The legends of the Panjâb

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PRINCESS NIWAL T>\t 497
Nangi teghan ko miyan kariiii, ji
P4n ka bira
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xxthaAxi, ji !
1185 " Shahr Safidon men Raja P4rag ko mare, ji.
Jo koi Nag us se mare hai,
Dhanthar Guri\ us ko jiwa le, ji-
SMsh ke mahil us ne banwa le ji.
Kumbliar khai, sfli ka sanjar banwaya^ jJ.
1 1 90 Nagon ka sara bandobast kia, ji.
NEigan ka dau nahiii lage, ji."
Sunke nangi nangi teglian miyan kare, ji.
Pan ka bira mukh men pake Sabha Kachahri ko salam
kare, ji.
Dharke kaya palti chhota sa Nag bana, ji.
1195 Sada-Sibji ko manave, ji :
MacLhandar Natb ko dbyave, ji
I will sheatb the naked swords :
I will take up the
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betel leaves !
1185 (Spake the Eaja) " Slay Raja Parag in Safidon City.
If any Nag slays him
Dhanwantar the Leech restores him to life.
He hath built a palace of glass.
He hath made a deep ditch and a wall of needles.
1190 He hath made all (possible) arrangements against the
Nags.
There is no chance for the Nags (now)."
Hearing this (Tatig) sheathed the naked swords.
Putting the betel leaves into his mouth he saluted the
Assembly and the Court
Changing his form he became a small Nag.
1195 He adored the Eternal Siva,
He remembered Machhandar Nath.*
* Popularly the Ouru of Dhanwantar Baid. Eeally he was one of
the early opponents- of the Bhagats and flourished in the 15th Century
A.D. He preceded the more famous Gorakh Nath and is often coupled
with him as here.
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