kib bwc ]

kab baach ||

Speech of the poet:

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

bwh shMsR kho qumhI Ab lau jg mY nh kwhU kI hoeI ]

baeh saha(n)sr kaho tumahee; ab lau jag mai neh kaahoo kee hoiee ||

“O Sahasrabahu! no one had been in such a pitiable plight as you till today

Aaur kho ieh BUp ieqI ApnY gRih bIc sMp`iq smoeI ]

aaur kaho ieh bhoop itee; apanai greh beech sa(n)pa't samoiee ||

Tell me, O king! why have you amassed so much wealth in your house?

eyqy pY sMq suno ihq kY isv so CrIXw pun rwKq koeI ]

ete pai sa(n)t suno hit kai; siv so chhareeyaa pun raakhat koiee ||

qw inRp ko br Xw ibiD eIs dXo jgdIs kIXo BXo soeI ]2226]

taa nirap ko bar yaa bidh iees dhayo; jagadhees keeyo bhayo soiee ||2226||

“Being in such a state, why one keeps the powerful Shiva as his protector?” Though he was surely bestowed with a boon by Shiva, but only that thing happens, which is agreeable to Lord-God.2226.