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

234 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
bestowing on me silk robes which made me happy
What has not king Shri Hassana given to me Shrivara,
far beyond my worth? He has issued a proclamation
about me, which, as it emanates from the king, is a
source of pleasure to me. He has given me strong and
swift horses, and thick holy thread, and other beautiful
articles beset with gold and jewels; and he has also given
me beautiful boats with sails, and robes from his own
person, and wealth. Shamsadena was gracious, Alābha-
dena was politic, Shāhābhadena was a hero, and Kudva-
dena was wise. Shri Shekandhara was the favourite of
the Yavána nobles, Ālishāha was liberal, king Shri Jaina
loved all branches of learning and was versed in the
literature of all languages, and king Haidharashāha was
an expert in performances on the lute. But the present
king is a master of music. People observed that every
one of the former kings of this country was famous for
some special qualification, but it is said of the present
king that even Shri Jyahāngira the Mārgesha, and others
bowed at his feet when they heard his melodious and
delightful songs.
Whenever the people of this country forsook their
old customs owing to religious changes, or amassed
money by practising deception, they were generally
punished by calamities such as storm and conflagration,
excessive cold and snowfall, hostilities and diseases.
Once upon a time some merchants of the city, who were
the favourites of the Mausulas but who had followed