The legends of the Panjâb

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Sir par indYi tikae, jl
Indvi par ghara tikaya, ji
Mondhe par lajju gere, ji.
Dhartmandal se pagwan uthae, ji
Pagwan uthake sawarran kflen ko dhyaa lagayS, ji.
Jab Rani ne pagwan vith§.ya, ji,
JhinkS^r ki awaz Raja Indar ne sune, ji :
Sunke Indargarh chborke Rani Niwal Dai ko ghera
paya, ji.
Boli Rani Niwal Dai, " main nitxx kyun gher^ P^y^^ ji
444 LEGENDS OE THE PANJAB.
355 Ghare ke \ipar dol tikave, ji
360 Sab zewar ka jhinkar par&, ji.
" Rani, tere darshan ke piase, ji
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365 Mujh ko darshan de, ji."
Rani kahe, " main Raja Basak ki beti, ji
Pat the pad on her bead.
And the pitcher on the pad, .
355 And the bucket on the pitcher.
She threw the rope round her shoulders.
And started from Dhartmandal.
Walking she made for the golden well.
As the Princess lifted her feet
360 All her jewels tinkled.
Raja Indar* heard the noise of the tinkling :
Hearing it he left Indargarhf and encompassed Princess
Niwal Dai.
Said Princess Niwal Dai, " Why hast thou encompassed
me 1"
" Princess, I thirsted for a sight of thee :
365 Let me look on thee."
Spake the Princess, " I am Rgja Basak's daughter
* Indra, the God of the Heavens.
t Apparently meant for Amaravati, the capital of Indra's hearen.
If it be a memory of the name Indraprastha, the city of the Pandavas,
i.e., Dehll, its presence here is very interesting.