The legends of the Panjâb

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32 LEGENDS OP THE PANJAB.
"You gave me do orders," said the pupil, "how could I beg
without your orders, my master "
" Very well," said the Guru, " I order you now ;
go and beg
enough to feed both yourself and me."
So the disciple went and did as the Guru had ordered him,
and standing at the door of Eani Sundr^n cried out " Alakh,
dlakh!"*
Jde buhe te kilhid : Ud ndm Khudd :
Buroil chalice, Bdni Sundrdn, terd nd :
Je, Bdni, tu sakU hain, Mair faqirdk pd.
Coming to the threshold I called out : I took the name of
God:
Coming from afar, Eani Sundran, on account of thy name.
If thou art generous, Eani, .the beggars will obtain alms.
When Eani Sundran heard the voice of the faqir she sent
out alms by a maid-servant, but the maid fainted away when
she saw the beauty of the faqir, and so Eaja Easalu called out
again, " !
Alms, Eani, alms " Theu the Eani sent another
maid, but she too fainted as soon as she saw the beautiful jogi
So Eani Sundran herself got up and came out to see what was
the matter with the maids, and what the faqlr was like. She
saw that the faqir was indeed perfect in beauty, and bringing
the maids to their senses again she picked up all the alms that
had fallen from their hands and took them into the house.
She then filled a plate with jewels, and with her own hands
gave it to the jogi, who took the plate and was going away,
when the Eani said
Kah Id pdi mundrdn hah led liud faqir
Kis ghatd mdnion his hd lagd Mr
Kete mden mangid mere ghar hi mangi bhikh
When didst thou get thy earring when wast thou made a
faqlr
What is thy pretence whose arrow of love has struck thee
From how many women hast thou begged what alms dost
thou beg from my house
* Tie cry of the jogis when hegging.