History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c28.35

v2.c28.35

‘Be comforted; no harm shall befall you. You shall be treated with tenderness. God is great, and you should put your trust in Him. Dara, your father, was not permitted to live only because he had become a *kafir*, a man devoid of all religion.’ The Prince made the *salam* or sign of grateful acknowledgement....He then told the Emperor, with much self-possession, that if it were intended to give him the *pousta* to drink, he begged that he might be immediately put to death. Aurangzib promised in a solemn manner, and in a loud voice, that this drink should most certainly not be administered, and that his mind might be perfectly easy.’”*