The legends of the Panjâb

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PRINCESS NIWAL DAL 501
Bole dandidj " Parag Eaj§, hamara, ji,
Us ko Nagan ne kha M, ji.
R§,ni us ki Hai betl Basak ki, ji
1250 Us ne lakhoU jMre die, jl.
Koi jhara nahin lage, j).
Parag Dhanthar Baid ka chela, ji
R§,nl ne mujlie dia chitthi^ ji.
Jis din se Rani ai mahilon men rahe nit-brit sog, ji/'
1 255 Brahman pAchhan laga, ji
" Dhanthar Baid kahari rahe^ ji."
Bole dandia, " woh to rahe Abu ban men, ji."
Abu ban ko dandia chala, ji.
Kale bisiyar ne riip sidhara, ji :
1260 Brahman se Nag ban gaji, ji
Dharke udari lagave, ji.
Jake dandia ne chitthi di, ji.
Said the messenger, " Oar Raja, Parag,
Hath been slain by the Nags.
His Queen is the daughter of Raja Basak.
1250 She tried thousands of charms on him.
No charm prevailed.
ESja Parag is the disciple of Dhanwantar the Leech.
The Princess (Niwal Dai) gave me this letter.
From the day the Princess came to the palace have- the
Nags been ever at enmity (with us)."
1255 The (Nag) Brahman asked:
" Where dwelleth Dhanwantar the Leech "
Said the messenger, " He lives in Abu forest."*
The messenger went to Abu forest.
The black venomous (Nag) changed his form,
1260 And from a Brahman became a Nag (again).
And put on wings.
The messenger gave the letter.
* Mount Abu in Rajpfltana, the ancient Arbnda, probably here confovmded
with the classical serpent (Nag) of that name.