220 G. A. Grierson— The Song of Manih Chandra. [No. 3, 
thou thy knowledge from Khola the Hadi.” 366. When the king heard 
the name of a Hadi, he stopped his ears with his hands. For she had 
uttered an impious word with her tongue. 
The Kinh spake. 
367. “ A Hadi is of a vile caste. He cleanseth privies and doth not 
bathe. Shall I, a king, make obeisance to a Hacli for twenty-two dandas ! 
Mayana spake, 
368. “ Hear me, my child, speak thy words in a whisper, so that the 
Hadi may not hear. If he cursed thee, thou wouldest die at once. 369. 
Thy subjects feed their lamps wdth oil and ghi: but that Hadi feedeth 
his lamp with merely Ganga water. 370. As many lamps as there are in 
the houses of thy subjects, so many hath that Hadi in his little hut, 371. 
In whosesoever house he eateth, to whosesoever house he goeth, simply at 
the word of his mouth he causeth the sea to stop its motion.” 372. The 
king sat in his audience chamber and could not make up his mind. Re¬ 
peatedly he called his servant Khetu, his younger brother. 373. “ Where 
hast thou gone, my brother ? First would I eat jpdn* then I would have the 
pandit of the days of my father come to me.” 374. Khetu heard these 
words and made no delay. He hastened towards the pandifs house. 375. 
“ I say unto thee, 0 reverend pandit , and pay thou heed unto my words. The 
king would see thee in his palace. Haste thee to the hall of audience.” 376. 
He dressed himself in a dhuti of modest kind. Loosening out his brahma- 
nical cord, so that the threads appeared in pairs, he passed it round his 
neck. 377. He took his papers relating to the Almanac under his arm, 
and proceeded to the king’s hall of audience. 378. The hall was full, the 
crowd gave forth a confused noise. At this time did the pandit , the son of 
a pandit , present himself. 379. “ Incarnation of justice” he said and 
made obeisance. “ Tutelary Deity of my family” said the king making 
obeisance in return. 380. He called him “ Reverend Brother,” and made 
him sit upon the couch. “O reverend Sir, thou art the crest-jewel among 
prophets. 381. What day will the king sew for himself a beggar’s 
wallet and quilt P What day will the king shave his head ? 382. What 
day will the great king besmear himself with ashes P What day will the 
pious king pierce his two ears ? 383. What day will the pious king 
wear nought but a languti ? What day will I carry a beggar’s platter in 
my hand ? 384. What day will I start for a far country ? Read me 
aright, and prophesy me this.” 385. Taking every precaution to ensure 
good luck, he produced his Almanac. Such power was there in that Alma¬ 
nac that it could speak itself. 
* That is to say, “ immediately.” Chewing pan is such a mechanical and conti¬ 
nuous action with a Hang-pun man or woman, that the phrase “ to do a thing after 
eating pan”, means to do it at once. Cf. vv. 398, 553 and 692. 
