The legends of the Panjâb

THE LEGEND OP SILA DAi. 335
Mahita,
" KhAb kM bhojan lae, man men ap bichar.
Sun, Malan, Kartar ki maya apram par.
1125 Maya apram par jagat men, nahin kisi ko pai.
Sab se pit banJ thi hamri, jab Sila parnai.
Munshi aur diwan rahen the mere thai ke mahin.
Har gat param par, Malini, basi bhojan lae."
Mdlan.
" Kis pe bheji tain, piya kaisa woh darvesh
1130 Mahita baitha bagh men kar jogi kabhes !
Kar jogi ka bhes Kanwar ne tan men khak ramai ;
Mahita.
" Thou hast done well to bring me food, considering me
in thy mind.
Listen, thou Gardener's Wife, the wondrous works of
God are unfathomable.
1125 His wonders in the world are unfathomable, and none
hath fathomed them.
I was friendly with every one when I was betrothed to
siia.
Clerks and officers lived in my house.
The works of Hari,* thou gardener's wife, are wonderful,
that now thou bringest me stale food."
Gardener's
Wife.
'' To whom didst thou send me, my husband what sort
of monk was he
1130 It is Mahit^ that sits in the garden dressed up as a jogi I
Dressed up as a jogi, my Lord has put ashes on his
body.
* God ; Vishnu.