ਸਿੰਧੁ ਬਾਚ ॥

Speech of the ocean :

ROOAAL STANZA

“O king! the Yogi Matsyendra is sitting in contemplation in the belly of the fish in milk-ocean

“Take him out with your net and ask him, O king!

Do whatever I have said this is the real measure?”137.

The king gathering together lakhs of his warriors moved away further from the ocean

Where the heavenly damsels were moving here and there enthusiastically

They all reached there sounding their drums and playing instruments of various types,

Where there was the milk-ocean.138.

The nets of cotton were prepared and thrown into the ocean, in which many other beings were caught, but the son of Shiva (Matsyendra) was not seen

All the warriors, greatly tired came before the king and said, “Many other beings have been caught, but that sage is nowhere to be found.”139.

The Yogi is sitting desireless in the belly of the fish and this can’t entrap him

“Now, O king! throw another net immediately and this is the only step to catch him.”140.

“O king! we have heard about the name of the net of knowledge, throw the same in the ocean and catch the great sage

“The sage will not be caught with any other measure even for years

O protector! listen to it, we are telling you the truth.”141.

“You may take croes of measures except this, you will not be able to catch him

” Only throw the net of knowledge and catch him”

When the king threw the net of knowledge into the ocean that net caught him like the second Dadhich.142.

The Yogi Matsyendra was caught alongwith the fish, having been entrapped in the net and seeing that fish all were wonder-struck

After some time, when all the people regained some health, then all the warriors, depositing their arms and weapons reached at the gate of the king.143.

They began to rip the belly of the fish, but none of them could do it

When all of them gave in, then the king called his friends and asked them :

“Now what measure be adopted, so that we may be successful in our objective and see the great sage.”144.