[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 65.2.7 # Storia do Mogor 65.2.7 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 65.2.7 - **Language:** English ### [65.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.2.7) This musician was worried by the palace gate-keepers, who are exceedingly rude to anyone who requires entrance to court. They will not permit anyone's entrance or exit without some douceur, excepting the officials, to whom they can say nothing for fear of a beating. Every time that this musician came to court the gate-keepers made him wait a long time, until he either gave them or promised them something. Anxious to rid himself of such hindrances, he composed some verses, and arrived to recite them in the presence of the king. The gate-keepers did not fail to display their accustomed insolence, detaining him until he had promised to give them all that was bestowed on him this time by the king. He went in and recited in such fine style and with such graceful behaviour that the king was much delighted, and ordered for him a reward of one thousand rupees. The singer transmuted his joy into tears, raising his hands to heaven, weeping and beating his breast to show his sorrow at such a present. He said to the king with many bows that he prayed him as a favour to order him in place of the thousand rupees to receive one thousand stripes. Shahjahan smiled, and asked why he made such a request. - [Previous: 65.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.2.6) - [Next: 65.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.2.8) - [Up: 65.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.2.7) · Pramāṇa