Indian Antiquary Vol 07

Author(s): Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications

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JANUARY, 1878.)
ANANDAPURA IN SAURASHTRA.
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“ While fighting, the cymbals dashed on every Thirty-three krors of gods may be seen ; Lâkho side,
Phulani may be seen; And he dashed down the umbrellas of many But thou, O Mula, good lord of Panchala, who kings of the earth.
art very charitable and invested with authority, O Mula, thou hast caused funeral shrouds to If one meets you, O son of Naga, then one has be dear,
seen all those noble kings." But hast made chudás" (bracelets) to be cheap, | The following duhas are also in praise of in the Chunwâl.
Mulu:On that Detroj land the descendant of Rama
SCI. caused the umbrellas to shake.
गंगा जमना गोमती, काशी पंथ केदार; They who sold scarfs (sådis) had ornaments in their houses,
मुख दीठे मुलु राजरों, ए तीरथ ए उपकार. While they who sold bracelets (bangdis) were "Ganga, Jamunâ, and Gomti"; the pilgrimage overwhelmed with debt.
to Kasi and Kedarnâth; O son of Naga, thou hast diminished the number But if you see the face of Râjâ Mulu, that is the of the lords of men,
boly place, and thence you will derive ad. And also, as they say, the lords of arrows and vantage."
horses.18 The houses of the Wâniâs were filled with
मुलु मानवीये, माणो मीडवीये नहीं; merchandize, While the houses of the Maniârs were ruined.
आरस अंद्र तणे, तो नर वो नागाउत. You slew the strong together with the army
“Mulu is among men such a one that no man in the battle-field,
can be compared with him; In the country of Kano you killed many; Only in the form of Indra, there may you see The wives of the enemy's soldiers bay sálu" the form of the son of Nâga." only,
GET. But they do not purchase bracelets."
साजो सेजकपर तणो, रहो राफ झके; Hearing of Mulu's fame, a bard from Chitor
वादी वलीयां जेह, मवर नाखे ने मुलवा. composed the following kavita in his honour :
“The anthill of Sejakapara remained safe ; # r.
The vd dis" returned, O Mulu, throwing away मळे भोज वीक्रम ।। मळे जगदेव जीवारण ||
their flutes."
Mulu had a feud with the chief of Chuda, and बळ मळे राठोड ।। मळे करण राजा दोहीजो ||
defeated him with the loss of three guns, as संदण मळे परमार ॥ कंथ जाणी पृथी कहाणी ।।
described in the following duho:मळे तेत्रीश कोड || मळे लाखो फुलांणी । पांचाळ देश मुकु छपो ॥ पण दाता अधकार पणी ॥
राणारी पडीयारयां, नव गाडा त्रण नाळ%3 मंडलीक पात्रों एतामला ॥ तुंमल ते नागा तणा ॥
अत्रीया संग भावे नहीं; मुलु तणे मुबाउ.. “Bhoja and Vikrama may be found ; Jagadeva,
"There remained of the Raņa the preserver of life,
But nine carts and three cannon; Bal Rathod may be met, and so can a second
These three (cannon) cannot accompany him, Karan;
Because Mylu has them." Chandan Parmar may be found, he may be met
The following duho is said in praise of Sejakawhose fame is spread over the world ;
pura:
10 T, chela, a funeral shroud.
11 Widows break their chud de or bracelets and do not wear others, hence they would be sold cheap; while, for analogous roons, shrouds would be dear.
1 i.e. the bowmen and horsemen. 10 The dealers in female apparel.
30 Manifrs are workers in ivory, who make armleta, bracelets, &c.
si salu is a kind of muslin. The meaning is that the
widows bought clothes, as they needs must, but, being widowe, could not buy bracelets.
21 The word mandalika is used here to signify a king. 13 The Gomti is the river of Dwarka.
* Here there is a play on the word vidi. The couplet likens Mula to a cobra residing in the anthill of Sejakapar. The word vids means & snake-catcher, but also means 'enemy. It probably refers to the siege of Anandepurs hy the Jim, the chief of Halwad, and Salahat Khan, mentioned above.