeyo aaisa(n) kaalapurakha(n) apaara(n) ||

ਧਰੋ ਬਾਵਨਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਅਸਟਮ ਵਤਾਰੰ ॥

dharo baavanaa bisan asaTam vataara(n) ||

The Non-temporal Lord asked Vishnu out of all gods to assume his eighth manifestation in the form of Vaman incarnation.

ਲਈ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਆਗਿਆ ਚਲਿਯੋ ਧਾਇ ਐਸੇ ॥

liee bisan aagiaa chaliyo dhai aaise ||

ਲਹਿਯੋ ਦਾਰਦੀ ਭੂਪ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਜੈਸੇ ॥੩॥

lahiyo dhaaradhee bhoop bha(n)ddaar jaise ||3||

Vishnu after seeking permission of the Lord, moved like a servant at the command of a king.3.

ਨਰਾਜ ਛੰਦ ॥

naraaj chha(n)dh ||

NARAAJ STANZA

ਸਰੂਪ ਛੋਟ ਧਾਰਿ ਕੈ ॥

saroop chhoT dhaar kai ||

ਚਲਿਯੋ ਤਹਾ ਬਿਚਾਰਿ ਕੈ ॥

chaliyo tahaa bichaar kai ||

ਸਭਾ ਨਰੇਸ ਜਾਨ੍ਯੋ ॥

sabhaa nares jaanayo ||

ਤਹੀ ਸੁ ਪਾਵ ਠਾਨ੍ਰਯੋ ॥੪॥

tahee su paav Thaanrayo ||4||

He transformed himself ad a dwarf and after some reflection, he moved towards the court of the king Bali, where, on reaching, he stood firmly.4.

ਸੁ ਬੇਦ ਚਾਰ ਉਚਾਰ ਕੈ ॥

s bedh chaar uchaar kai ||

ਸੁਣ੍ਯੋ ਨ੍ਰਿਪੰ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਕੈ ॥

sunayo nirapa(n) sudhaar kai ||

This Brahmin recited all the four Vedas, which the king listened to attentively.

ਬੁਲਾਇ ਬਿਪੁ ਕੋ ਲਯੋ ॥

bulai bip ko layo ||

ਮਲਯਾਗਰ ਮੂੜਕਾ ਦਯੋ ॥੫॥

malayaagar mooRakaa dhayo ||5||

The king Bali then called th Brahmin and got him seated respectfully on a seat of sandalwood.5.

ਪਦਾਰਘ ਦੀਪ ਦਾਨ ਦੈ ॥

padhaaragh dheep dhaan dhai ||

ਪ੍ਰਦਛਨਾ ਅਨੇਕ ਕੈ ॥

pradhachhanaa anek kai ||

The king quaffed the water, with which the feet of the Brahmin had been washed and offered charities.

ਕਰੋਰਿ ਦਛਨਾ ਦਈ ॥

karor dhachhanaa dhiee ||

ਨ ਹਾਥਿ ਬਿਪ ਨੈ ਲਈ ॥੬॥

n haath bip nai liee ||6||

Then he circumambulated around the Brahmin several times, after that the king offered millions of charities, but the Brahmin did not touch anything with his hand.6.

ਕਹਿਯੋ ਨ ਮੋਰ ਕਾਜ ਹੈ ॥

kahiyo na mor kaaj hai ||

ਮਿਥ੍ਯਾ ਇਹ ਤੋਰ ਸਾਜ ਹੈ ॥

mithayaa ieh tor saaj hai ||

The Brahmin said that all those things were of no use to him and all the ostentations offered by the king were false.

ਅਢਾਇ ਪਾਵ ਭੂਮਿ ਦੈ ॥

addai paav bhoom dhai ||

ਬਸੇਖ ਪੂਰ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਲੈ ॥੭॥

basekh poor keerat lai ||7||

He then asked him to give only two and a half steps of the earth and accept the special eulogy.7.

ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapiee ||

CHAUPAI

ਜਬ ਦਿਜ ਐਸ ਬਖਾਨੀ ਬਾਨੀ ॥

jab dhij aais bakhaanee baanee ||

ਭੂਪਤਿ ਸਹਤ ਨ ਜਾਨ੍ਯੋ ਰਾਨੀ ॥

bhoopat sahat na jaanayo raanee ||

When the Brahmin uttered these words, the king along with the queen could not understand its import.

