Govinda’s
Disciple 1.Far below flowed the Jumna,swift and clear,above frowned
theutting bank. Hills dark with
the woods and scarred with
the torrents were gathered around.
2.Govinda, the great
sikh
teacher,sat on the rock reading scriptures,when
Raghunath,his
disciple,proud of hiws wealth,came and bowed
tohim and said, ‘I have brought my poor present,unworthy of
your acceptance.’
3.Thus saying he displayed before the
teacher a pair of gold bangles wrought with costlystones.
The master took up one of them,twirling it round his
finger,and the diamonds darted shafts of
light.
4.Suddengly it slipped form his hand and roled
down the bnak inothe water. ‘Alas,’screamed Raghunath,and
jumped into the stream. The teacher set hs eyes upon his
book, and the water held ahd hid what it stole and went it
s way.
5.The daylight faded when Raghunathcame back to
the teacher tired and ripping. He panted and ssaid,’I can
still get it back if you shoe me where it fell.’ The
teacher took up the remaining bangle and throwing it int
the water said,’It is there.’