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that one hundred and twenty of them preferred to share the funeral pj re with him Even in the hour of their deepest sorrow and grief, the brothers did not allow the sentiment to overpower their reason. Tejahpala placed a guard round the cremation-place and forcibly prevented what would have proved a terrible waste of precious lives
On the death of Vıradhavala, there arose a dispute for succession between his two sons, Virama and Visala. With the support of Vastupala, Visala succeeded in securing the gadi for himself, thereupon Virama fled to Jabalipura ( Jalor ) and sought refuge with his fatherin-law, Udayasingh, by whom he was treacherously murdered ?
The reign of Visaladeva witnessed the fall of the brothers' ministry. According to one account, it was due to one of the brothers having picked a quarrel with Sınha, the maternal uncle of the chief It is said
1 Vastupala gires espression to his fooling of griof in the following olleet sad sloha –
आयान्ति यान्ति च परे ऋतव कुमेण सजातमत्र अतुयुग्ममगत्वर तु । वीरेग वीरधवलेन विना नितान्त वर्षा विलोचनयुगे हृदये निदाघ ।।
Other scasona come and go in succession But this tuo casons 113 vo becolie perpetual You that men nro deprived of the bero Virdharalt The midy senson in their two eses, iod in the arhirart the hot snaron
olangush -- Caunes) ?B R 1883-4 p 156, Luft Chronology of India, Biom Gry 1, 1 203.
