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1883.] Hugh Fraser —Folklore from ."Eastern Gorakhpur. 
(Mantra) Sat guru ke bando par. 
A four cornered tank. 
At the landing place Debi made bread. 
There sitting she bathed. 
The Garur gave a cry. 
Debi came out and put on her sari (veil). 
And stretched forth her hand on every sting, 
Then cried aloud to all the world, 
Thus may God deaden poison. 
(Mantra) Sat guru ke bando par. 
[Note : Being an incantation tbe lines are nonsense. The “ Sat guru 
&c,” is the effective mantra. The above is the nearest meaning I can 
arrive at.] 
No. XII. 
METRE. jfhT I 
(6 + 4+4 + 2, 4 + 4 + 4=28 instants). 
511311 §^5T | 
5nf315T f^t+r TCT II 
i \ u 
51T3TT ^f3T^IT 1 
51Tf3I5T f^f^T II 
% TfB citf^f f% 5TT3TT fB+T ff^T | 
II ^ II 
(eft ) ii 
II ^ 0 
Translation XII. 
The snake sat on the mango branch. 
His wife picked up the mangoes. 
The snake sat on the clove tree. 
His wife picked up the cloves. 
Had I but known that the snake would come to my house. 
I had swept the path with my skirts. 
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[In the end of 1880 crowds of respectable persons went begging all 
over the district. It turned out that this was a “ Nagpuja.” One person 
