nrwj CMd ]

naraaj chha(n)dh ||

NIRAAJ STANZA

srUp Cot DwirkY ]

saroop chhot dhaarikai ||

clXo qhW ibcwirkY ]

chalayo tahaa(n) bichaarikai ||

sBw nrys jwnXo ]

sabhaa nares jaanayo ||

qhIN su pWv TwnXo ]4]

tahee(n) su paa(n)v thaanayo ||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.

nrwj CMd ]

naraaj chha(n)dh ||

NARAAJ STANZA

su byd cwr aucwr kY ]

s bedh chaar uchaar kai ||

suxXo inRpM suDwr kY ]

sunayo nirapa(n) sudhaar kai ||

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

bulwie ibpu ko lXo ]

bulai bip ko layo ||

mlXwgr mUVkw dXo ]5]

malayaagar moorakaa dhayo ||5||

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

nrwj ]

naraaj ||

NARAAJ STANZA

pdwrG dIp dwn dY ]

padhaaragh dheep dhaan dhai ||

pRd~Cnw Anyk kY ]

pradha'chhanaa anek kai ||

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

kroir d~Cnw deI ]

karor dha'chhanaa dhiee ||

n hwiQ ib~p nY leI ]6]

n haath bi'p 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.

nrwj CMd ]

naraaj chha(n)dh ||

NARAAJ STANZA

khXo n mor kwj hY ]

kahayo na mor kaaj hai ||

imiQXwh ieh qor swj hY ]

mithiyaeh 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.

AFwie pwv BUim dY ]

addai paav bhoom dhai ||

bsyK pUr kIrq lY ]7]

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.