Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c30.t2.55

v2.c30.t2.55

Embassy from Badarināth.—In the mountains of Badarinath, there was a State whose princes were of the Jadon (Yadu) race, descended from the first Salbahan at the period of the expulsion from Gajni.² At this time, the prince of this State dying without issue, a deputation came to Jaisalmer to obtain a prince to fill the vacant gaddi. Haso was accordingly sent, but died just as he arrived. His wife, who was pregnant, was taken with the pains of labour on the journey, and was delivered of a son under the shade of a palas tree, whence the child was called Palasia. This infant succeeding, the raj (principality) was named after him Palasia.¹