The legends of the Panjâb

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SAKHi 3AEWAR AND DANI JATTI. 75
Thrust inside she cried aloud,
" Saint, listen to my complaint.
Thou shouldest preserve the honour of thy follower."
80 Bhairiin, * the Dread, (to her) Sarwar, the Saint,
Sent immediately.
Bhairun, the Dread, came forthwith
Came and awakened all the sleepers :
The younger and the elder brother, and the whole
household
35 The Dread One seized and harried.
The day broke, all the night had passed,
They all sat down and made excuses
At break of day she made preparations.
And sent quickly for sugar and ghi.
40 Making dried-cakes she tied them in their clothes
Dani and KarmSi and the threef went off.
" Go you together to the Holy Saint,"
Said the household.
Taking their leave they went from their home,
45 Making food-for-the-way they tied it in their clothes.
And encamped in the city of the Gurfl, J
And sojourned together.
Act uprightly, speak sweetly !
The light of Nig&M§ hath ever shone !
60 May two sons each be granted to all
At Sarwar's shrine
Beating drums and sounding timbrels ()
The drums of my (Lord)' Sarwar.
Going together they reached Multan, (near)
55 The shrine of Sarwar.
When they reached Multan, Dani, seeing (there) very beautiful
clothes and other excellent things, said to herself, " If I
* I.e. Bhairava, a form of Siva. Treated always as Sarwar's
messenger
t D^ni, Karmd her husband and Dharma his brother.
1 Jhandiala, the City of " GurU " Handel, in the Amritsar District.
§ Sarwar's shrine.