ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapee |

CHAUPAI

ਜਬ ਅਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਾਰਿ ਗਿਰਾਯੋ ॥

jab ajeet singh maar giraayo |

ਸੁ ਭਟਨ ਮਨ ਭਟਕਿਓ ਡਰ ਪਾਯੋ ॥

su bhattan man bhattakio ddar paayo |

ਬਹੁਰੋ ਭੂਪਤਿ ਖੜਗ ਸੰਭਾਰਿਓ ॥

bahuro bhoopat kharrag sanbhaario |

ਚਕ੍ਰਤ ਤੇ ਸਬਹੂੰ ਬਲੁ ਹਾਰਿਓ ॥੧੬੭੩॥

chakrat te sabahoon bal haario |1673|

When Ajit Singh killed the warriors, then the other warriors became fearful in their minds, the king again held out his sword, all the people were wonder-struck by his warfare and lost their valour.1673.

ਤਬ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਧਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਬਿਚਾਰਿਓ ॥

tab har har bidh mantr bichaario |

ਮਰੈ ਨ ਜਰੈ ਅਗਨ ਤੇ ਜਾਰਿਓ ॥

marai na jarai agan te jaario |

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਜਤਨ ਕਛੂ ਅਬ ਕੀਜੈ ॥

taa te jatan kachhoo ab keejai |

ਯਾ ਤੇ ਮਾਰਿ ਭੂਪ ਇਹ ਲੀਜੈ ॥੧੬੭੪॥

yaa te maar bhoop ih leejai |1674|

Then Krishna and Brahma consulted each other and said, “This king will not even be killed by the blazing fire, therefore making some effort, he should be killed.”1674.

ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਕਹਿਓ ਸੁ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੀਜੈ ॥

brahame kahio su ih bidh keejai |

ਮੋਹਿਤ ਹ੍ਵੈ ਮਨ ਤਬ ਬਲੁ ਛੀਜੈ ॥

mohit hvai man tab bal chheejai |

ਜਬ ਇਹ ਭੂਪ ਗਿਰਿਓ ਲਖਿ ਲਈਯੈ ॥

jab ih bhoop girio lakh leeyai |

ਤਬ ਇਹ ਜਮ ਕੋ ਧਾਮ ਪਠਈਯੈ ॥੧੬੭੫॥

tab ih jam ko dhaam pattheeyai |1675|

Brahma said, “When he will lose his power by being allured by the heavenly damsels and in this way, when we will see him declining, then he will be despatched to the abode of Yama.1675.

ਪੁਨਿ ਅਪਛ੍ਰਨ ਆਇਸ ਦੀਜੈ ॥

pun apachhran aaeis deejai |

ਜਾ ਸੋ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਰੀਝੈ ਸੋਈ ਕੀਜੈ ॥

jaa so nrip reejhai soee keejai |

ਕਉਤਕਿ ਹੇਰਿ ਭੂਪ ਜਬ ਲੈ ਹੈ ॥

kautak her bhoop jab lai hai |

ਘਟਿ ਜੈ ਹੈ ਬਲ ਮਨ ਦ੍ਰਵਿ ਜੈ ਹੈ ॥੧੬੭੬॥

ghatt jai hai bal man drav jai hai |1676|

“Therefore command the heavenly damsels to do that with which the king feels pleased, when the king will be immersed in such a spectacle, his power will decline.”1676.