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

324 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
not Rāma been decoyed out of his dwelling into the
forest by Rāvaṇa, and had not Vāli aroused the
anger of Sugrīva, how could Rāma have won his
victories, marching to Laṅkā and destroying his
enemies? Fate ordains both pleasure and pain for the
good of man. The Khāna had aspired after the
kingdom but was driven from the country; but now
he obtained the support of great warriors on his side,
and became addicted to pleasures. The Mārgapati
was angry with Saiphaḍāmara, but he came to be
ruined and was deprived of his post. How could the
Khāna have entered Kashmīra and obtained it, if he
and the Ḍāmara had not mutually, and of their own
accord, come to each other’s help. It is by the help of
many chiefs that the king obtains glory, and the
chiefs obtain it by depending on the king; their union
is indispensible, and looks graceful like the golden
ornaments on a young woman. The court of the
Khāna was adorned by the fortunate leaders who joined
him, even as the person of a woman is adorned by
necklaces of pearls.
The Mārgapati became alarmed by the union of
the Khāna with the leaders, and he sent Khāna Shikha-
vāhārddha Mukha who was desirous of establishing
peace. Edha Rājanaka, Riga Ḍāmara, and Keshava-
budha brought the king of Rājapurī to the king of
Kashmīra with a view to establish peace. At this time
the Mārgapati gave wealth and assurances of safety to