Indian Antiquary Vol 05

SR No.: 032497
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 438
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 20 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
Bâlmukund Puri as his religious preceptor, and granted him the village of G un mâ, which his successors on the gádi still hold.
Keshavji was succeeded by his son Dayâldâsji, who had eight sons, viz. Girdhardâsji, Haribhramji, and Ajabsingh by one mother, and Rupsingh, Nârandâs, Gumânsingh, Prathiraj, and Hamirji by another. The descendants of Haribhramji settled in Rangpur. Two of them, Hariji and Jagoji, were famous men in their time. Ajabsingh's descendants settled in Galthali. The descendants of Rupsingh are still in Wars o dâ, though not on the gádi, which fell to Girdhardâsji, the eldest son. The descendants of Narandâs and Gumânsingh are to be found at Lakhågaḍh. Prathiraj and . Hamirji left no issue. Girdhardâsji had four sons, viz. Apâji, Jasoji, Kirtaji, and Amarsingh; of whom Apâji and Jasoji had no male issue, and Amarsingh succeeded his father. Amarsingh was succeeded by Bhimsingh, usually called Badsingh, and on his death, in Samvat 1836 (A.D. 1780) his wife Mâlpuri became a sati. He was succeeded by his son Ratansingh, and he by his son Motisingh, whose two sons, Kisor Singh and Lalsingh, are the present chiefs of War soda.
Of the Mâns & branch the most celebrated chieftains were Indarsingh and Narsinghji; the former was a contemporary of Dâmâji Gaikwad, who on one occasion unsuccessfully besieged Mânsa. The following couplet records Indarsingh's triumph :
| दांमा दामण छोड, इंद्रसह मारसे: माणसानो ख्याल मेल, केडेरा बालसे.
"Dâmâ, raise the siege, or Indarsingh will kill you;
Let Mânsâ alone, or he will burn your tents." The following poetry commemorates the taking of Labâd by Narsinghji of Mansa:
लेता पादसाहो तणा माल,
लाख लाखो तणालो छे;
अंकस न मानता सुबावाला, अंक रावणे छेड़ीयो.
राम लंकरी गमायो राज,
(एम) सह बंको जगावीयो राजा नरसींहमेले दगळ
हळो हळा चढयो एम वांकडो कनड ; भारती सत्रु सिटे आयो.
लीधो डीभी घडी एकमां लवाड,
[DECEMBER, 1876.
धनावे गोळीयां नाळा तोपोरा भरन्न; पदवी,
भगनेरी झाळ ;
तपधारी तेज थारे, अभनवा परबतेस; नगरे नगरे प
भाग्या कोटवाल.
प्रजाळीयां खटे वास परासोत बांधपरी; मेवासीयां तणां मान मोडीया मसुंद ; धोडा चहु चके सुणी वांद वळ्यो घेर, जेम करे चोरासीको बींद ||
"He deprived millions of kings of their property, and did not obey the written orders passed by the Subâhs.
Ravana lost the kingdom of Lanka in conseIn like manner the great lion Raja Narsingh was quence of his having incensed Râmâ.
roused;
He, the mountain lord, put himself at the head of an army of both cavalry and infantry. Having come in front of his enemies' line he fought a battle, and in a moment took possession of Lavâd;
By firing muskets and guns he set fire to house
after house.
O performer of austerities, and the descendant of Parbatesa!
It was by thy prowess that the Kotwâls fled away to jungles and mountains,
And that six villages, with their suburbs, were set on fire, and the pride of the Mehwâsis was greatly humbled.
On hearing of this all were terrified, while he returned to his house like the king of the Chorâsi."
These petty chieftains of Mânsâ and Warsoḍa are thus lineally descended from Vanraj Châvada, who is said to have founded Påtan in A.D. 746, and their alliance is eagerly sought even at the present day; and these petty holdings represent almost the only trace of the royal line of the Châvadas, once so famous. Yet their successors, the Châlukyas, though they held the throne for nearly four centuries, have left but few of their descendants in the province over which they once ruled. Indeed the chieftainships of Lunâvâdâ, Sânand, Bhadarwa, and Tharâd are the only ones of any note in Gujarât at the present day which boast the Solanki blood.