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

KINGS OF KASHMÍRA. 71
When the heir apparent had thus expressed himself,
the king of men made the following speech graced by his
smile :—"The little virtue that is earned by merely
ruling the subject people, is like a chemical compound,
composed of many components. You are like my arm,
though not joined to me in person ; wherefore then
should the people think of my incapacity when they
behold your prowess ? And if you do not carry out my
order, my hopes which are placed on you will be at an
end." The king said thus, and was resolved to go on
pilgrimage, and after a long time made the heir appar-
ent accept the weight of the kingdom, and blessed
him saying,—long may he reign under the name of
ShrīJainollābhadīna !
In the hope of visiting holy places, the king went
out of his own country, but not from the prince's heart
which was blessed with love which like a bolt held fast
the king. The prince gave out valuable jewels from the
treasury, and beautiful horses, and for two nights he
followed his brother. Wicked people spoke to the king
on the way, about the troubles of the journey, the diffi-
culty of attaining virtue, and the small merit of visiting
shrines, and thus removed from the king's mind his
respect for holy places. The proud king of Madra
thought of the reproach which his son-in-law [the king
of Kashmīra] would incur, [by going on pilgrimage],
and caused him to return from the holy place of Hāra.
When the autumn season, like a season of good luck,