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The monarch is divine by the power of God
T h e m o n a r c h i s d i v i n e b y t h e p o w e r o f G o d

expressed within him, but he has the
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people. God in the nation is the deity of
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which the monarch must be the servant
w h i c h t h e m o n a r c h m u s t b e t h e s e r v a n t
and the devotee. Vithoba, Virat of the
a n d t h e d e v o t e e . V i t h o b a , V i r a t o f t h e
Mahrattas,—Bhavani, incarnate as India,—in
M a h r a t t a s , — B h a v a n i , i n c a r n a t e a s I n d i a , — i n
that strength I conquered.
t h a t s t r e n g t h I c o n q u e r e d .