Sri Dasam Granth

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ਜਰਨ ਮਰਨ ਕਾ ਨਿਗ੍ਰਹ ਧਾਰਿਯੋ ॥੬੩॥
jaran maran kaa nigrah dhaariyo |63|

When Raja witnessed this, he decided to immolate himself as well.(63)

ਚਿਤਾ ਜਰਾਇ ਜਰਨ ਜਬ ਲਾਗ੍ਯੋ ॥
chitaa jaraae jaran jab laagayo |

When (the king) lit a pyre and began to burn (in it),

ਤਬ ਬੈਤਾਲ ਤਹਾ ਤੇ ਜਾਗ੍ਯੋ ॥
tab baitaal tahaa te jaagayo |

When the flaming pyre was ready, suddenly Betaal, (his court poet) appeared.

ਸੰਚਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਤਿਹ ਦੁਹੂੰਨ ਜਿਯਾਯੋ ॥
sanch amrit tih duhoon jiyaayo |

He sprinkled nectar and revived both of them

ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕੇ ਚਿਤ ਕੋ ਤਾਪੁ ਮਿਟਾਯੋ ॥੬੪॥
nrip ke chit ko taap mittaayo |64|

He sprinkled the nectar over the bodies of both of them, made them alive again and eliminated Raja’s affliction.(64)

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥
doharaa |

Dohira

ਸਹਿ ਸੈਥੀ ਪਾਵਕ ਬਰਿਯੋ ਦੁਹੂੰਅਨ ਲਯੋ ਬਚਾਇ ॥
seh saithee paavak bariyo duhoonan layo bachaae |

He bore the brunt of sword and had decided to burn himself,

ਕਾਮਾ ਦਈ ਦਿਜੋਤ ਮਹਿ ਧੰਨ੍ਯ ਬਿਕ੍ਰਮਾਰਾਇ ॥੬੫॥
kaamaa dee dijot meh dhanay bikramaaraae |65|

Raja Bikrim, the endower of life to Kama is meritorious.(65)(l)

ਇਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਪਖ੍ਯਾਨੇ ਪੁਰਖ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰੇ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੀ ਭੂਪ ਸੰਬਾਦੇ ਇਕਾਨਵੋ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤੁ ਸੁਭਮ ਸਤੁ ॥੯੧॥੧੬੩੪॥ਅਫਜੂੰ॥
eit sree charitr pakhayaane purakh charitre mantree bhoop sanbaade ikaanavo charitr samaapatam sat subham sat |91|1634|afajoon|

Ninety-first Parable of Auspicious Chritars Conversation of the Raja and the Minister, Completed with Benediction. (91)(1632)

ਚੌਪਈ ॥
chauapee |

Chaupaee

ਦਛਿਨ ਦੇਸ ਬਿਚਛਨ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
dachhin des bichachhan naaree |

South country women are very clever.

ਜੋਗੀ ਗਏ ਭਏ ਘਰ ਬਾਰੀ ॥
jogee ge bhe ghar baaree |

In the south, the women were so pretty that even the yogis, the ascetics, gone there, had became householders.

ਮੰਗਲ ਸੈਨ ਰਾਵ ਜਗੁ ਕਹਈ ॥
mangal sain raav jag kahee |

A king named Mangal Sen was famous

ਸਭ ਅਰਿ ਕੁਲ ਜਾ ਤੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਣ ਗਹਈ ॥੧॥
sabh ar kul jaa te trin gahee |1|

Mangal Sen was the Raja of that part and all the enemies dreaded of his power.(1)

ਸਰੂਪ ਕਲਾ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਬਰ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
saroop kalaa taa kee bar naaree |

Art (of the name) was his beautiful wife,

ਮਾਨਹੁ ਮਹਾ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਕੀ ਪ੍ਯਾਰੀ ॥
maanahu mahaa rudr kee payaaree |

Saroup Kala was his wife who was as pretty as (the legendry) wife of

ਤਾ ਸੋ ਨੇਹ ਨ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਕੋ ਰਹੈ ॥
taa so neh nripat ko rahai |

The king was very fond of him.

ਕਰੈ ਸੋਈ ਜੋਈ ਵਹ ਕਹੈ ॥੨॥
karai soee joee vah kahai |2|

Shiva. Raja loved her intensively and performed his duties according to her wishes.(2)

ਰੁਆਮਲ ਛੰਦ ॥
ruaamal chhand |

Ruaamal Chhand

ਰੰਗ ਮਹਲ ਬਿਖੈ ਹੁਤੇ ਨਰ ਰਾਇ ਤਵਨੈ ਕਾਲ ॥
rang mahal bikhai hute nar raae tavanai kaal |

When the king was in the palace,

ਰੂਪ ਪ੍ਰਭਾ ਬਿਰਾਜਤੀ ਤਹ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ ਲੈ ਬਾਲ ॥
roop prabhaa biraajatee tah sundaree lai baal |

When Raja was in the Palace, Roop Prabha used to come there with her companions.

ਕਾਨ੍ਰਹਰੇ ਨਾਦ ਔ ਨਫੀਰੀ ਬੇਨੁ ਬੀਨ ਮ੍ਰਿਦੰਗ ॥
kaanrahare naad aau nafeeree ben been mridang |

Instruments such as trumpets, veena, flute and mridanga are played with the sound of Kanade raga.

