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

Maharana Sāngā. An incident which occurred about this time illustrates the Hindu ideal of kingship. That ideal was not that of dominating the will of the people, and of ruling the country as of inalienable personal right. The ideal was that the king was the chief executive officer of the people, that he was to subordinate personal comfort, ambition and activity to their general welfare, to look upon administration as a duty rather than a right, and to resign the position as soon as the qualification necessary for rendering service was lost. It was after long treatment that the Maha- rana's wounds received in the battle against Ibrahim were healed and the Maharana restored to health. In order to celebrate the occasion, the Maharana invited the friendly kings to a Darbar, where the entire vassal- age and nobility of Mewar assembled to do homage to their sovereign, and tender their congratulations to him on his recovery. When the nobles and the chieftains of Mewar and the chiefs and kings of neighbouring States had assembled, the Maharana entered 57