Adhyay 1 • Shlok 258

चौ0—भŒप पýिापभानय बल पार्§ । कामˇेनय भा भŒमि सयगUार्§॥ सब दय„ बर`िि पý`ा सय„ारी । ˇरमसील सयंदर नर नारी॥ 1॥ सचिव ˇरमLरचि गUरि U पद पýीिी । नहप गिUि गेUिय सि„व निि नीिी॥ »यर सयर संि पििर मगिUदेवा । कर§ सदा नहप सब कार सेवा॥ 2॥ भŒप ˇरम `े बेद ब„ाने । सकल कर§ सादर सय„ माने॥ दिन पýिि दे§ बिबिˇ बिˇि दाना । सयन§ साS˜ा बर बेद पयराना॥ 3॥ नाना बापीउ कŒरप ि˙‚Uा»ा । सयमन बांिUका सयंदर बा»ा॥ बिपýभवन सयरभवन सयगUा० । सब िीरथ‹गU बिचि˜ा बना०॥ 4॥

Roman Transliteration (IAST)

bhµupa pratŒpabhŒnu bala pŒī, kŒmadhenu bhai bhµumi suhŒī. saba dukha barajita prajŒ sukhŒrī, dharamasīla sundara nara nŒrī.1. saciva dharamaruci hari pada prītī, nṛpa hita hetu sikhava nita nītī. gura sura santa pitara mahidevŒ, karai sadŒ nṛpa saba kai sevŒ.2. bhµupa dharama je beda bakhŒne, sakala karai sŒdara sukha mŒne. dina prati dei bibidha bidhi dŒnŒ, sunai sŒstra bara beda purŒnŒ.3. nŒnŒ bŒpī¡ kµupa taRŒgŒ, sumana bŒ¢ikŒ sundara bŒgŒ. biprabhavana surabhavana suhŒe, saba tīrathanha bicitra banŒe.4.

Translations

English Translations 1
Gita Press English

Invigorated by king PratŒpabhŒnu’s might, the charming earth became a cow of plenty as it were (yielded all one’s coveted products). The people were happy and free from all sorrows and both men and women were good-looking and virtuous. The minister, Dharmaruci, was devoted to the feet of Ýr¶ Hari; in the interest of his royal master he authorship of the famous work on political science, Ýukran¶ti. advised him on state policy everyday. Preceptors, gods, saints, manes and BrŒhma˜as— the king invariably served them all. Whatever duties have been enjoined on a king in the Vedas, he gladly and devoutly performed. He bestowed gifts of various kinds everyday and listened to the best scriptures including the Vedas and the PurŒ˜as. In all holy places he constructed many small and big wells and tanks, flower gardens and lovely orchards, dwellings for the BrŒhma˜as and beautiful temples of wonderful architecture. (1—4)

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