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

Maharana Sāngā.
Instantly, his wife removed the plate contain-
ing the poison. Like a flash of lightning,
the incident revealed the truth to Prithvi-
raj. Overwhelmed by the solicitude of his
uncle for his safety, he got up and said :
“Uncle, now the throne of Mewar is at
your service.” Suraj Mal replied that the
throne apart, he would not stay in Mewar
even to drink water.
Passing through the wilds of Kanthal, he
had an omen which recalled the Charani's
prediction: “a wolf endeavouring in vain to
carry off a kid defended by maternal affec-
tion.” This was interpreted as strong ground
for a dwelling. He halted there and subdued
the native tribes of the jungles and erected
on the spot where the wolf was held at bay
by the goat, the stronghold ¹ of Deolia. He
became the lord of a thousand villages and
founded the State, which under the name
of Deolia Pratapgarh, is now one of the
eighteen Ruling Chiefships of Rajputana.
¹ Mehta Nainsi in his Chronicles says that it was
Suraj Mal's grandson, Bika, son of Bagh Singh, who
took Deolia and severed his connection with Mewar.
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