महाराणा सांगा: द हिन्दूपत (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य एवं खानवा महायुद्ध इतिहास)

Maharana Sāngā. added, “only when dealt by my nephew’s hand.” Suraj Mal demanded a parley ; and calling on the prince to stop the combat, he continued : “If I am killed, it matters not— my children are Rajputs, they will run the country to find support ; but if you are slain, what will become of Chitor ? My face will be blackened and my name everlastingly reprobated. “The sword was sheathed, and as the uncle and nephew embraced, the latter asked the former, ‘What were you about uncle, when I came ?’—‘Only talking nonsense, child, after dinner.’—‘But with me over your head, uncle, as a foe, how could you be so negligent ?’—‘What could I do ? You had left me no resource, and I must have some place to rest my head.’ ” There was a small temple near the stockade, to which in the morning Prithvi- raj requested his uncle to accompany him to sacrifice to the mother (Kali), but the blow of the preceding night prevented him from going. Sarangdeva was his proxy, 39