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SEPTEMBER, 1906.)
HINDUISM IN THE HIMALAYAS.
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Ashnan lik pdp jdt, dhidn kie tâp ját, Darshan kie sardy jat, mdya jahan aisi alchand hai. By bathing sins fly away, by devoutly meditating trouble flees, By looking at (it) curses depart, where such prosperity is.
Chanan saman kashat jahan, Kanchan saman pakhdn jaban, Shir saman nir jahan aisd adhbat mand hai. Wood is like sandal, Stone like gold, And water like milk at this wondrous place.
Rainkd saman tirath nahin, lok tari 16k bhawan men, Gupat jagah bas kito ohdrón tarf jahan ban khand hai.
There is no place so sacred as Rainka, *The place that is holy and densely wooded all round.
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Kitni hi tirath basi aisd rakhte hain agyan, Jinko ashnan karnd phansi ke barabar dand hai. Some pilgrims are so foolish, That to bathe is to them as great a penalty as hanging.
Man men dhidwen aur kam mukh se bólen jal Paras Râm, Din rdt pare karên drám, jinko darshan karnd zihr hai. They are thinking of other things, while with their lips they say 'Jai Paras Rám.' They take their ease night and day, but to visit a temple is poison to them.
7. Kahe Dow Hird Lal, man papi ka ohhor Ichial, Hot Paras Ram didi, jin par unki mihr hai: Says Déwi Hîrfi Lal, Take no thought of your sin, Paras Râm favours those to whom he is gracious.'
II. - Saiva Culte.
(A) The Cult of Shirigul or Shrigul, Siva is not extensively worshipped under that name in the Pañjab Himalayas, but two cults, those of Shirigul and Mahasu, appear to be derivatives of Saivism. That of Shirigul is especially interesting and is described below. The home of this god is on the Chaur? (Chur) Peak which is visible from Simla.
See article in the Imperial Gazetteer of India.
