The legends of the Panjâb

THE LEGEND OP sJla DAI 333
1100 Agrohe ke bagh men dene alakh jagtle.
Dene alakh jagae bagh men bistar laya.
Baith rata yeh akant sawal kisi se nahin paya.
Alakh Purakh ka dhyan hirde bich lagaya."
Mahitd,
" Tft hai puran Brahm ; Ten pM nahln maya !"
Mdlan.
1105 " Bhojan kije ; anke main lae Maharaj:
Pahile bhojan kijiye, phir karo kuchh kaj.
Phir karo kaj ; mere sun prifcaa pran piari.
Do roti aur sag sham ke khafcir lae tumhare.
Chhoro charaSj tham do kuan, karij ho j^ thare :
1110 Bhojan karo ; der mat kijo; mano bachan hamare."
1100 And going into the garden (of Sila's father) at Agrohsl
he called out 'alakh'.
Calling out ' alalth', he spread his bed in the garden.
He sat alone, and spoke to no one :
Meditating on the Immortal in his heart.
''
Mahitd*
Thou art the true Brahma: Thy wonders are not
fathomed \" Gardener's
Wife.f
1105 " Take the food I have brought thee, Maharaj.
First take the food and then do something (for us).
Then do something (for us) : hear, thou husband, beloved
of my life.
Two loaves and a relish have I brought thee for thy
supper.
Let go the bucket,
stay thy work.
stop the (working of the) well, and
1110 Take thy food without delay : hear my words."
* Addressing the Deity.
t To her husband working in the garden at Agroha,