The legends of the Panjâb

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1600 KutiyS, ke bar men §. gaya^ ji
PRINCESS NIWAL DAL 623
Kutiya ke pas ake ' alakh' man^ya, ji
" Sadasibhji, terS kutiya meri, ji,
Mera chor a bar^, ji."
Sibhji bole, ji
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1605 " Tera chor hamare bar nahin aya, ji.
Chor apne ko duniya men dekh, ji."
Bole Raja, " mera chor tera kutiya men, ji.
Jo Brahman baitha, ji,
Yeh hi mera chor hai, ji."
1610 Bolta Sibh Maharaja, ji
" Yeh Brahman hamare ghar ka hai, ji
Tere chor nahin hai, ji."
Bole Sibhji ko, " Maharaja, ji,
Meri 'araz suno, ji
1615 Jaisi main kahAn, ji.
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1600 He came up to the door of the hut.*
Coming to the hut he called out ' alahh' : (and
said)
" Eternal Siva, into thy hut
Hath entered my enemy."
Said Siva
1605 " Thy enemy came not into my doors.
Go and look for the enemy in the world."
Said the Raja, " My enemy came to the hut.
The Br§.hman sitting (there)
He is my enemy."
1610 Said Siva the Maharaja:
" This Brahman belongs to my house.
He is not thy enemy."
Said he to Siva, " Maharaja,
Hear me
1615 What I say.
* Siva is usually represented as an ascetic.