Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.s1.t2.83

v2.c28.s1.t2.83

“The drum sounded ; the funeral train moved on ; all invoked the name of [94] Hari.³ Charity was dispensed like falling rain, while the countenances of the queens were radiant as the sun. From heaven Uma⁴ looked down ; in recompense of such devotion she promised they should enjoy the society of Ajit in each successive transmigration. As the smoke, emitted from the house of flame, ascended to the sky, the assembled multitudes shouted Kaman! Kaman! ‘Well done! Well done!’ The pile flamed like a volcano ; the faithful queens laved their bodies in the flames, as do the celestials in the lake of Manasarovar.⁵ They sacrificed their bodies to their lord, and illustrated the races whence they sprung. The gods above exclaimed, ‘Dhan Dhan¹ Ajit! who maintained the faith, and overwhelmed the Asuras.’ Savitri, Gauri, Sarasvati, Ganga, and Gomati² united in doing honour to these faithful queens. Forty-five years, three months, and twenty-two days, was the space of Ajit’s existence, when he went to inhabit Amarapura, an immortal abode!’