The legends of the Panjâb

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cavalcade.''
thine honor !
THE LEGEND OF GUEU GUGGA. 159
Kath, hatWj aur pinas palki, leja sab aswari."
-435 Itaii sunkar bat, Eao ne man men yeh hi bichari
Raja Jewar.
" Ganpat Deo manae, dekb mahurat ko karM tayyari.
Ad Sarda simarke dhara Ganpat ka dhyan ;
Ast sidh nau nidh ke bar dayak Hanuman !
Bar dayak Hanuman ! Rakbiyo 1 yeh M laj tumhari I"
430 Garh Gajni ke bo lie rasta ; kiincb majal kia bhari.
Ja pahunche bain bagh bicb men, sundar saji sawari.
Jab yeh khabar hui R^ja par, kushi hM man bhari.
Carriages, elephants, and pdlkh; take your whole
425 When he heard this the Eaja thought thus in his mind.
Raja Jewar.
"I will worship Ganpat,* find out the favourable time
and make ready.
First I will worship Saradaf and then I will worship
Ganpat.
O Hanumanf grantor of the heart's desire §
Grantor of desires, Hanuman ! Preserve us ! This is to
430 He took the road to Gajni Fort ; and marched many
stages.
He reached the garden with a splendid and glorious
cavalcade.
The news of
pleased.
it reached the Eaja and his heart was very
* Ganesa, tlie Elephant-lieaded God. He is always worshipped on
tlie commencement of any project, such as a journey, a new house,
a new well, a new book of accounts, and so on.
t Sarada = Saraswati.
J The Monkey-God.
§ Lit.^ The 8 perfections and the 9 riches.
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