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

36 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
for what is not visible to those who follow great men?
Small things like bells tremble and make a noise, but
great things like the minds of valiant heroes remain
unmoved. They wished that the Yoginīs might not
disappear, as they were anxious to see them and to
speak to them. The heroes then alighted from their
horses and were not afraid of the Yoginīs. Shining in
their formidable strength, these valiant men proceeded
slowly and silently, and approached the Yoginīs. The
leader of the Yoginīs recognized the prince from a
distance and sent him a cup of liquor with incantation
and blessing. The king drank his fill ; Chandra partook
of what remained, and though pleased with it, he left a
portion for the sake of Udayashrī. Udayashrī was much
gratified with the drink, and owing to some fatality,
forgot the groom of the horses and left nothing. They
were pleased with the strange sights they saw. The
Yoginī, who understood omens, thus said to the prince
with clasped hands : "your kingdom will remain entire,
and Chandra will enjoy a part of your wealth, and
Udayashrī, as long he lives, will be blessed with undy-
ing prosperity ; but the groom bereft of our favour
will be soon left bereft of life." Thus she foretold the
future, and vanished with the other Yoginīs, and then
the life of the keeper of horses departed.
It is owing to the merit of the subjects that such
kings are born, who raise the prosperity of the kingdom,
and deliver the people sunk in the gloom of injustice.