The legends of the Panjâb

THE LEGEND OF GURU GUGGA. 185
Tatig
Nag.
" PhirAn dMndta Siriyal ko, main jis karan chal ^ya."
Jab wahan dkt lag4 aisa gunth pe dank lagaya,
Pir hdi tan ko us ke bhad; itna dukh paya.
Itnl bat kahi Siriyal ko karh phana dikhlayd.
Siriyal Rdjkanwdr.
725 " Khae lie main is basir ne, jabhJ zahar charhaya.
Is basir ne khde !
Zahar tan men cbarhae !
Nahin bachti hai jan !
Kal ne an dabae
"
!
730 Udan kari, beakul Mi, pari dharan par jae.
Siriyal khae sarap ne, gia zahar tan chhae.
Gi4 zahar tan chhae, jabhi Eaja pe khabar pahunchal.
Tatig
Nag.
" I wander searching for Siriyal, for whom I am come."
When an opportunity came, then he so bit her on the toe.
That great pain came into her body and she was in
great trouble.
Having done this to Siriyal* he showed his hood.
Princess
Siriyal,
726 " This snake has bitten me and the poison ran up me
at once.
This snake has bitten me !
The poison has run up my body !
My life cannot be saved !
Death has come
"
upon me !
730 She moaned and became restless and fell upon the
ground.
The snake bit Siriyal and the poison ran up her body.
The poison ran up her body and the news reached the Raja.
* Lit., Having said so mucli to Siriyal : probably some passage has
been omitted.
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