[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) › 5.6 # The Book of Akbar 5.6 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 5.6 - **Language:** English ### [5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.5.6) What a blessed thing it is that I am paying my devotions to God behind the curtain of service to my sovereign, and that while setting forth the code of regulations of the outer and inner world and the duties of sovereignty and servitude for all mankind from the king to the beggar, I am acquiring a stock of eternal merit for myself. - [Previous: 5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.5.5) - [Next: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.6) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.5.6) · Pramāṇa