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

164 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
by means of canal, cultivation, and by other ways. I have
always conversed with learned persons for the preservation
of the six schools of philosophy, have invited such per-
sons from all places, and granted lands for holy purposes.
But as there are gaps between the teeth in the mouth,
so there are defects in the government of the country,
and they are causing me pain every day. I shall there-
fore secure happiness by leaving the kingdom. As a lamp
is hateful to the eye of thieves, so have I become hateful
to many ; but they will soon have to pine for the peace
in the country. Even my sons have not been able to
remain quiet all this time while I am alive ; they will
not die in a hurry ; and I wish to depart from this life
so that all my sons may obtain what they desire.
When they heard this speech of the sorrowful king,
they again said :—" If this be thy intention O king !
why have you then kept a great treasure accumulated ?
Spend them while you are alive and make it pay
your way to the next world." When the king heard
this he replied that :—"That is well said, but listen
to the reason why the treasury is kept full. When
I am dead, any of my sons who may gain the king-
dom will be satisfied with the savings left, and will
not covet for the wealth of my subjects who are dearer
to me than my sons, and I think it my duty to protect
them. I will thus prevent the future oppression of
the subjects with the savings I have made. He enjoys
whose treasury is full, and when it is drained, he oppres-