महाराणा सांगा: द हिन्दूपत (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य एवं खानवा महायुद्ध इतिहास)

Maharana Sāngā.
the grant in open Darbar the next day, and
asked Suraj Mal to accept the responsible
position. Suraj Mal said that he was a
vassal of the empire, and his fidelity to
the throne forbade his committing himself
to a course of conduct inconsistent with his
loyalty to the throne of Chitor. The
matter was then referred to the heir-
apparent to the throne, Prince Ratan Singh.
He, out of deference to the wishes of his
father Maharana Sāngā, gave his consent
to the proposal, on which Suraj Mal took
the hands of both the young princes in his
own, as well as the patta of Ranthambhore,
in token of his acceptance of the responsible
position assigned to him. This impolitic
proceeding on the part of Queen Karmetan
sowed dissension among the nobility of
Mewar, and was, as later events proved,
one of the causes of the fall of Chitor.
This is one of the many instances which
abound in Indian history to prove the fatal
consequences of polygamy in the royal houses
of the Hindus.
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