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Gorakii Nath spake. 
“ Go forth Mayana, I have given thee a boon. Within the fire thou 
shalt perceive the cold of Magha. 169. Mayana began to spread vermilion 
all over her forehead. 170. She put on a silken scarf. She took a golden 
knife and a mango branch in her hand, and she laid out the king towards 
the north and south. 171. Mayana laid the king’s head on her right 
hand, and she put her own head on his left hand. 172. In each house¬ 
hold a citizen gave one piece of firewood. The pile of firewood almost 
touched the sky as well as the earth. 173. Water and sandal-wood did 
Chandra, the merchant, scatter upon the pyre. Not a single near relation 
was present to set it alight. 174. One who lived near the door of the 
king,—a brahman guru ,—stretched forth his hand and applied the torch. 
175. Each relation cast one vessel of water on the pyre. Together they 
lustrated the pyre, once, twice, and five times. Saying “ Hari bolf they 
set it alight. 176. E’en as the fire smelt the smell of the ghi , it blazed 
up with a great roar. 177. For seven days and nine nights Mayana stay¬ 
ed within the blaze, and even her apparel though offered to the flames did 
not take fire. 178. Mayana burnt the body of the pious king, and placed 
the ashes in her lap. There sat Mayana, like a Gosvdmi in his house. 
179. Mayana burnt the body of the pious king and the smoke rose up to 
heaven. There sat the Lady Mayana like unmelted gold. 180. The 
little relations said to the big relations, “ Brothers, thrust at her. Let 
all the relations thrust at her.” 181. The Lady Mayana is sitting with¬ 
in the fire. She cries: “ Hear, 0 relations, I have a child of seven 
months in my womb. Let not all the relations thrust at me.” 182. The 
little relations said to the big relations, “ Brothers, let us go to Chand the 
merchant, and ask his advice. 183. Ye know Chand the merchant from 
childhood. Let us see what answer he will give.” 184. Behind the door 
sat the merchant playing dice; and through the lattice, did they make reve¬ 
rence to him. 
Cha'nd spake. 
185. “ Why, O relations, why and wherefore have ye all come ?” 
The Relations spake. 
186. “ For seven days and nine nights Mayana hath been in the fire, 
and yet the Fair Mayana hath not been burnt.” 
Cha'nd spake. 
187. “ This Mayana hath obtained a boon from Gorakh Nath. Fire 
doth not burn her, nor doth she sink in water. Were the three worlds to 
come to an end, she w r ould not go to Yama’s abode. And yet, 0 relations, 
ye wish to slay her. 188. Sit ye in a place where three roads meet, and 
