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Then comes a list of professional people who utter the words « Victory to the King". It is worthy of note that in this list along with Bhatta, Chārana, Bandi, Vaitālika and Chāțukāra are included poets, astrologers, Vādis (plaintiffs, complainants), Vāgis'as-orators, Pāthakasreaders of the Purânas and Kathakas-story tellers, that is to say, the modern Harikīrtana people. All these, therefore, appear to be the servants of his private department. The Ankas (those who fight with their enemies by the same weapon) are also included in this list. The whole assembly in the Darbar Hall should eagerly look at the king as they would look at the moon when it rises on the first day of the month. The king then should order the door-keeper to summon the smaller kings who have come there to seek his protection to appear before him. Immediately on entering the hall the new-comer should prostrate himself before the throne. The king, thereupon, should sympathetically ask the new-comer to get up and take his appointed seat. When a ruling king seeks protection, a seat befitting his position may be given to him with due respect. He should please him with kind words and present him fine clothes, gold ornaments, jewels, horses and elephants, villages, cities or even small countries and make him stay in the best houses. In the same way, he should please the princes, ministers, warriors, officers, scholars, favourites and those who can amuse and excite mirth! Then leaving the Darbar Hall he should go to the pleasure house in the company of women.
Next follows the enjoyment of children. The author in this section deals with the Samskāras like Garbhādhāna, Surgavana, Simanta, Jātakarma, Nāmakarana and incidentally gives detailed information on this subject culled from Jyotisa, Vaidyaka and Dharmaśāstra works.
At the time of the Simanta ceremony the Šāstrakāras! say that the forraugs should sing songs in praise of Soma, but here the King Someśvara actually advises that they should play the Soma Rāga which he defines as under :
अवरोहे सगन्धारः सोमरागस्तु षाडवः। --मानसोल्लास. The FeaTaTaT defines Soma Rāga in the following words :
षड्जे पाइजीभवः षड्जग्रहांशान्त्यानगोत्कटः।
सोमरागः स्मृतो वीरे तारे मध्यस्थमध्यमः।। -सङ्गीतरत्नाकर. अ.२-१ 1. 3712ITT: - aforretrat HŞTIIFA HA TIF Caie grai पारस्करः-अथाह वीणागाथिनौ राजानं संगायतां योवाप्यन्यो वीरतर इति। नियुक्तामप्यके गाथामुपोदाहरन्ति । सोम एव नो राजेमा मानुषीः प्रजाः । आविमुक्तचक्र आसीरंस्तीरे तुभ्यमसावितियां नदीमुपावसिता भवति तस्या नाम गृह्णाति। . आपस्तम्बः--गायतामति वीणागाथिनौ संशास्ति। हिरण्यकेशी:-सोम एव नो राजा याहाह्मणीः प्रजाः।
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Aho ! Shrutgyanam
