The legends of the Panjâb

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430 LEGENDS 01" THE PANJAB.
BhMchara baitha ; h^th jorke Bashak ne 'araz lag^i, jl
" Bhai, jag sarodh ho Siji Pandit se ; sur^ gad kk diidh
Sab bhaicharS, apne apne kam par khaia ho gay a, ji,
Sutak Patag leke loti Siji Pandit ke ae, jt.
165 Ae Siji Pandit^ ke "Dada, pa(iu lagen, ji."
" Sukhi I'aho, jujman ; kimrat awan hua, ji "
Bola Siitak Patag, " Ham ko sura gail ka diidh de de, ji
Ham ne jag sarodh kia hai : jag men dudh pana, ji."
Bole Sija Pandit^ " meri 'araz suno :
1 70 Kanyan hain diidhadaran : an nahih khaven ;
pani nahin
piven.
' Panchon kanyan, p§,nchori gawwan' ;
woh kahej ji.
Panchon apn^ apna dudh kadhke piveh, ji.
The kinsfolk sat (in Court) :
R§ja B^sak besought them
with joined hands.
" My brethren, Siji the Priest* will divine by the sacrifice
:
bring me yak's milk."
All the kinsfolk took up their duties (at the sacrifice).
Sutak and Patak bringing a pot came to Siji, the Priest.
165 Coming to Siji, the Priest, (they said), " Father, we
fall at thy feet,"
" Be at peace, my clients : why haye you come "
Spake Sutak and Patak, " We bring thee yak's milk.
We would divine by the sacrifice : put the-milk in the
sacrifice."
Said Siji the Priest, " Hear me :
170 I have maidens who live on (that) milk: that eat not
corn :
that drink not water.
' Five girls and five cows (yaks)', say they.
Each of the five will draw her milk and drink it.
* Usually called Sanj^, the family priest of Vasuki. TLe nam^
however probable recalls Sanjaya.the messenger to the Pandavas before
the war broke out.
See Mahdbhdrata, AM Parva.