Monk and Monarch

SR No.: 034964
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vidyavijay
Publisher: Deepchand Banthia
Publication Year: 1944
Total Pages: 190
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 31 MB

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are the disciples of Tapagachha Sadhu Vijaysensuri, Vijaydevsuri! and Nandivijayji - endowed with the title of Khushfaham' -were in our presence, and they proposed and requested that “if in all the protected States non-killing of any sort of animals be resorted to in places where such killing takes place during our sacred twelve days - the days of Pajusan falling in the month of Bhadarva - we will have cause for being honoured, and many lives will be saved by Your Majesty's elevated and holy orders; also Your Majesty's holy and excellent and blessed Empire will be well rewarded."
Our royal kindness has been directed towards encouraging the aims and acts of every caste and creed - nay, towards making every animal happy; and hence, after accepting that request, the Jehangiri order, accepted by and acceptable to the world, was promulgated that every year during the aforesaid twelve days there shall be no animal-killing in places where such killing is resorted to within all the protected States, nor shall (even) preparations for such an act be undertaken. Moreover no new order or charter shall be demanded every year in this connection, This order shall be acted up to, and there shall be no contravention of the Farman, and there shall be no diversion to the wrong path. This should be considered as a duty.
By the writing of the humblest Abulkhairand by the notes
1. This Vijaydevsuri was a disciple of Vijaysensuri. He was initiated at the hands of Vijaysensuri in Ahamadabad in V, S. 1643, and was made an 'Acharya' in V. S. 1656. He had had an interview with Emperor Jehangir at Mandavgadh. The Emperor was highly pleased with him and had conferred the title of 'Maha tapa' on him. At his instance Maharaja Jagatsinhji of Udepur had prohibited fishing in the lakes of Pinch hola and Udaysagar and had issued orders prohibiting animal-kiiling on the day of his accession to the throne and during the month of Bhadarva. He had also minimised animal-killing by giving religious discourses to King Lakha of Navanagar, Idalsha of the Deccan, Kalyanmalla of Idar and the Portugese of Div. He expired at Una on the 11th day of the bright half of Ashad, V. S. 1713.
2. This Abulkhair was the son of Shaikh Mubarak and the brother of Abul Fazl. He was born on the 2nd (or, according to "Ain-i-Akbari", on the 22nd) day of the month of Jamadi-ul-Avval, Hijri year 967. He was competent and kind-hearted. He was the only trusted brother of Abul Fazl. (For further particulars vide "Darbar-iAkbari", pp. 355-356 and "Ain-i-Akbari, part I, p. 33.)