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The legends of the Panjâb

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358 LBUENDS OF THE PANJAB,<br />

Totd.<br />

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Woh to baitli4 chita mefij mera badan gi& sukh.<br />

Phil" jake kya karoge, de holi se phflrikh.<br />

De holi se phunkh khabar le ;<br />

kyiln mujh ko tarsave <br />

1390 Chalo hamare sang, Nathji, hamre pr§,n bacMve.<br />

Jiwan ka phal jab kai mera, jo Rija mil jave.<br />

Aj mardnga tare b4r men, jo ni use jiave."<br />

Guru Gorakhnath.<br />

" Chalj bach^, ab ckalat bain leni nadb utbae."<br />

Agroke ko ckal pare ckhin men pakunche ae.<br />

1395 Ohhin men pahunche ae, bagk men asan an lagae.<br />

Nadb bajake, ' alakh' jagake, jab nau Nath bulae.<br />

Jahan bagk men chit! bani tki, usi ckita pe ae.<br />

Amrit bund ger jogi ne, siddhon ke bar pae.<br />

Parrot.<br />

" He sits on tke pyre and my body is dried up (with<br />

grief).<br />

What wilt go and do now, blowing gently on him <br />

Blowing gently on him tell me : why play with me <br />

1390 Come with me. Sir Saint, and save my life.<br />

Life will be <strong>of</strong> use to me when I. meet <strong>the</strong> R§ja<br />

To-day will I die at thy door, if<br />

to life."<br />

Gixrii<br />

Oorahhidth.<br />

thou do not restore him<br />

" OomCj my son, let us go now taking my conch."<br />

<strong>The</strong>y started for Agroha and arrived in a moment.<br />

1395 <strong>The</strong>y arrived in a moment, and took <strong>the</strong>ir seat in <strong>the</strong><br />

garden.<br />

Blowing <strong>the</strong> conch and calling ' dlalch ' <strong>the</strong>y called <strong>the</strong><br />

nine Saints.*<br />

And <strong>the</strong>y came to pyre that was made in <strong>the</strong> garden."<br />

<strong>The</strong> jogl (Gorakhnath) threw on it a drop <strong>of</strong> holy water<br />

and received <strong>the</strong> blessing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great saints.<br />

* Reference to tlie nine Naths <strong>of</strong> wliom'Goraklmath was <strong>the</strong> chief.

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