26 G. A. Grierson— Translation to Man^hodVs Harihans. [Sp. 
give, 0 friend, a gift of a garment.” (10) When the washerman heard 
this, he arose in anger,^ and called ont to his wife to thrust a torch in 
(the boys’) faces. WTien Krishna heard this, (darting on them) like a 
loosened falcon, he beat the washerman, and plundered the ghat. The 
washerwoman left the place in tears, and as she went along the road 
rubbed off the vermilion from her head (in token of her widowhood). 
Hari selected^ yellow garments, and gave Haladhar dark-coloured ones. 
The people of the village when they saw the plunder^ of the washerman’s 
ghat laughed, (and said to each other) ‘ They are playing their old pranks 
still.^ 
(15) Hari had a great affection for flowers, and saw the house of 
a garland-maker : He went thither and asked for a garland, and blessed 
was (the fortune) of the gardener then. Gunaka the gardener was full 
of holy virtues, and being possessed of the power of seeing the future, 
acted accordingly. On seeing Krishna he gave him flowers, nor asked 
who he was, and his descendants exist now to the present day. 
The two brothers put on the garlands, and gave him this boon, and 
then entered (Mathura) the city of the king of men. (20) Kubja (the 
hunchback), having anointed her body stood in the way, and when she saw 
Hari, her body became filled with love. Cried she, “ Haste thou, to my 
house, and fulfiff the desire of my life.” Krishna being in the presence of 
his elder brother was ashamed,® and said something by way of excuse.'^ 
Then going aside he said unto her, “ Give^ me sandal wood; when I return 
I will come to thy house.” Her love overflowed,^ nor could^® she say any¬ 
thing. So she gave him sandal, and considered in her heart, (saying to 
herself), (25) “lam very lean, and ugly, and vile, nevertheless the 
Lord did not despise me, nor was he displeased^^ with me.” Krishna 
understood her thoughts and made her straight, and Kubja being freed 
(from her infirmity) became (beautiful) as Lakshmi. 
^ \/ ‘ be enraged,’ lit. ‘ shiver ’ or ‘ faint with cold.’ See note p. 17. 
^ ^ ‘ select.’ 
® Here is in its proper meaning of a verbal noun. 
^ Lit., ‘ That practice (^^^i*r) has remained (^^ ^ ) till now (^cf^'SrfH)’ 
the 2nd Imperat. of 
® It is not etiquette to carry on intrigues before an elder brother. 
^ ‘ excuse.’ 
^ See note ^ above. 
9 Lit., ‘filled.’ 
-v/m ‘ be able,’ see remarks s. v. in the Vocabulary to my Maithil Chresto- 
mathy. 
here means ‘ be displeased with,’ Cf. note p. 25. 
