Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c42.s1.t1.19

v3.c42.s1.t1.19

“The Daityas were watching the rites, and two of their leaders were close to the fire-fountain; but the work of regeneration being over, the new-born warriors were sent against the infidels, when a desperate encounter ensued. But as fast as the blood of the demons was shed, young demons arose; when the four tutelary divinities, attendant on each newly-created race, drank up the blood, and thus stopped the multiplication of evil. These were— Asapurna of the Chauhan. Gajan Mata of the Parihar. Keonj Mata of the Solanki. Sancher Mata of the Pramara.¹