Wilson Philological Lectures on Sanskrit and the Derived Languages c9.8

c9.8

Some counsellors supplicated the lady-mother in an humble attitude saying: ‘If you will burn yourself by fire, the kingdom which has been acquired goes to ruin this very day; and it will happen that the king will not bear life; the name of S'âhâjî Mahârâj and S'ivâjî Mahârâj will not remain in the world. Therefore, your ladyship, looking to all these things, should make the king sit in your lap (protect him), and, not resorting to fire, render your mind firm, and live. If you do this (burn yourself), it will plainly appear to all the world that you destroyed the race of the Mahârâj.’ Thus they prevailed on her to live.