Storia do Mogor 65.42.9
Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 65.42.9
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65.42.9
But Ra'na-dil — that is to say, ' Clear-heart ' — sent to ask the king why he wanted to see her. They answered her that the king wished to take her to wife, since the law thus directed that the wives of a dead elder brother belonged to the living younger brother. On hearing this reply, she sent to inquire with what in her was he enamoured. The king sent word that he had an affection for her lovely hair. Owing to this answer, she cut off her hair and sent it to Aurangzeb, saying that here was the beauty that he longed for, while she wished to live in solitude.