Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c43.t1.348

v3.c43.t1.348

Some honest son of commerce thought it but right that the *mandira* (cella) of Bal-rori should be graced by a Parbati, and he had one made and placed there. But it appeared to have offended the god, and matters soon after went wrong with the Banya : first his wife died, then his son, and at length he became *diwala*, or ‘bankrupt.’ In truth he deserved punishment for his caricature of the ‘mountain-born’ Mena, who more resembles a Dutch burgomestre than the fair daughter of Sailapati.¹