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

312 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
the use of saying many words if you are not going to
acknowledge him? The sin of the death of the
soldiers who fall in battle on both sides will be on you.”
When the Mārgapati had heard this letter which was
shown to him by the messenger of the Khāna, he
gave the messenger a letter in reply to the following
effect :—“O ! protectors of the kingdom and enjoyers
of kingly fortune, doers of all beneficial acts ! Consider
what is said in the Purāṇa, that Kashmīra is Pārvatī,
and know that its king is born of a part of Shiva. Even
if the king be wicked he should not be slighted by
those who strive for good. Sovereignty is obtained
in this country by religious penance, not by valour.
Why else did Ādamakhāna and others of lenial descent
fail to obtain it? Why did they speedily reap the
punishment of their unworthy acts? The present
king has come to the throne by inheritance, and how
can the Khāna, who intends to usurp the king's power,
be allowed during the life time of the king to enter the
country in order to create a disturbance. This boy
was coronated by others, and was not set up by me,
but who can destroy him at present while I am near?
The Khāna will be honored in every way, if he wishes
to follow our views ; the rising sun receives due honor
when he follows the Dawn. Fortune obtained by
ingratitude does not last long for the enjoyment
of men. The pleasure derived by eating bad food
causes illness. What more should be said, the way