Chaupaee
Then she told the Raja, ‘Listen, My Master, your this dog.
‘Is precious to me, more than my life. Please don’t kill it.’(6)
Dohira
‘I believe you,’ Raja said, ‘It is true,’ and gave it a piece of bread.
Be passed right in front of his eyes, but the foolish Raja did not fathom.
Eighty-seventh Parable of Auspicious Chritars Conversation of the Raja and the Minister, Completed with Benediction. (87)(1535)
Dohira
In the city of Gokha Nagar, there was a Raja named lndra Datt.
Kanj Prabha was his wife; she was extremely pretty.(1)
The temple of goddess, Sarab Mangla, was in Gokha city.
Here all, high and low, the Raja and the subject used to pay their obeisance.(2)
Chaupaee
All used to walk to the place to bow their heads,
They would put sacred marks on their foreheads along with burning assorted essence.(3)
Dohira
They would circumambulate in various forms and pay their obeisance.
After offering prayers to the goddess Bhawani, they would return to their homes.(4)
Chaupaee
Men and women would walk to the place burning incense and sprinkling saffron.
They would recite Sundry songs to appease goddess, Mangal.(5)
What ever they wished for in their minds, they would go and express to Bhawani.
And Bhawani would gratify all, the young and the old.(6)
Dohira
Whatever one would wish for, one would get it accomplished
Whether it was good, bad or in any other form.(7)
On the Ash tmi day of the month of Chet (Marchi April) there would be held a festival,
And none, the high, the low, the ruler and the subject, would stay back at home.(8)
Chaupaee
Once on the day of Ashtmi, Rani met a traveller,
She felt like having sex with him but she could not get the opportunity, (9)
With this in mind, she thought of a plan to call the traveller at the back of the place.
She discussed the strategy, of how to deal with Raja, in her mind.(10)
‘When he had come at the back of the house, I would, candidly, announce,