cOpeI ]
chauapiee ||
CHAUPAI
jb idj AYs bKwnI bwnI ]
jab dhij aais bakhaanee baanee ||
BUpq shq n jwnXo rwnI ]
bhoopat sahat na jaanayo raanee ||
When the Brahmin uttered these words, the king along with the queen could not understand its import.
pYr AFwie BUMim dy khI ]
pair addai bhoo(n)m dhe kahee ||
idV kir bwq idjoqm ghI ]8]
dhir 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.
idjbr sukR huqo inRp qIrw ]
dhijabar sukr huto nirap teeraa ||
jwn gXo sB Bydu vjIrw ]
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.
jXON jXoN dyn ipRQvI inRp khY ]
jayaua(n) jayo(n) dhen pirathavee nirap kahai ||
iqmu iqmu bWih pRohq ghY ]9]
tim tim baa(n)h prohat 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.
cOpeI ]
chauapiee ||
CHAUPAI
jb inRp dyn Drw mn kInw ]
jab nirap dhen dharaa man keenaa ||
qb hI au~qr sukR iem dInw ]
tab hee u'tar 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,
lGu idj Xwih n BUp pCwno ]
lagh dhij yaeh na bhoop pachhaano ||
ibsn Avqwr iesI kir mwno ]10]
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.
cOpeI ]
chauapiee ||
CHAUPAI
sunq bcn dwnv sB hsy ]
sunat bachan dhaanav sabh hase ||
aucrq sukR khw Gir bsy ]
aucharat sukr kahaa ghar base ||
Hearing this, all the demons laughed and said: “Shukracharya is only thinking of useless thing,”
sisk smwn nw idj mih mwsw ]
sasik samaan naa dhij meh maasaa ||
ks kr hY ieh j~g ibnwsw ]11]
kas kar hai ieh ja'g binaasaa ||11||
“The Brahmin, whose body doth not contain the flesh more than a rabbit, how can he destroy the world?”11.