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

KINGS OF KASHMÍRA. 161
father he saw Hājyakhāna at the door joined by the
youngest brother, and out of policy made peace with him.
But though they had sworn peace by the god of the
Mausulas, their hearts were not freed from enmity, even
as a silk cloth does not give up its color. When people
saw that they had met in peace before the king, the
country, the nobles, and their own family, they looked
upon them with misgivings, as on four lions met in a
cavern ; and apprehended that ruin arising from their
mutual enmity was at hand.
In the meantime the king considered Vahrāmakhāna
as the best of his sons ; he was the youngest, and the
object of jealousy of the other two brothers. The king
caused him to be brought before him, and when alone,
he thus spoke :—“O Vahrāma ! Your eldest brother has
been made your enemy by your unfriendly deed. He
will remember the harm you have done to him, and
will never be your friend, and it is with vain expecta-
tion that you are serving the other brother. How can
he leave his own son and attend to your interest ? There-
fore do not commit such wicked acts as will bring misery
in future. Leave him without delay, rely on me alone,
and employ your time accordingly. Adhere to the path
of rectitude, and prosperity will then come unto you.
Otherwise O foolish man ! You will be burnt in the
fire of their enmity, even like a thing placed in an iron
pan full of heated oil.” When he heard these words
of his father, he thus replied in his folly :—“It appears