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# Bal Kand · Doha 164

**चौ०** 
> नाम तुम्हार प्रताप दिनेसा। सत्यकेतु तव पिता नरेसा॥  
> गुर प्रसाद सब जानिअ राजा। कहिअ न आपन जानि अकाजा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> देखि तात तव सहज सुधाई। प्रीति प्रतीति नीति निपुनाई॥  
> उपजि परी ममता मन मोरें। कहउँ कथा निज पूछे तोरें॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> अब प्रसन्न मैं संसय नाहीं। मागु जो भूप भाव मन माहीं॥  
> सुनि सुबचन भूपति हरषाना। गहि पद बिनय कीन्हि बिधि नाना॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> कृपासिंधु मुनि दरसन तोरें। चारि पदारथ करतल मोरें॥  
> प्रभुहि तथापि प्रसन्न बिलोकी। मागि अगम बर होउँ असोकी॥४॥

Meaning: “Your name is Pratāpabhānu; king Satyaketu was your father. O king, by the grace of my preceptor I know everything; but foreseeing my own harm, I do not tell anyone. (1)

“When I saw your natural straightforwardness, affection, faith and political wisdom, I conceived a spontaneous affection for you; and that is why I told you my own story on your asking. (2)

“I am now pleased; doubt not and ask what you will, O king.” Hearing these agreeable words, the king rejoiced and, clasping the hermit’s feet, supplicated to him in many ways. (3)

“O gracious sage, by your very sight I have within my grasp all the four ends of human existence (viz., religious merit, wealth, enjoyment and final beatitude). Yet, as I see my lord so gracious, I would ask a boon which is impossible to attain otherwise, and thereby overcome sorrow. (4)

**दो०** 
> जरा मरन दुख रहित तनु समर जितै जनि कोउ।  
> एकछत्र रिपुहीन महि राज कलप सत होउ॥१६४॥

Meaning: “Let my body be free from old age, death and suffering; let no one vanquish me in battle and let me enjoy undisputed sovereignty over the globe for a hundred Kalpas (repetitions of creation) and let me have no enemies.” (164)

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