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 March, 1875.] THE DVAIASHAKAYA. 73 but took liia seat on the throne. Afterwards, when opportunity occurred, the Raja told .lam- bak and Jehal his thought of destroying GrAha- ripu and the other injurers of Siva's tirtha at Prabhasa Kshetra. *' G r ; haripu,* " said he, " was made of consequence by me, bur. as if horn in an inauspicious hour, he has grown shameless , and slays the people performing penances ; there- fore, as a man who has been entrusted by an- other with authority should not be killed, I put it to you both whether, Looking at it in this way, this one should not be killed ? Say, there- fore, what is your joint opinion : should he be destroyed or not ? Jambak, slayer of enemies, who art like Yrihaspati, and O Jehal, who art wise as Sukra, tell, therefore, at once what is fit to be done," Jehal answered, — "Graharipu, who is an Abh i r (or shepherd} by caste, is very tyrannical : therefore the order given yon by Sivaji for his destruction is right. I think you should act even so. Grab a r i p u, being raler of ? Saurashtra Desa, kills the pilgrims going to Prabhasa, and casts their flesh and bones entire into the way, so that though people wish to go to that Urtha, no one cau do so from this terror; and the seat of royalty in So rath Desa, which, from the splendour of Sri Krishna, till now deserved praise, has become soiled by the tyranny of Raja 6 r a h a r i p u. This is the cause of anger. G r a h a r i p u lives at • m a n as t h a 1 i t^tho city rendered splendid by the flags of Hanum'm and < lunula, and in i DurgApaL! and other places he permits to dwell thieves; and in his strength in is Raja dwells at V a m a n a s t h a 1 1 without fear. He is like to Havana-, and therefore the devout cannot live there ; like an arrow he causes hi the brew as. lie slay.- armies of hi and ifl victorious; lie oats the flesh of animals and drinks spirit uons li>; and in the fight he too chafl and all their crew with the blood of enemies. He Br.thitians ; this lord < i' i Graharipu, has caused many Rajas of the sout h and of the north to floe leaving their reforo now he regards no. ks of any, but looks loftily as ho walks, as if he medi- j . I. pp 53, or bk - DittAa's chronology places Nuugtiaa IJu or i: •^PT- of tho w Tod'« Jfci T0l, tated the conquest of Svarga. The earth ia afflicted from the weight of his sins : and the men of skill in his kingdom, from associating with such an evil one, practise their skill in t constructing all sorts of weapons, from which it is impossible to escape, — in discriminating be- tween religious and irreligious practices they do not exercise themselves, Graharipu is young and lusty, and full of desire : therefore, slaying his enemies, he carries off their wives to his female apartments. In military force be is strong, so that all RAjas have to yield to him. Like Yama, G r ii h a r i p n is huge in person, and in temper too he is like Tama, — he seems disposed to devour the whole world or to .' upon Paradise. This Graharipu causes / great calamity, plundering people passing along the roads, and destroying g -; and places of safety among the mountains. He can pass * repass the ocean also: therefore, as when Destiny is enraged with the world, people have no means left of escape. He is very wealthy : « the R A ja of Sin d h Uesa he seized, compelling him to pay a fine of elephants and horses; and many RAjas has be subdued. Were he to make war on Yama, I believe his only moans of escape would be submission. This Mlechba hunt3 in R e v a t a c h a 1 ,+ and slays the deer at Pra- bhasa^ which Bbonld not be slain. He eats the flesh of cows, which should not be eaten, and commits other tyrannical acts. Wise men say that any Raja who has the power of punishing ml and does not, becomes guilty of his sins : therefore if you do not destroy him, yours will be the sin. If yon assemble not an army expel liim. bj :'h will day by day increase, till at last ho will be unconquerable by you, and, on the contrary, will overcome yon . though could take him if you chose, yet still you. kt-ep on a sort of good OS with him. But ho is a deceiver, nn* worthy to be trusted. Resides, Al; bag ordered yon, Eaja, in a dream at night: and it is the practice of the C h a 1 u k y a race to punish •e consider this. Raja, Sivaji has given to yon the command, because before the c t The moderr. hi milos fr Jnn. i Vimaa It rol. 1 II i>- 180- J i.i :inj? hills. § Tmttna isomaabth.
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