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1872.] J. Beames — Translations from Cliand Bardai's Epic. 
On the brink of the ocean there remains no trace of it ; 
Having obtained its limit, not one (wave) passes it, 
It advances only so far as the lord’s command (allows). 
His order no one can refute, 
Neither in the past, nor in the future, nor in the present. 
The Yeda describes Brahma as illimitable, 
Filling the water and land he remains in every material object. 
Then spake Vyasa eighteen Puranas. 
Arranging the incarnations in various order 
He describes with clear intellect every god, 
He searched out all of them, he did not confound their character. 
Then Valmiki, the incarnation of Ram, 
Related in a book of a hundred krores (of lines) essence of truth. 
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The mighty bear, the story of the friendly monkey 
Again five poems live poets made, 
Placed a light in the breasts of ignorant men, 
In a few words wisdom is shown, 
I might make a boast, then you would laugh. 
12. Dulm. Hearing the poem of Poet Chand, 
Delighted in her mind, his wife (says), 
Thou art the poet, the charming poet, 
Laughing being prevented. 
13. Kavit. Quoth the intelligent wife. 
Thou who hast spells on thy tongue — ocean of spells 
Excelling in the description of witness 
Like the shining moon 
Thou bestower of heavenly blessings, 
Grant a gift to me, 0 poet ! 
The eighteen Puranas 
Their names and quantity all ; 
Thou telling the tale joy (will be) to me, 
Past and future existences will be purified, 
The darkness of ignorance is destroyed by hearing this, 
The filth of (spiritual) blindness is removed from the heart. 
Whereupon Chand in a long Kavit recites the names of the Puranas 
and number of lines contained in each. 
It is not worth translating. 
