The legends of the Panjâb

THE LEGEND OP sIla DAL 325
Ragni.
1015 " Sil sat Ram ne rakh laya,
Hiia man ka mere chaya.
Unhon se daur thi maliari.
Bat sun, Raoji, mahari.
Wohi Trilok ka S^mJ.
1020 Bane rahe tere rajdhani
"
!
Jab tayyan sah ne karij sab ko sis niwae.
Lajja rakhi Ram ne;
lena rath jutwae,
Lena rath jutwae sah ne Sila big bithai.
Hath jor kahe ' Ram, Ram/ phir Ganpat Deo manae.
Song.
1015 " God preserved Sila's virtue.
And the desire of my heart was fulfilled.
My trust was in Him (Ram).
Sir king, hear my words.
He is the Lord of the Universe.
1 020 May thy kingdom
"
ilourish !
When the merchant (Harbhaj) made ready he bowed
his head to all.*
God had preserved his honor ; he put the bullocks into
the carriage.
Putting the bullocks into the carriage, the merchant
quickly seated Sila in it.
With joined hands he bade adieu and did
Ganpat Deo.t
homage to
* Bangaohar, the Brahman, who appears in the Legend of Guru
Gugga as GnggS/'s family priest is here introduced to speak many of the
narrative portions of this piece when it is played as a drama. He has
no other connection with it. This is one of his speeches.
t The Elephant God Gariesa worshipped always at the commencement
of a journey.