The legends of the Panjâb

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366 LEGENDS OP THE PANJAB.
Hoiyo bdili suh^g, yeh hai asis hamari.
1480 Sada karo anand ; sukhi sab a gai kari.
Turn pe kare sabal, ap awan GirwardhElri.
Man men hfta ^nandj mile jo joii than.
Sub sambatj sub ghari, sada sub kar tumhai-jl
Shakal tumbare des, kusbal parwar tumbar^
1485 Gi,o mangalcb&r, so jao mahil atari.
Hatkar rakhi laj, an Karta ne thari.^'
Kirpa bui Jagtamba ki, dhar^ dby^u Jagdis.
Sang sampuran turn ne kia, Parbati ke Is !
Parbati ke Is jagat men hamri kari sahai.
1490 Sang sampuran karke, Mata, picbhe bbit ban§,e.
Sur, munij jan, sankS,dik ne teri maya kabin na pai
Kabte Bansi Lai, Mat, tft cb^r jugoh men dhyat
Be thine a wedded old-age, this is
my blessing.
1480 Be bappy ever : all happiness hath come to thee.
May he come and pi'otect thee, Girwardhari (Krishna),
I was happy in my heart when he joined you two.
Happy thy years, happy thy moments, happy be all thy
work.
Happy be thy land, happy be thy family.
1485 Sing gaily and go into. the lofty palace.
Once more hath God come and protected thy honor."
Merciful hath been the Earth-mother, the Lord of
Earth* hath been mindful (of me).
Thou hast completed my lay, thou Lord of P^rvati.
The Lord of P§,rvati hath protected me in the world.
1490 Finishing my lay. Mother, I sing thy praises.
the
Sages, saints, and the holy ones have not found thy
mysteries.
Saith, Bansi Lal,t Mother, thou art the supporter of the
four ages (of the world)
* Siva and Parvati. f The composer of the poem.