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

264 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
he said "bring the son of Ādamakhāna by some arti-
fice, and coronate him. Or do as your daughter, the
queen, advises." When Saida Hasaṇa heard this, he
advised the king to be patient, and'said that he would
recover ; but the Saida was very much grieved and
wept. Then the queen Mera Mukhāt when alone with
her father thus said to him :—"It is doubtful whether
the king will live, what should be done now about the
kingdom ? Rather coronate the youthful son of Vahrāma-
khāna, and make your eldest grandson the heir-apparent.
Two or three people whom we hate may be killed, but
all need not perish." When Meyā Hasana heard this
he rebuked her in anger. The Saidas had no reverence
for Brāhmaṇas, and they gave wealth to the mousulas
for the benefit of the king in his final rest. All the
females who knew the king went to see him, but they
prevented others from going to him, and did not allow
those who charm away poison to chant mantras. They
did not follow the advice of physicians, and themselves
prepared pills for the king to take. The king exclaimed
that some mischief had been done to him, and when
these female doctors found his voice and complexion
changed, they brought in Ūyyabhaṭṭa who prided himself
as being a physician, a charmer against poison, and a man
of experience. But when the attendants asked the king
why he was gazing on that skilful man, the king, then on
the point of death, replied by ordering the removal of
that hypocrite from his sight. All then burst out in