A History of the Mahrattas v1.c12.36

v1.c12.36

² [Kincaid and Parasnis, p. 160, state that Jijābāī, as Sivājī left her, said, ‘Be careful, my son, be careful and take vengeance for Sambhājī, your brother.’ Such a parting injunction from a mother would be regarded by a devout Hindu as a sacred command. According to the Sabhāsad Bakhar, ‘the mother blessed him saying, “May success attend thee.”’ (Mānkar’s trans., 11.)]