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The legends of the Panjâb

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"<br />

! "<br />

Harhhaj Sah.<br />

"<br />

' Ram, Ram/ lijo mere, ai Nirp, chatr sujan I<br />

Sat Sila ka anke rakha Sri Bhagwan !<br />

Slid Dai.<br />

And may thou have a son, beautiful and princely !<br />

324 LEGENDS Oir THE PANJIb.<br />

"<br />

Sila Dai.<br />

" Eis&l, tfl jug jug jiyo ! Ba30 nag^r gulzar<br />

Ab tere sut h&vega sundar Eajkanwar "<br />

!<br />

Bdgnt<br />

1005 " Putr hoga tere, Eaj^,<br />

Bajeii chhattis ^han bS,ja,<br />

Nagar anand ho bliS,ri,<br />

Sabhi gaven jo nar nari.<br />

Karen chalne ki ham tayyari !<br />

Nam Randhir to rakhJye.<br />

1010 Baclian hirde men to likhiye.<br />

Yeh hi asis hai mahari,<br />

" Risal, live for ever ! may thy city be prosperous E<br />

Song.<br />

1005 " Thou shalt have a son, Eaja.<br />

And <strong>the</strong> music shall be played in 36 places:*<br />

Thy city shall be very happy.<br />

When all <strong>the</strong> men and women rejoice.<br />

Name him Eandhir. f<br />

1010 Write my words in thy heart.<br />

This is my blessing,<br />

(While) we make ready to go \"<br />

Harbhaj 8ah-<br />

" Take my adieus, O wise and clever Eaja !<br />

<strong>The</strong> Holy God came and preserved Sila's virtue !<br />

"<br />

* In a large realm.<br />

t This gives us a name for a son <strong>of</strong> RasaW. I have not seen it elsewhere.<br />

As a large number <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> chief families <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Panjab and <strong>the</strong><br />

Panjab Himalayas claim descent from Salivahan and RasaW, it is probable<br />

from <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> name here that some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, claim it through<br />

this Randhir.

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