The legends of the Panjâb

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210 Sat Jug, sacka pahira barMe : Tere bachan na haran, ji !
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Gawwarije Mgan ne daSi, khabar panchon kaniyS,ri pai
pahunchl, ji.
Ai kaniyai jin ki dudh piven ; Nagan ne dasJ, jl
205 Panohon kaniy^n kesh khandaven, kapre pMrerij ji.
Rona-pitna mahiloi men racMven, ji.
Donon Mtli jorke Thakur ko ardas lagaven :
" Jaisihamad gawwari dasen us ki kay4 ko bedan lage^ ji.
Au na khaen, p4ni ni- piverij panchon kaniyan dudhadMran,
ji.
Basak soe th^ mahil men : Padma Dai Rani pankha phere :
Panchon kaniyan lagi ard4s, kanchan si kaya k^ bedan
!aggaya,ji!
Raja Btlsak soe tha :
sote ke Nag ki kumbal mur gai, ji
Dekhke Padma Dai Eani zar-zar roi, ji
The Nags slew the yaks and the news reached the five
girls.
The girls that drank their milk came, (but) the N%a
had bitten them !
205 The five girls tore their hair and rent their clothes.
Weeping and wailing they came into the palace.
Joining their hands they prayed to God :
" As he slew our yaks may leprosy attack his body.
We eat not corn, we drink not water, we five maids
take but milk.
210 It is the Golden Age, it is the true time of prosperity :
Thou canst not go back on Thy word
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Raja Basak slept in his palace :
Rani Padma Dai fanned
him.
The five maidens' prayer was heard and leprosy attacked
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his golden-hued body.
Raja Basak slept:
the sleeping Nag's nose fell in-
Seeing this Rani Padma Dal wept bitterly,