nrwj CMd ]

naraaj chha(n)dh ||

NARAAJ STANZA

ibswr AwlsM sbY pRBwq log jwghIN ]

bisaar aalasa(n) sabai; prabhaat log jaagahee(n) ||

AnMiq jwp ko jpYN ibAMq DÎwn pwghIN ]

ana(n)t jaap ko japai(n); bia(n)t dhayaan paagahee(n) ||

(Seeing the Sun,) all the people abandoned idleness and woke up at dawn and meditating on the Omnipresent Lord, used to repeat His Name in various ways.

durMq krm ko krYN AQwp Qwp Qwp hIN ]

dhura(n)t karam ko karai(n); athaap thaapa, thaap hee(n) ||

gwieqRI sMiDXwn kY Ajwp jwp jwp hIN ]3]

gaitree sa(n)dhiyaan kai; ajaap jaapa, jaap hee(n) ||3||

Working on difficult jobs, they used to stablise in their mind the Uninstallable Lord and used to recite the Gyatri and Sandhya.3.

su dyv krm Awd lY pRBwq jwg kY krYN ]

s dhev karam aadh lai; prabhaat jaag kai karai(n) ||

su j~g DUp dIp hom byd ibXwkrn rrYN ]

s ja'g dhoop dheep homa; bedh biyaakaran rarai(n) ||

All the people, repeating the name of the Lord, used to perform godly deeds and also reflected on the Vedas and Vyakarna etc. alongwith the burning of incense, lighting the earthen lamps and performing Yajnas.

su ipqR krm hYN ijqy so ibRq ibRq ko krYN ]

s pitr karam hai(n) jite; so birat birat ko karai(n) ||

su swsqR isimRq aucrM su Drm DÎwn ko DrYN ]4]

s saasatr simirat uchara(n); su dharam dhayaan ko dharai(n) ||4||

They used to perform rituals for the manes according to their power and used to concentrate on virtuous actions alongwith the recitation of Shastras, Smritis etc.4.