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

Krishnaswami Aiyangar. The second book, so to say is an answer, at least to a certain extent, to the first one by an English scholar. 870. As this one, far from being a book of history, is in fact an interpretation of history (as we have been saying from the beginning), we shall restrict ourselves to those events only, which are relevant to our purpose. For, there is no room here for any detailed historical account. Foundation—the building of the City of Vijaynagar 871. The site selected on the banks of the Tungabhadra for the capital city of Vijaynagar by the great Hindu leaders of the day, such as Vidyaranyaswami and others, was from the architectural and military points of views so beautiful and well fortified, surrounded as it was by hills on the three sides and a deep river on the fourth, that the architectural and military acumen in the selection of this site has been highly praised by several foreign travellers, well-versed in these two sciences. There were as it were a natural fortification for this vast city, seven strong enclosures, one within the other, round this city of Vijaynagar. In every one of these enclosures, there were majestic buildings, beautifully carved temples, and rich palaces and pleasant lakes. On all these buildings, temples and royal palaces, flew the saffron-coloured flag masked with a golden cup. For the authorized standard of Vijaynagar was the same traditional flag of the Hindu Nation, the saffron-coloured banner! 872. Of all these temples, the grandest, most magnificent and spacious was that of Shree Nursingh, for he was the presiding deity of the royal family of Vijaynagar. Inasmuch as very few temples are found to be dedicated to this God. Nursingh, throughout the length and breadth of India, represents the genius and practical sense of those kings of Vijaynagar who chose for their daily worship, this incarnation of Nursingh from amongst many others of the Hindu pantheon, which is undoubtedly praiseworthy. 873. For, in those days of bitter warfare between the most cruel and diabolic Muslim invaders on the one hand, and on the other, the tolerant Hindu Society emasculated to suffer persecution and indignities to the last limits of endurance from the days of Gautam Buddha himself, it was this incarnation of Nursingh that could inspire in the spineless Hindus of the day, instinctive and effective reaction to retaliate every wrong done to them and also violent valour, which could strike terror in the hearts of the enemy.