[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 191.1 # The Book of Akbar 191.1 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 191.1 - **Language:** English ### [191.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.191.1) It is the Eternal will and the Divine design that when the glorious robe of a king’s fortune is being embroidered with the fringe of perpetuity and the props of his throne of greatness and sovereignty made strong and glorious by the pillars of fixity and permanence, sundry accidents which have the appearance of retrogressions and withdrawals are brought in front of his path. In truth these are apparent and not real, and the impediments are in the end subjects of thanksgiving. The short-sighted regard such as defects and become astonished. But they of uplifted eyes recognise them as the mole on Fortune’s cheek, and regard them as a note of the subjugation of the evil eye. The fortunate man regards every evil which comes in his way, as the complement of perfection, while the unfortunate man regards them as his destruction, spiritual and temporal, and collapses into the collar of lamentation. The retrogradations of the planets—the regents of the seven celestial climes—are an illustration of this and typify the design. Though the world-illuminating sun be hid from sight by cloud and vapour, yet in truth ’tis no mighty screen which has been lowered over mortal eyes, nor has any defect reached those glorious halls (the sun’s). When it seemeth to be a cause of concealment, the strong blast of Divine power casts the vapour headlong and relegates it to the black earth. The phenomena of sunrise and sunset too are torch-bearing indicators of this. - [Previous: 190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.190) - [Next: 191.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.191.2) - [Up: 191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.191) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.191.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.191.1) · Pramāṇa