The legends of the Panjâb

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* Ky4 biptd tum par pari mukh se bol sunao !
T^tig Nag.
" Ai Bhai, tu kaun hai kaho mukh sachi bat!
Kaun tumhara nagar hai kaun tumhari zat
Kaun tumbari zat Hameti to de sachi batlae.
Is jangal bayaban bich men kyun tain bin bajae
Nahtn, marun phunkar kop ke, turt bhashan ho jae !
THE LEGEND OF GURU GUGGA. 177
630 Kaun bali paid4 hflaj die mukh bin bajae
Mrit-mandal ke bich men die sab nag jagae
Die sab nag jagav«. Kbabar jald se jakar lao.
KyAfi die bin bajS,e yeh hi sab hdl puchhke ao.
635 Sabbi bdt puchho : yeh jake zara der mat lao,"
640 Main bhija R^ja Basak ne, kahiye, tumbari tarn.
630 Who is this strong man that is born that plays the flute
with his mouth
He has waked all the snakes in this transitory world !
He has waked all the snakes. Go quickly and bring
uews (of him).
Why has he piayed the flute Go and ask the whole
story,
' What misfortune has failen on thee
lips r
tell me with thy
635 Ask the whole tale : Go now and make no delay."
Tatig Nag*
" My friendjt ^^'° ^^ ^^^^ - speak the truth from thy
lips 3
Where is thy city What is thy caste
What is thy caste Tell me the truth.
Why art thou playing the flwte in the wild forest
640 Eaja Basak has sent me to speak to thee.
(Speak) or I will blow on thee ia anger and thoik wilt
at once become ashes." J
* The servant and priest of B&sak Nag.
t Speaking to Gflga.
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J It is a common Jiotion that the breafch of the oobi-a can scoroJi,
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