ਚੌਪਈ ॥
chauapee |
CHAUPAI
ਤਿਆਗਿ ਦਯੋ ਰਨ ਤ੍ਰਾਸ ਬਢਾਯੋ ॥
tiaag dayo ran traas badtaayo |
They abandoned the war and become fearful
ਕਿਨਹੂੰ ਨ ਤਿਹ ਸੋ ਜੁਧੁ ਮਚਾਯੋ ॥
kinahoon na tih so judh machaayo |
None of them went forward to fight with the king
ਚਿਤਿ ਸਬ ਹੂੰ ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਬਿਚਾਰਿਓ ॥
chit sab hoon ih bhaat bichaario |
ਇਹ ਨਹੀ ਮਰੈ ਕਿਸੀ ਤੇ ਮਾਰਿਓ ॥੧੫੪੯॥
eih nahee marai kisee te maario |1549|
All of them thought that this king would not be killed by anyone.1549.
ਤਬ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਕਟ ਉਚਾਰਿਓ ॥
tab brahame har nikatt uchaario |
Then Brahma seeing all the army of Krishna having died,
ਜਬ ਸਗਲੋ ਦਲ ਨ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਸੰਘਾਰਿਓ ॥
jab sagalo dal nripat sanghaario |
He said to Krishna having died, he said to Krishna,
ਜਬ ਲਗਿ ਇਹ ਤੇਤਾ ਕਰਿ ਮੋ ਹੈ ॥
jab lag ih tetaa kar mo hai |
“Till the time, he has the charmed amulet in his hand,
ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਬਜ੍ਰ ਸੂਲ ਧਰਿ ਕੋ ਹੈ ॥੧੫੫੦॥
tab lag bajr sool dhar ko hai |1550|
The vajra and trident are insignificant before him.1550.
ਤਾ ਤੇ ਇਹੈ ਕਾਜ ਅਬ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
taa te ihai kaaj ab keejai |
ਭਿਛਕਿ ਹੋਇ ਮਾਗਿ ਸੋ ਲੀਜੈ ॥
bhichhak hoe maag so leejai |
“Therefore now becoming a beggar, beg this from him
ਮੁਕਟ ਰਾਮ ਤੇ ਜੋ ਇਹ ਪਾਯੋ ॥
mukatt raam te jo ih paayo |
ਸੋ ਇੰਦ੍ਰਾਦਿਕ ਹਾਥਿ ਨ ਆਯੋ ॥੧੫੫੧॥
so indraadik haath na aayo |1551|
The crown that he has obtained from Ram, it could not be obtained by Indra etc.1551.
ਜਬ ਤੇਤਾ ਇਹ ਕਰ ਤੇ ਲੀਜੈ ॥
jab tetaa ih kar te leejai |
ਤਬ ਯਾ ਕੋ ਬਧ ਛਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
tab yaa ko badh chhin meh keejai |
“When you will take away the amulet from his hand, you will then be able to kill him in an instant
ਜਿਹ ਉਪਾਇ ਕਰਿ ਤੇ ਪਰਹਰੈ ॥
jih upaae kar te paraharai |
ਤਉ ਕਦਾਚ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਮਰੈ ਤੋ ਮਰੈ ॥੧੫੫੨॥
tau kadaach nrip marai to marai |1552|
If he abandons it from his hand through any method, then he can be killed at any time.”1552.
ਯੋ ਸੁਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਦਿਜ ਬੇਖ ਬਨਾਯੋ ॥
yo sun har dij bekh banaayo |
ਮਾਗਨ ਤਿਹ ਪੈ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਧਿ ਆਯੋ ॥
maagan tih pai har bidh aayo |
Hearing this, Krishna and Brahma put on the garb of a Brahmin and went to beg the amulet from him
ਤਬ ਇਹ ਸ︀ਯਾਮ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਲਖਿ ਲੀਨੋ ॥
tab ih sayaam braham lakh leeno |
ਸ︀ਯਾਮ ਕਹੈ ਇਮ ਉਤਰ ਦੀਨੋ ॥੧੫੫੩॥
sayaam kahai im utar deeno |1553|
Then on begging, he recognised Krishna and Brahma and according to the poet he said,1553