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world knows, what greater power this serpent lias, he inherits from 

 Brahma." Then the Tomar Raja spoke and said: " This I did not 

 know : now tell me what plan is best by which to remedy the evil 

 that has been done." Then the Raja, cursing his folly, deeply 

 grieving in heart, listened while Vyasa expounded to him the future. 

 How Vyasa expounded the future to the Tomar Rdjci. 

 " There shall be a tremendous war between the Chaulnms and 

 Chandels ; blood shall flow in torrents, flooding the whole earth. 

 Power will be exhausted in the conflict between the Chauhans and 

 the Jlahtors, then the sovereignty shall pass to the Muhammadans." 

 The Tomar Raja, clasping his hands, said : " excellent in wisdom, 

 seeing that my rule is over, tell me what shall befal in the 

 times to come after me." " The Dwapar age has passed ; the Kali 

 Jug, as all know, has come upon the earth, and in the character of 

 Duryodhan, the Chauhan takes birth. The Chauhan shall war 

 with the Chandel, iron clashing against iron ; earth loses a fraction of 

 the weight upon her head. With Prithiraj are a hundred heroes, 

 men of valour, giants incarnate ; on the other side the gallant Chandel 

 princes: then Valla and Salla take birth." " In what family shall 

 Bills and Valla be born ?" asked the Raja. Answered Vyasa, the great 

 sage : " glory of the Tomar line, great and righteous king, the 

 prayer of earth was heard of old, when in the form of a cow, fair of 

 hue, with gleaming hoofs and budding horns, she came before 

 Brahma and cried : ' In the Satya Jug Hari, with his discus, had 

 battle with and slew the great serpent Kali ; in the Treta Jug, Rama 

 scattered the hosts of Kumbhakarna and Ravan ; in the Dwapar Jug 

 was the war between the sons of Kuru and Pandu, when the son of 

 Jadu took a whole mountain off my head : now in this era of Kali 

 Jug remove a portion of my burden ? Brahma. The times are very 

 evil ; the ocean of existence is illimitable ; hear, Chaturanan, and 

 consider; remove the burden from my head.' As you desire the 

 incarnation of Valla and Salla, in the Banaphar line Alha and Udal 

 appear. Prithiraj the Chauhan marches upon Mahoba, and, breathing 

 fury, rages against the enemy. Siva dances in exultation, with 

 a garland on his breast ; while witches fill their urns from fathomless 

 rivers of blood. Deep flow the streams of gore ; the Chandels fight 

 gallantly ; no one turns his back ; it is a conflict of heroes." 



