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Sindhu.
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VII.
Sindhu.
Part I.
Deep in the forest shades there dwelt
A Muni and his wife,
Blind, grayhaired, weak, they hourly felt
Their slender hold on life.
No friends had they, no help or stay.
Except an only boy,
A bright-eyed child, his laughter gay,
Their leaf-hut filled with joy.
Attentive, duteous, loving, kind.
Thoughtful, sedate, and calm.
He waited on his parents blind
Whose days were like a psalm.
He roamed the woods for luscious fruits.
He brought them water pure,
