The legends of the Panjâb

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PRINCESS NIWAL DAt. 419
Padma Dal Rani pankM jholi.
5 Sote R&jS, ko supna bh&y&:
Jate kahiri gaya mirg shikar.
Raja chamakke uthd.
Padma Dai R4ni kare jawab :
" Kya meri sewa men bhfll hAi
10 Mujhe sacli batS, de, Rajl."
"Na ter^ sewa men bhiil hM:
Mujhe sote ko supna bhayet.
Jan on main to gaya khelan shikar ;
MSra sohan mirg."
15 Paji ka beta buBya.
" Pajij mer6 ^araz suno :
Mera hansla sa ghora pirke la."
Paji daura daura ave
Hansla ghoi4 chit sangarS,
Rani Padma Dai* was fanning him.
5 Sleeping the Raja had a dream,
That he went somewhere a-hunting the deer.
The RAja awoke with a start.
Spake Rani PadmA Dai
" What mistake have I made in my care (for thee)
10 Tell me truly Raja."
" There hath been no mistake in thy service
A dream came to me in my sleep.
I thought I went a-hunting.
And slew a black-buck."
15 He called his minion.
" Minion, hear me :
Saddle me my fine horse."
The minion ran off
And decked out the fine horse
* Apparently Padmapriya or Padma.Tati=t]ie goddess Manasa, the
sister of the Naga Eaja. There is probably a confusion of mythology
here. Here she is the wife of VSiSuki and mother of Mwal Dai.
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