ਭਾਤਿ ਭਾਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਕੁਲਾਹਲ ਹੋਤ ਨਾਨਾ ਰੰਗ ॥੩॥
bhaat bhaatin ke kulaahal hot naanaa rang |3|

The musical notes of Raag Kanrra were melodiously played on Nafiris, the flutes and the ecstasies were showered.(3)

ਏਕ ਨਟੂਆ ਤਹ ਰਹੈ ਤਿਹ ਬਿਸੁਨ ਦਤ੍ਵਾ ਨਾਮ ॥
ek nattooaa tah rahai tih bisun datvaa naam |

There lived a bard who was known as Bishan Datt,

ਰਾਵ ਜੂ ਤਾ ਕੌ ਨਚਾਵਤ ਰਹੈ ਆਠੌ ਜਾਮ ॥
raav joo taa kau nachaavat rahai aatthau jaam |

Whom the Raja had made to dance whole day long.

ਅਮਿਤ ਰੂਪ ਬਿਲੋਕਿ ਤਾ ਕੌ ਰਾਨਿਯਹਿ ਨਿਜੁ ਨੈਨ ॥
amit roop bilok taa kau raaniyeh nij nain |

When the Rani saw him with her own eyes,

ਹ੍ਵੈ ਗਿਰੀ ਬਿਸੰਭਾਰ ਭੂ ਪੈ ਬਧੀ ਸਾਯਕ ਮੈਨ ॥੪॥
hvai giree bisanbhaar bhoo pai badhee saayak main |4|

She was overpower with lust and fell flat on the ground.(4)

ਤੋਮਰ ਛੰਦ ॥
tomar chhand |

Tomar Chhand

ਰਾਨਿਯਿਹ ਸਖੀ ਪਠਾਇ ॥
raaniyih sakhee patthaae |

The queen sent Sakhi

ਸੋ ਲਯੋ ਧਾਮ ਬੁਲਾਇ ॥
so layo dhaam bulaae |

The Rani sent her maid and called him to her home.

ਤਜਿ ਕੈ ਨ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਕੀ ਕਾਨਿ ॥
taj kai nripat kee kaan |

Regardless of the king

ਤਾ ਸੌ ਰਮੀ ਰੁਚਿ ਮਾਨਿ ॥੫॥
taa sau ramee ruch maan |5|

Ignoring the prestige of the Raja, she indulged in love-making with him.(5)

ਤਿਹ ਅਮਿਤ ਰੂਪ ਨਿਹਾਰਿ ॥
tih amit roop nihaar |

By seeing her extremely beautiful form

ਸਿਵ ਸਤ੍ਰੁ ਗਯੋ ਸਰ ਮਾਰਿ ॥
siv satru gayo sar maar |

His extreme handsomeness had shot through her a Cupid’s sharp arrow.

ਤਬ ਲੌ ਨ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਗਯੋ ਆਇ ॥
tab lau nripat gayo aae |

By then the king came

ਅਬਲਾ ਅਧਿਕ ਦੁਖ ਪਾਇ ॥੬॥
abalaa adhik dukh paae |6|

In the meantime, the Raja appeared.(6)

ਤਬ ਕਿਯੋ ਇਹੈ ਉਪਾਇ ॥
tab kiyo ihai upaae |

Then he did this measure.

ਇਕ ਦੇਗ ਲਈ ਮੰਗਾਇ ॥
eik deg lee mangaae |

She proceeded this way: she sent for it large cooking-vessel,

ਤਾ ਪੈ ਤਵਾ ਕੌ ਦੀਨ ॥
taa pai tavaa kau deen |

I gave him a thumbs up.

ਕੋਊ ਸਕੈ ਤਾਹਿ ਨ ਚੀਨ ॥੭॥
koaoo sakai taeh na cheen |7|

And covered it with a lid so that no one could see inside.(7)

ਜਾ ਮੈ ਘਨੌ ਜਲ ਪਰੈ ॥
jaa mai ghanau jal parai |

There was a lot of water in it.

ਤਰ ਕੌ ਨ ਬੂੰਦਿਕ ਢਰੈ ॥
tar kau na boondik dtarai |

(She spoke) ‘I have filled it with water and not a drop can drip out of it,

ਤਾ ਮੈ ਗੁਲਾਬਹਿ ਪਾਇ ॥
taa mai gulaabeh paae |

By putting rose (extract) in it

ਕਾਢਿਯੌ ਪਤਿਹਿ ਦਿਖਰਾਇ ॥੮॥
kaadtiyau patihi dikharaae |8|

‘I have put roses in it,’ and then she presented her husband the rosewater.(8)

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥
doharaa |

Dohira

ਸੀਂਚ੍ਰਯੋ ਵਹੈ ਗੁਲਾਬ ਲੈ ਪਤਿ ਕੀ ਪਗਿਯਾ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
seenchrayo vahai gulaab lai pat kee pagiyaa maeh |

She took some rose-water, and sprinkled it on her husband’s turban.

ਛਿਰਕਿ ਸਭਨ ਪਹਿ ਕਾਢਿਯੌ ਭੇਦ ਲਹਿਯੋ ਜੜ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੯॥
chhirak sabhan peh kaadtiyau bhed lahiyo jarr naeh |9|

Under the shower of rose-water she slipped him out and no one could acquiesce the real secret.

ਚੌਪਈ ॥
chauapee |

Chaupaee