द्वितीय राजतरङ्गिणी (जोनराज - कल्हणोत्तर मध्यकालीन कश्मीर का प्रामाणिक इतिहास)

124 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
were filled with wine, cream, and curries, and fed every
body. Here also was heard frequently the sound of horns
of thousand devotees, which made even the serpents of
the Mānasa lake shut their eyes. There was no kind of
rice or meat or vegetable or fruit or food with which the
king did not feed the people at the time of this feast.
Out of his reverence for the devotees the king put up
with their indecorous behavior arising from intoxication
which even ordinary men would not have borne. He
dressed Mera the chief of the devotees in valuable
robes and gave him presents, and marks of honor, and
made him like himself in splendour. On the twelfth
day of the moon the king dismissed the devotees after
having laden them with quilts, attendants, money, and
walking stalves.
On the thirteenth day of the moon the king wished
to see the display of lamps made on the occasion of the
worship held on account of the birth of the Vitastā ; and
he embarked on a boat and went to the capital. While
on the water he listened to well composed songs, and at
the time of embarking and disembarking he accepted
the blessings of the citizens. The display of lamps
offered by the citizens to the river looked graceful as if
the spirits of numberless holy places had come to the
Vitastā for adoration. The rows of lamps placed at the
ferry on both banks looked beautiful, as if the gods had
scattered golden flowers for the worship of the Vitastā.
The moon was reflected on the river, but trembled