Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s4.10

c7.s4.10

³ Compare P. (hin), 236, how a person who dies in the service of a master goes straight to paradise. Compare Yule, II, 339 for an interesting example from the South. Marco Polo tells us that a Raja of the Deccan had some nobles who were sworn companions and had great immunities and privileges in his kingdom. If the Raja predeceased them, these nobles used to burn themselves with him alive. The nobles were quite satisfied with their conduct, for they considered it fair to keep their master company in the next world as well as in this. Compare the numerous statements of Gora and Badal, the two loyal adherents of Ratan Sen in the story of Padumavat.