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Bhutas, Sakinis, and others, learned many mantras, and from what he saw at night he would call people in the daytime and say, "You have such an uneasiness," or "You have such a comfort," so that people thought that he knew the hearts of men, and must be an avatar of a Deva.
One day a Yogini came from Ujjain to the king at Pattan, and began to hold a discussion with the Raja, saying, "O Kaja, if you desire great fame, come to Ujjain and humbly entreat Kalika and the other Yoginis, and make friends with Yasovarma, the Raja of Ujjain,* for without him you cannot go to Ujjain."
Jayasinha said to the Yogini, "I will seize that Yasovarma and make him a prisoner: therefore, if you like, go and give him all the assistance you can. If this Yasovarma fly to save his life it is better, otherwise I will encage him like a parrot. If you do not assist him, all the service you have paid him will have been waste of labour. If I do not conquer Yaso varma, I will be your servant. If you do not fly hence like a female crow, I will cut off your nose and ears with this sword." Thus saying he turned out the Yogini.
Then Jayasinha quickly prepared to go to Ujjain,t and collected his army from village to village. He advanced towards Ujjain by daily stages of eight kos, and conquering the râjas that he passed on the road he took them with him. On the way he broke down the tops of many mountains to level the road. A Bhi!! Raja attended Jayasinha at this time. Jayasinha was pleased when he saw this Bhil! Raja and his army, like the monkeys in the army of Ramachandraji. The Bhills were dwellers in the mountains; therefore when a mountain came in the way, though the place were a terrible one, they would quickly mount it. They climbed trees, too, to get at the fruit to cat. Wherever there was a terrible cave they would enter into it. They pursued wild animals to catch them. If as they went, on account of the throng, they could not get a road, they would go on without one. Jayasiñha's army on arriving at Ujjain encamped or the Sipra river. His servants made known to Jayasiñha that the tents were pitched, with the horses fast
The chronology of the Ujjain princes, as given in the Piplianagar plates, is as follows:-1. Raja Bhoja Dera; 2. Uday lit ya 3. Naravarma, died Samvat 1190; 4. Yasovarma, Sam. 1191; Ajayavarma, Samvat 1200-1235, &c.
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ened on one side, and the details of the encampment. Then the courtezans, putting on clothes of varied kinds, came and danced before Jayasinha. Jayasinha sent certain Bhutas, Pretas, &c. against Ujjain, to cause annoyance. Many warriors with slings began to cast stones against Ujjain. Some went and broke down the moat of Ujjain, and some that saw it said nothing. When Jayasiñha knew of this he did not forbid it, though i was done without his orders, because it pleased him, and he had thought of ordering it.
Yasovarma prepared to fight to protect Ujjain, and came with his Pradhân; but the sun had gone down, and Jayasiñha was employed in the evening service. When it was dark, Jayasiñha went out alone to see the environs of Ujjain. He went to the Siprâ river, where there are Devasthâns an' places of pilgrimage called after the Rishis. He saw there a company of women, and knew them to be Yoginîs. Jayasiñha knew that they intended to prepare mantras to cause his death. The Yoginis attacked the king, who fought with them, though he was not pleased to contend with women. At last they pronounced that they were pleased with him, and that he should conquer Y a sovarma. The king returned to his army, and the next day seated in a pálki he entered Ujjain, and seizing Yasovarma, imprisoned bim, and brought all Avantidesa with D hâr under subjection to himself. Afterwards Jayasinha seized and imprisoned a raja of the country. near to Ujjain named Sim, and several other rajas. Some of them he caged like birds, son he chained by the neck like cattle, or by the legs like horses.
The Fifteenth Sarga.
Then Jaya sinha with his Bhayad returned from Mâlwa. On the road several rajas brought their daughters to be married to Jayasinha, and treated him with great respect. The rajas and others who plundered pilgrims he slew or drove out from that place, and made the place without fear. Afterwards Jayasiñha lived for a time at Siddha par, and built the Rudra Måla on the banks of the Sarasvati, where the river flows eastwards. Jayasinha also caused to be built at Siddhapur a temple
Conf. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. vol. V. p. 380; vol. VII. p. 736 Trans. R. As. Soc. vol. I. p. 232; Jour. B. Br. R. As. Soc. vol. I. p. 263.
Ras Mala, vol. I. p. 111.
Ib. p. 116.
