भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)

nation was at that time utterly infatuated with the perverted sense of virtues. But the Muslims, however, followed this very war-strategy most scrupulously. 674. See how: Had Prithviraj Chouhan, instead of Mohammed Ghori, invaded Ghazni and had the Muslims defeated the Rajputs (as the Rajputs had actually done with Mohammed Ghori), they would have not only killed Prithviraj but would also have converted, by using force and cunning, all the captive Rajputs to Islam, would have made them their wives and children slaves for the whole of their lives in their houses, and the beautiful among the Hindu captive women Ghori himself might have taken into his harem and ravaged. To such a damned, demoniacal enemy of our religion like Mohammed Ghori, was mercy shown by Prithviraj and the other confederated Rajput rulers, following sheepishly the textual maxim क्षमा वीरस्य भूषणम् (a maxim to be used only in the case of some noble and magnanimous enemy!) without the slightest consideration being given to the propriety of time, place and the circumstances and persons involved! Nay, they showed mercy not only to Mohammed Ghori but even to the whole Muslim army, only to respect the noble Rajput tradition of assuring full protection from fear to those who surrendered meekly. Only an oral promise was obtained from Mohammed Ghori that he would not again invade India and he was allowed to go alive. His domain of Ghazni, too, was returned to him and proud, more of their suicidal and credulous generosity than of their having defeated the Muslim army of Mohammed Ghori, those Rajput warriors marched triumphantly to Delhi and celebrated their victory! But what did Mohammed Ghori do on Reaching Ghazni? 675. Did Mohammed Ghori forget his enmity to the Hindus because of this generosity of Prithviraj Chouhan? No! On the contrary like a snake, provoked by a slight injury, Mohammed Ghori and all the Muslims in his kingdom, without any sense of gratitude for the Hindu imbecile generosity were all the more embittered, and resolved to crush the Hindus altogether. And with a huge army, Mohammed Ghori once again attacked Prithviraj in A.D. 1193. The Rajput ‘rasos’ and the best among them the ‘Prithviraj Raso’ of Chand Bhat 676. In fact, it is impossible and improper to write any trustworthy history of the Rajputs without closely studying the contemporary historical