ਪੈਰ ਅਢਾਇ ਭੂੰਮਿ ਦੇ ਕਹੀ ॥

pair addai bhoo(n)m dhe kahee ||

ਦ੍ਰਿੜ ਕਰਿ ਬਾਤ ਦਿਜੋਤਮ ਗਹੀ ॥੮॥

dhiraR kar baat dhijotam gahee ||8||

That Brahmin again said the same thing with determination that he had asked only for two and a half steps of the earth.8.

ਦਿਜਬਰ ਸੁਕ੍ਰ ਹੁਤੋ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਤੀਰਾ ॥

dhijabar sukr huto nirap teeraa ||

ਜਾਨ ਗਯੋ ਸਭ ਭੇਦੁ ਵਜੀਰਾ ॥

jaan gayo sabh bhedh vajeeraa ||

Shukracharya, the preceptor of the king was with him at that time, and he alongwith all the ministers comprehended the mystery of asking only for earth.

ਜਿਯੋ ਜਿਯੋ ਦੇਨ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਵੀ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕਹੈ ॥

jiyo jiyo dhen pirathavee nirap kahai ||

ਤਿਮੁ ਤਿਮੁ ਨਾਹਿ ਪੁਰੋਹਿਤ ਗਹੈ ॥੯॥

tim tim naeh purohit gahai ||9||

As many times the king orders for the donation of the earth, for so many times the preceptor Shukracharya asks him not to agree to it.9.

ਜਬ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਦੇਨ ਧਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਕੀਨਾ ॥

jab nirap dhen dharaa man keenaa ||

ਤਬ ਹੀ ਉਤਰ ਸੁਕ੍ਰ ਇਮ ਦੀਨਾ ॥

tab hee utar sukr im dheenaa ||

But when the king made up his mind firmly to give the required earth as alms, then Shukracharya giving his reply said this to the king,

ਲਘੁ ਦਿਜ ਯਾਹਿ ਨ ਭੂਪ ਪਛਾਨੋ ॥

lagh dhij yaeh na bhoop pachhaano ||

ਬਿਸਨੁ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਇਸੀ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨੋ ॥੧੦॥

bisan avataar isee kar maano ||10||

“O king! do not consider him a small-sized Brahmin, consider him only as an incarnation of Vishnu.”10.

ਸੁਨਤ ਬਚਨ ਦਾਨਵ ਸਭ ਹਸੇ ॥

sunat bachan dhaanav sabh hase ||

ਉਚਰਤ ਸੁਕ੍ਰ ਕਹਾ ਘਰਿ ਬਸੇ ॥

aucharat sukr kahaa ghar base ||

Hearing this, all the demons laughed and said: “Shukracharya is only thinking of useless thing,”

ਸਸਿਕ ਸਮਾਨ ਨ ਦਿਜ ਮਹਿ ਮਾਸਾ ॥

sasik samaan na dhij meh maasaa ||

ਕਸ ਕਰਹੈ ਇਹ ਜਗ ਬਿਨਾਸਾ ॥੧੧॥

kas karahai ieh jag binaasaa ||11||

“The Brahmin, whose body doth not contain the flesh more than a rabbit, how can he destroy the world?”11.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

dhoharaa ||

DOHRA

ਸੁਕ੍ਰੋਬਾਚ ॥

sukrobaach ||

Shukracharya said :

ਜਿਮ ਚਿਨਗਾਰੀ ਅਗਨਿ ਕੀ ਗਿਰਤ ਸਘਨ ਬਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

jim chinagaaree agan kee girat saghan ban maeh ||

“The manner in which only a spark of fire, falling down, grows immensely in stature

ਅਧਿਕ ਤਨਿਕ ਤੇ ਹੋਤ ਹੈ ਤਿਮ ਦਿਜਬਰ ਨਰ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੧੨॥

adhik tanik te hot hai tim dhijabar nar naeh ||12||

“Likewise this small-sized Brahmin is not a man.”12.

ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapiee ||

CHAUPAI

ਹਸਿ ਭੂਪਤਿ ਇਹ ਬਾਤ ਬਖਾਨੀ ॥

has bhoopat ieh baat bakhaanee ||

ਸੁਨਹੋ ਸੁਕ੍ਰ ਤੁਮ ਬਾਤ ਨ ਜਾਨੀ ॥

sunaho sukr tum baat na jaanee ||

The king Bali, laughingly, said these words to Shukracharya: “O Shukracharya! You are not comprehending it, I shall not regain such an occasion,