1883.] J. W. V&vrj— Notes on the Ndngis. 101 



dars — with Babar's wife called Daropti. They succeeded in bringing Ded- 

 raj to Bhiwani where he also preached, but accusations were made against 

 him, and he retired to Metathul, where Nangi died. Then he obtained 

 another Nangi, a Brahmini inhabitant of Laraen, district Jhujjur, who is said 

 to be still alive at t^hurina. 



After many vicissitudes Dedraj died at Churina in Magh 1S09 at the 

 age of 81 years, A. D. 1855. 



Ita7ncTiandra' s Account. 

 Dedraj Brahmin was son of Puran and was born at Dharsu. Up to the 

 age of 12 he fed cattle. He also sowed kusum or safflower for dyeing 

 clothes : part of the produce he sold as a means of subsistence and a part 

 he gave away in charity. A Mussalman having killed a cow, Dedraj went to 

 Agra and began to cook at the house of Dharm Dass Dewan. Dharm Dass 

 noticed that Dedraj used not to eat anything and insisted upon his par- 

 taking of food : Dedraj then began to do so. 



Shortly afterwards Dharm Dass sent Dedraj to Calcutta on business 

 with a large consignment. En route at Allahabad, the boat struck on shore, 

 and could not be moved, but Gangaji showed herself at night and cleared 

 the boat. At Calcutta, several of the crew were imprisoned, and much of 

 the property was confiscated, but Dedraj succeeded in obtaining the release 

 of property and crew. On his return he became acquainted with Nangi, 

 JBaniani, an inhabitant of Narnoul " jo bad chalni thi" — who was a bad 

 character. He begged her to give up her wickedness. She replied " Main 

 dil se lachar hun, is ko turn rok do nahinto achchhi nahin hogi," " I am 

 helpless : you stop it, otherwise it will not fare well with me.*' 



Dedraj then advised her to throw off all her clothes and clothe herself 

 in plantain leaves : she did so and eventually succeeded in giving up her 

 wickedness also. Dedraj and Nangi then left Dharm Dass without taking 

 anything with them, though Dharm Dass made profuse offers, and arrived 

 at Narnoul. On the road, he asked a villager for water : the request was 

 at first refused and then granted,- so Grod rained much water in that village. 

 At Narnoul, Dedraj put up for some years at the house of Chaitram Jat. 

 Dhanahs, Chumars, etc., began to flock to him, and he preached to them to 

 leave off kam, krodh, moh, lobh, or adultery, anger, affection, and avarice. 

 Dedraj and Nangi then journeyed to Dhursu, but Dedraj 's mother refused 

 him admission to her house as she considered he had degraded himself. 

 He then went on to Ghali where he also preached. Here Nanisuk, gold- 

 smith, lived, who, being converted, gave his wife Chanadna to Dedraj as a 

 present. But Chanadna' s brothers maltreated Dedraj, bruising him with 

 sticks and stones. The pupils of Dedraj began to diminish, because they 

 thought he could not defend himself, but eventually harmony was restored 



