cOpeI ]

chauapiee ||

CHAUPAI

ipRQm kwl jb krw pswrw ]

piratham kaala; jab karaa pasaaraa ||

In the beginning when KAL created the world

EAMkwr qy isRsit aupwrw ]

oa(n)kaar te; sirasat upaaraa ||

It was brought into being by Aumkara (the One Lord).

kwlsYx pRQmY BieE BUpw ]

kaalasaina; prathamai bhio bhoopaa ||

Kal sain was the first king

AiDk Aqul bil rUp AnUpw ]10]

adhik atul bali; roop anoopaa ||10||

Who was of immeasurable strength and supreme beauty.10.

kwlkyq dUsr BUA BieE ]

kaalaketa; dhoosar bhooa bhio ||

Kalket became the second king

kRUrbrs qIsr jg TXo ]

kroorabarasa; teesar jag thayo ||

And Kurabaras, the third.

kwlDuj cqurQ inRp sohY ]

kaaladhuj chaturath nirap sohai ||

Kaldhuj was the fourth kin

ijh qy BXo jgq sB ko hY ]11]

jeh te bhayo; jagat sabh ko hai ||11||

From whom the whole world originated. 11.

shsrwC jw ky suB sohY ]

sahasaraachh jaa ke subh sohai ||

shs pwd jw ky qn mohY ]

sahas paadh jaa ke tan mohai ||

He had a thousand eyes and thousand feet.

syKnwg pr soiebo krY ]

sekhanaag par soibo karai ||

He slept on Sheshanaga

jg iqh syKswie aucrY ]12]

jag teh sekhasai ucharaiai ||12||

Therefore he was called the master of Shesha.12.

eyk sRvx qy mYl inkwrw ]

ek sravan te mail nikaaraa ||

Out of the secretion from one of his ears

qw qy mDukItB qn Dwrw ]

taa te madhukeetabh tan dhaaraa ||

Madhu and Kaitabh came into being.

duqIAw kwn qy mYlu inkwrI ]

dhuteeaa kaan te mail nikaaree ||

And from the secretion of the other ear

qwqy BeI isRsit ieh swrI ]13]

taate bhiee sirasat ieh saaree ||13||

The whole world materialized.13.

iqnko kwl bhur bD krw ]

tinako kaal bahur badh karaa ||

After some period the Lord killed the demons (Madhu and Kaitabh).

iqnko myd smuMd mo prw ]

tinako medh samu(n)dh mo paraa ||

Their marrow flowed into the ocean.

ickn qws jl pr iqr rhI ]

chikan taas jal par tir rahee ||

The greasy substance floated thereon because of that medital (marrow)

myDw nwm qbih qy khI ]14]

medhaa naam tabeh te kahee ||14||

The earth was called medha (or medani).14.

swD krm jy purK kmwvY ]

saadh karam je purakh kamaavai ||

Because of virtuous actions

nwm dyvqw jgq khwvY ]

naam dhevataa jagat kahaavai ||

A purusha (person) is known as devta (god)

kuikRq krm jy jg mY krhI ]

kukirat karam je jag mai karahee ||

And because of evil actions

nwm Asur iqnko sB DrhI ]15]

naam asur tinako sabh dharahee ||15||

He is known as asura (demon).15.

bhu ibQwr khw lgY bKwnIAq ]

bahu bithaar kahaa lagai bakhaaneeat ||

If everything is described in detail

gRMQ bFn qy Aiq fru mwnIAq ]

gra(n)th baddan te at ddar maaneeat ||

It is feared that the description will become voluminous.

iqn qy hoq bhuq inRp Awey ]

tin te hot bahut nirap aae ||

There were many kings after Kaldhuj

d`CpRjwpiq ijn aupjwey ]16]

dha'chhaprajaapat jin upajaae ||16||

Like Daksha Prajapati etc. 16.

dh shMsR iqih igRh BeI kMinAw ]

dheh saha(n)sr teh gireh bhiee ka(n)niaa ||

Ten thousand daughters were born to them

ijh smwn kh lgY n AMinAw ]

jeh samaan keh lagai na a(n)niaa ||

Whose beauty was not matched by others.

kwl ikRAw AYsI qh BeI ]

kaal kriaa aaisee teh bhiee ||

In due course all these daughters

qy sB ibAwh nrysn deI ]17]

te sabh biaaeh naresan dhiee ||17||

Were married with the kings.17.