[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Marathas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha) › [Bakhars](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha.bakhar) › [Śrī Śiv Chatrapati Caritr](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha.bakhar.sabhasad-bakhar) › [Siva Chhatrapati (S. N. Sen)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha.bakhar.sabhasad-bakhar~en-sen) › 23.6 # Shri Shiv Chatrapati Caritr 23.6 Siva Chhatrapati (S. N. Sen) 23.6 - **Language:** English ### [23.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha.bakhar.sabhasad-bakhar~en-sen.23.6) The source of growth often proves the source of ruin also \[144\]. This is an old law of nature. Ghorpade was ordered and he accepted his commission (willingly). He invited the Raja to his house for a dinner, but his family was not equal to that of the Raja. \* \* \* \* The Raja usually dined with 150 of his relatives and dependents. Even when only one of them went away on some business, the Raja dined when their business allowed all of them to be present. This was the custom. He did not go anywhere without their company. While making the invitation Ghorpade had requested the Raja not to bring with him many attendants as there was lack of rooms (at his place). His real motive however was to arrest the Raja when the dishes would be served after the dance, and when the Raja was expected to be unarmed. But it was the custom of the Raja's family not to go or sit anywhere unarmed even when in another man's house. And this was (strictly) observed even in going to another's house. Only in his own house could he deliver his arms to his attendants when strangers were not present. Ghorpade ignorant of this, took him to the dining place. In the kachari there were one thousand or five hundred men. From that crowd the Raja was taken into the house. While going in, he was followed by all his friends and attendants. Ghorpade had secured the inside doors of the central hall on pretence of preserving the privacy of his women. - [Previous: 23.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha.bakhar.sabhasad-bakhar~en-sen.23.5) - [Next: 23.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha.bakhar.sabhasad-bakhar~en-sen.23.7) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha.bakhar.sabhasad-bakhar~en-sen.23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha.bakhar.sabhasad-bakhar~en-sen.23.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha.bakhar.sabhasad-bakhar~en-sen.23.6) · Pramāṇa