Indian Antiquary Vol 03

SR No.: 032495
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 420
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MARCH, 1874.
जनके जगन रचीयो खरो आदन कळ क्षत्री Having entrusted her son to the Rishi, Sati
Sità went to bathe; श्रीराम दशरथ सतन जन परणावी जानकी पुत्री
But seeing a female monkey she turned back
1111 and took Lava with much affection. वळी सती वनवास देव श्रीरामे दीधो
When the Rishi opened his eyes, the child no
where appeared. शीताजी चालीयां कनखल वासो कीधो
(He thought) he must have been slain by some पुरा मासज पेट ए कुंवर लव आयो ।
cat, lion, jackal, or hare.
On this, deeply meditating, he made an image अशो कुंवर अवतार जशो तथ पुनम जायो
of Dabh :* सुंपे कुंवर रखीयां सती सीता धुवणने चालीयां Having thought of the Yajur Veda he gave
him the name of Dabh Rakhi. वनंचरी देख पाछां वळां हेत करे लव लीयां।।२।।
When she (Sitá) returned, she saw, as it were, पल खोली रूखी देव तहां बाळक नहीं दीशे another infant. मार्यो कोई मंझार सींह शीयाळ के शशे
(Said the Rishi) What need for words? take
___them both as thy own, O Shakti! (के) धरे रखी हर ध्यान डाभ पुतळो बनायो In the month of Jeyt, in the dark half, when वचारे जजर वेद डाम रख नाम देरायो
half of the Krit Yuga had clapsed,
On the pure day of Somavår, sacred to Siva, ओथ वहे आवीयां बाळ जम दीसे बीजो
Durvâsî Rakhi created from Dá bh a mighty वात कुण तेड बे शगती तेरो ॥३॥
warrior.
The 84 Rishis were assembled and the man मास जेठ पख शाम कृत जगतणो अधताम
Dabhi was created, सोम सधवार शवज्जे दरवासा रूख डाभ At the place of the Gangevagar mountain, a हेक भड जोध ऊपायो चोरासी रख आये नर
____ lord of a new sort:
(Thur) was this great warrior created in the डाभीने पायो ।। गंगेवगर डुंगर गणा हेक
year 1584 (of that yuga). पत जुजवो ॥
___After Dabh Rakhi, in the 20th generaसमसर पंदर चोरासीए महा जोध पेदास हुओ।
tion, comes Amarsen, of whom it is said
that quitting Parshomgadh he conquered PraSuch was the incarnation of Rama, who was
mangadh, expelling the Chohans from thence. born at the house of the warrior Dasaratha. Twelve generations from Amarsen is Surpál. Of the seed of Sambhu, a future) sati was Surpal is said to have quitted Pramangadh found in the house of Janak:
and conquered Kashmir, driving out the Tuars. When the damsel became fit for a husband and Sixteen generations after Surpil, Jodha, leavattained the age of twice six years,
ing Kashmir, conquered the famous fortress The Lord of Ajodhya, Rama, who was served by of Tambol, then a possession of the ancient
the lords of the cities of the nine continente. clan of Padhiår. Jodh â was succeeded in Janak then instituted a jugam, and. he, of the the 10th generation by Akhiraj, who, leaving first and true family of Kshatris,
Tambol, seized on the Fort Chitranga* or Sri Rama, son of Dasaratha, married the | Satranj, destroying the Jadavs. A Duhů exists daughter Janki:
regarding this exploit, as follows: Der Sri Rama then banished the (future) satí to the wilderness.
दुहो. Sitäji went forth and took up her habitation अखे तंबोलरे ऊठीए चातरंगो गढ ले साओ
in the forest. When her full time had expired, then Kunwar
दुआण खेदे डाभी जादव काढा जोइ ॥१॥ Lava was born :
Akha, leaving Tambol, took possession of Fort The avatar of this Kunwar was as that of Châtranga. the 15th day of the light half of the month. The D Abhi having sought out and defeated
* Probably the Darbha, or sacrificial graas. • Probably Chitor or Satruñjye. Another version of the Duha las Satranja instead of Chatranga.