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OCTOBER, 1910,]
RELIGIOUS SONGS FROM NORTHERN INDIA.
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Puran hul tapasyâ, tab ja Parbati në diya darsban: pati Shambhu ko bara. Deoband nahin, yah Devi Ban ; tâm Rishiyon ne dhara.
Tripura Sur ka juddh hoa, jab Devi Darge ne shakti: dusht ek chhan mei mara. Deoband nahin, yah Devi Ban ; nam Rishiyon ne dhara.
6. Tripura Sundari bala, jab se Bâlâ Sundar nám ; Ved vikhyât kará. Deoband nahti, yah Devi Ban ; nam Rishiyon ne dhara.
6. Pandwon ki rajdhani bhai, phir bârah baras kiyê bês; ghûs pât asan chara. Deoband nahtó, yah Devi Ban; nam Rishiyon ne dhara.
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Dharo Dwait Ban nâm Yudhisthir, Devi Ban jisko kahain, Râg aru dwesh tara. Deoband nahin, yah Devi Ban; nam Rishiyon ne dhara.
8. Yak Banjari tha: Ang le sab Banjâre chaphu; an yahan tândê derê. Deoband nahin, yah Devi Ban; nam Rishiyon ne dhara.
Jab Durge ne kalê dikhai, yahii nagar rach diya. Sohawan shahar kara. Deoband nahin, yah Devi Ban; nam Rishiyon ne dhara.
10.
Phir Akbar Shâh Badshah Maghal bahat se pare. Desh sab un se dara Deoband nahtó, yah Devi Ban; nâm Rishiyon ne dhara.
11. Hinduon ne qatal âm kiyâ, base Mahajan log; chali yonbió param para. Deoband nahin, yah Devi Ban; nâm Rishiyon ne dhara.
12. Khushhalt Bohare ko chitaya, bana diya un bhê wan : subhag un ghat dhara. Deoband nahin, yah Devi Ban ; nam Rishiyon ne dhara.
13. Pichhe Kali Mat, pichhe Bhairon Bir launkare ; sâmhne sher khara. Deobund nahin, yah Debt Ban ; nam Rishiyon ne dhara.
14. Ho rabi jai jai kâr bhawan men karke Dhaau darshan. Bhagat Darge ka tara. Deoband nahta, yah Devi Ban ; nam Rishiyon ka dhara.
15. Sita Râm niyadar darsi, Devi kripa kari : kaj santon ka sârâ. Devoband nahin, yah Devi ban ; nam Rishiyon ki dhari.
Translation.
1. The Pool of Durga is an ancient place of pilgrimage : Shiv built it, and the water is deep. It is not Deoband but Devi Ban, a name given by the Rishis.
There is
This is the lady Bala Sundari, whose tale I will now tell. It is the true story. no difference in it.
It is not Deoband, but Devi Ban; a name given by the Righis.
