Sri Dasam Granth
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ਫੁਨਿ ਇਹ ਸਮੋ ਸਭੋ ਛਲ ਜੈ ਹੈ ॥
fun ih samo sabho chhal jai hai |
ਹਰਿ ਸੋ ਫੇਰਿ ਨ ਭਿਛਕ ਐ ਹੈ ॥੧੩॥
har so fer na bhichhak aai hai |13|“Because I shall not be able to get such a God-like beggar again.”13.
ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਬਾਤ ਇਹੈ ਠਹਰਾਈ ॥
man meh baat ihai tthaharaaee |
ਮਨ ਮੋ ਧਰੀ ਨ ਕਿਸੂ ਬਤਾਈ ॥
man mo dharee na kisoo bataaee |The King decided this general notion in his mind, but perceptibly he did not divulge it to anyone.
ਭ੍ਰਿਤ ਤੇ ਮਾਗ ਕਮੰਡਲ ਏਸਾ ॥
bhrit te maag kamanddal esaa |
ਲਗ੍ਯੋ ਦਾਨ ਤਿਹ ਦੇਨ ਨਰੇਸਾ ॥੧੪॥
lagayo daan tih den naresaa |14|He asked the medicant to give his pot, in order to enact such a base deed.14.
ਸੁਕ੍ਰ ਬਾਤ ਮਨ ਮੋ ਪਹਿਚਾਨੀ ॥
sukr baat man mo pahichaanee |
ਭੇਦ ਨ ਲਹਤ ਭੂਪ ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ॥
bhed na lahat bhoop agiaanee |Shukracharya understood the notion of the mind of the King, but the ignorant King could not comprehend it.
ਧਾਰਿ ਮਕਰਿ ਕੇ ਜਾਰ ਸਰੂਪਾ ॥
dhaar makar ke jaar saroopaa |
ਪੈਠਿਯੋ ਮਧ ਕਮੰਡਲ ਭੂਪਾ ॥੧੫॥
paitthiyo madh kamanddal bhoopaa |15|Shukracharya transformed himself into a small fish and seated himself in the mendicant’s pot.15.
ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਬਰ ਪਾਨਿ ਸੁਰਾਹੀ ਲਈ ॥
nrip bar paan suraahee lee |
ਦਾਨ ਸਮੈ ਦਿਜਬਰ ਕੀ ਭਈ ॥
daan samai dijabar kee bhee |The King took the mendicant’s pot in his hand and the time forgiving alms to the Brahmin arrived.
ਦਾਨ ਹੇਤ ਜਬ ਹਾਥ ਚਲਾਯੋ ॥
daan het jab haath chalaayo |
ਨਿਕਸ ਨੀਰ ਕਰਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਨ ਆਯੋ ॥੧੬॥
nikas neer kar taeh na aayo |16|When the King in order to give alms took some water in his hand, no water came out of the pot.16.
ਤੋਮਰ ਛੰਦ ॥
tomar chhand |TOMAR STANZA
ਚਮਕ੍ਯੋ ਤਬੈ ਦਿਜਰਾਜ ॥
chamakayo tabai dijaraaj |
ਕਰੀਐ ਨ੍ਰਿਪੇਸੁ ਇਲਾਜ ॥
kareeai nripes ilaaj |Then the Brahmin became furious and told the King to check up the por.
ਤਿਨਕਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਇਹ ਬੀਚਿ ॥
tinakaa milai ih beech |
ਇਕ ਚਛ ਹੁਐ ਹੈ ਨੀਚ ॥੧੭॥
eik chachh huaai hai neech |17|The pipe of the pot was searched with a straw and with this search one eye of Shukracharya was lost.17.
ਤਿਨੁਕਾ ਨ੍ਰਿਪਤ ਕਰਿ ਲੀਨ ॥
tinukaa nripat kar leen |
ਭੀਤਰ ਕਮੰਡਲ ਦੀਨ ॥
bheetar kamanddal deen |The King took the straw in his hand and revolved it within the pot.
ਸੁਕ੍ਰ ਆਖਿ ਲਗੀਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
sukr aakh lageea jaae |
ਇਕ ਚਛ ਭਯੋ ਦਿਜ ਰਾਇ ॥੧੮॥
eik chachh bhayo dij raae |18|It pierced the eye of Shukrachraya and thus one eye of the preceptor Shukraccharya was lost.18.
ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਤੇ ਜੁ ਗਿਰਿਯੋ ਨੀਰ ॥
netr te ju giriyo neer |