19 Then comes a list of professional people who utter the words "Victory to the King". It is worthy of note that in this list along with Bhatta, Chāraṇa, Bandi, Vaitälika and Chāṭukāra are included poets, astrologers, Vadis (plaintiffs, complainants), Vagis'as-orators, Pathakas- readers of the Purânas and Katbakas-story tellers, that is to say, the modern Harikirtana people. All these, therefore, appear to be the servants of his private department. The Ankas (those who fight with their enemies by the same weapon) are also included in this list. The whole assembly in the Darbar Hall should eagerly look at the king as they would look at the moon when it rises on the first day of the month. The king then should order the door-keeper to summon the smaller kings who have come there to seek his protection to appear before him. Immedi- ately on entering the hall the new-comer should prostrate himself before the throne. The king, thereupon, should sympathetically ask the new-comer to get up and take his appointed seat. When a ruling king seeks protection, a seat befitting his position may be given to him with due respect. He should please him with kind words and present him fine clothes, gold ornaments, jewels, horses and elephants, villages, cities or even small countries and make him stay in the best houses. In the same way, he should please the princes, ministers, warriors, officers, scholars, favourites and those who can amuse and excite mirth! Then leaving the Darbar Hall he should go to the pleasure house in the company of women. Next follows the enjoyment of children. The author in this section deals with the Samskäras like Garbhādhana, Tumsavana, Sīmanta, Jatakarma, Namakarana and incidentally gives detailed information on this subject culled from Jyotisa, Vaidyaka and Dharmaśāstra works. At the time of the Simanta ceremony the Sastrakāras¹ say that the fans should sing songs in praise of Soma, but here the King Someśvara actually advises that they should play the Soma Raga which he defines as under :- अवरोहे सगन्धारः सोमरागस्तु षाडवः । --मानसोल्लास. The farat defines Soma Raga in the following words :- षड्जे पाइजीभवः षड्जग्रहांशान्त्यनिगोत्कटः । सोमरागः स्मृतो वीरे तारे मध्यस्थमध्यमः ॥ --सङ्गीतरत्नाकर. अ. २-१६७. 1. आश्वलायन: वीणागाधिनो संशास्ति सोमं राजानं संगायताम् इति । पारस्कर: -अथाह बीणागाथिनौ राजानं संगायतां योवाप्यन्यो बीग्तर इति । नियुक्तामध्ये के गाथासपोदाहरन्ति । सोम एवं नो राजेमा मानुषीः प्रजाः | अविमुक्तचक्र आसीरंस्तीरे तुभ्यमसाविति यां नदीमुपावसिता भवति तस्या नाम गृह्णाति । आपस्तम्बः --गायतामति वीणागाथिनौ संशास्ति । हिरण्यकेशी:- सोम एवं नो राजा याहुब्रह्मणीः प्रजाः ।
