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

KINGS OF KASHMÍRA. 401
always darkened by its uprising smoke ; but all of these
have been surpassed by this king in gift, fame, and
power.” King Yosobha was bent on serving Jyallāla-
dīna, and the ministers thus made him a fitting reply :—
“The life of that man is useless, whose desire it is to
serve the feet of his enemy, but he who fights with
his foe deserves praise. Stay at a distance and we will
accomplish your work ; we will take shelter of a forest
tract and continue to fight day after day. The powerful
sun with its thousand rays cannot destroy the darkness
of a cavern, so the emperor, bent on destruction, will
not be able to destroy those who would take shelter in
a forest.” When the king had heard these words spoken
by the ministers, he, as if to extinguish their fire, thus
addressed them in a nectar-like speech :—“Cast aside your
fear, obey my words, I will take refuge at the lotus like
feet of Jyallāladīna. He is an ornament among kings,
and Cupid is of no use so long his person exists. I
bow to him out of my own will, and feel proud of it.
How can I act inimically towards the emperor ? I will
serve him, and there shall be happiness in my country.
None ever existed like this king, nor now exists, nor will
exist, and in saying this I feel a pride every day and at all
times. My ears have become restless at listening to
the merits of this emperor, and even Karṇa would run
away if he heard of his liberality. Men whose foreheads
have been marked for poverty fall at his feet to wipe
away the writings of fate. It is rarely that the dust of