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

KINGS OF KASHMÍRA. 229
favoured the customs of the Hindus as the light of the
sun favours the lotus ; and all men thought of her and
lamented and wept for her. When his mother left him,
the king appeared covered in a black dress, and looked
like a lotus shrunk with sorrow when forsaken by
day-light.
When seven days had past, Mallika [ Ahmada ] made
the king wear a white dress, and money was spent on
the occasion, and he caused the king's sorrow to abate.
The king ordered a large new bridge of boats to be
built at the extremity of Shāhābhadinapurī with his
mother's money so that her righteousness might increase
in merit.
The queen Hayātakhātonā, born in the family of the
Saidas, was beloved of the king, and was the object of
his love, his joy, and his consolation. The king was not
attached to any one else, and he gave all things to her,
utensils, ornaments, and household furniture. The
moon-like king derived pleasure from that highly accom-
plished queen alone, as the bee does from the mālatī
plant. There is prosperity in this world, but only a few
can attain that desired object ; few are the peasants
who chance to find pearls when the clouds rain ! A
prince was born to the king by this great queen and he
was named Mahmadakhāna, a name worthy of the
Mausulas. The king, happier than before, entrusted his
boy to Tājibhaṭṭa for being brought up, even as the sea
entrusts the moon to Mahādeva.
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