Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c20.s6.t1.48

v1.c20.s6.t1.48

“How can the dignity of the sovereign be preserved who employs his power in exacting heavy tributes from a people thus miserably reduced? At this juncture it is told from east to west, that the emperor of Hindostan, jealous of the poor Hindoo devotee, will exact a tribute from Brahmins, Sanorahs, Joghies, Berawghies, Sanyasees; that, regardless of the illustrious that golden sentence of toleration, “ Those [381] who have not the law, yet do by nature the things contained in the law, shall be a law unto themselves.”