caupeI ]

chaupiee ||

CHAUPAI

iqRqIX byd sunbo qum kIAw ]

tirateey bedha; sunabo tum keeaa ||

cqur byd suin BUA ko dIAw ]

chatur bedha; sun bhooa ko dheeaa ||

“O Sodhi king! You have listened to the recitation of three Vedas, and while listening to the fourth, you gave away your kingdom.

qIn jnm hmhUM jb Dir hY ]

teen janama; hamahoo(n) jab dhar hai ||

“When I shall have taken three births”

cOQy jnm gurU quih kir hY ]9]

chauathe janama; guroo tuh kar hai ||9||

“You will be made the Guru in the fourth birth.”9.

auq rwjw kwnnih isDwXo ]

aut raajaa; kaananeh sidhaayo ||

That (Sodhi) king left for the forest,

ieq ien rwj krq suK pwXo ]

eit in raaja; karat sukh paayo ||

and this (Bedi) king absorbed himself in royal pleasures.

khw lgy kir kQw sunwaU ]

kahaa lage kari; kathaa sunaauoo ||

To what extent, I should narrate the story?

gRMQ bFn qy AiDk frwaU ]10]

gra(n)th baddan te; adhik ddaraauoo ||10||

It is feared that this granth will become voluminous.10.

ieiq sRI bicqR nwtk gRMQy byd pwT Byt rwj cqurQ iDAwie smwpq msqu suB msqu ]4] APjU ]199]

eit sree bachitr naatak gra(n)the bedh paath bhet raaj chaturath dhiaai samaapat masat subh masat ||4|| afajoo ||199||

End of the Fourth Chapter of BACHITTAR NATAK entitled “The Recitation of the Vedas and the Offering of Kingdom”.4.