"Proceed
dear proceed, neither dense forests infested with wild animals
Nor flooded rivers, nor even the remorseless blood-thirsty bandit
animals
Can bar your way, nor mar joy, so long I follow to save you from
plunder
And your journey at the dead night will remain in history a saga of
wonder"
The
aireal voice uttering thus, set the traveller lone on the road
And walked behind like shadow to saving him from dangers on the rod
As he proceeded chanting God's name throughout the journey in the
night
He became sure of giving diamonds to the party as bid by boss
upright
Much
to his joy boundless, he did spy two pairs of foot prints, when
turned
At the howling of winds in front, all on sudden, or beasts grunted
behind
One of course was his, and the other was that of God's broad lotus
feet Delighted at the word kept up, he looked back often to bow to
that feet
Despite
moonless night intensifying fears and depleting his pent up vigor's
With God's name on tongue, and checking His presence at the hour
rigour
He plodded along the God-forbidden and man abandoned trackless land
Till nearing the outskirts of the place bound for, like a sage of
pure brand
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