History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c63.s20.52
History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c63.s20.52
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v4.c63.s20.52
To the Hindu world in that age of renewed persecution, Shivaji appeared as the star of a new hope, the protector of the ritualistic paint-mark (tilak) on the forehead of Hindus, and the saviour of Brahmans. (Bhushan's poems.) His Court and his son's became the rallying-point of the opposition to Aurangzib. The two rivals were both supermen, but contrasts in character.