Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c42.s1.t1.9

v3.c42.s1.t1.9

“But as the chief weapon of the Brahman is his curse or blessing, great disorders soon ensued from the want of the strong arm. Ignorance and infidelity spread over the land; the sacred books were trampled under foot, and mankind had no refuge from the monstrous brood.² In this exigence, Viswamitra, the instructor in arms³ of Bhagwan, revolved within his own mind, and determined upon the re-creation of the Chhattris. He chose for this rite the summit of Mount Abu,⁴ where dwell the hermits and sages (Munis and Rishis) constantly occupied in the duties of religion, and who had carried their complaints even to the khir samudra (sea of curds), where they saw the Father of