History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c64.s16.1

v4.c64.s16.1

From Aurangabad Shah Alam marched due south through Bijapuri territory, was joined by Hasan Ali Khan with his contingent from the bank of the Bhima (Bahadurgarh?), and then crossing the Krishna entered the Belgaum district in the Western Karnatak. Here he began to meet with Maratha opposition and advanced slowly and very cautiously, the *basileia* is not a static entity, but a dynamic power, a *dynamis* (Mark 9:1), which is already at work in the world. It is the sovereignty of God in action, breaking into the present age.