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A few details regarding the daily routine of the king can be gathered from the stray references in the Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala In the morning the king awoke, and left his bed, on hearing the morning verses sung by the bard and, accompanied by a pack of soldiers, went outside the city pricincts for a walk in the course of which he visited the gardens, the lakes and the temples.45 Then he took bath and performed his daily worship in the palace temple; the saints, 40. Tilakamanjari,p.237(16ff.) arohati purvasikharina maruna sarathau saudha- vatayana savidhacarina caranena bahiruccaryamanam vrttakulakama srausit | 41. cf. ibid.,P.372 (19ff.) dvaramandapadutthapaya prabhataseva ya tama khilarmana khecara kumari janama-: | - 42. cf. ibid.,p.373(3) grhana vidyadharendra grhiyibhih presitam purva parimalamucah phalapuspa savan --- 1 43. ibid,p.76 (20) garta santahpura nagaranari vrndam /- - na 44. ibid.,p.65(1911.)- muhurmukha vyasta karatala pratiphalana vispharita niveda na bandinom jayasabdakalakalena kavitanirgamah | 45. ibid.,p.238(21ff.) srutva cedamumbhisita locanah salila- (P.T.0.) -->

653 scholars, ministers, friendly feudatories, relatives, friends and foremost citizens came to see him, and were ushered in by the door-keeper after duly announcing their arrival, and were made to sit according to their status; such an assembly was generally held in the outer Assembly- -Hall (bahyasthana-mandapa), where the king gave public audience and talked to them. The meeting seems to have been rather brief and immediately he took bath. After distributing Tambula to the chief-priest and other Brahmins as a mark of welcome and royal favour, the king went round 47 the city and returned to the palace at noon. At midday, 46 when the bards indirectly reminded him of his midday routine by reciting midday verses, he proceeded to the Dining- (ahara-mandapa) -Hall, washed his hands and feet and took his lunch in the company of scholars and relatives and went to the upper room with an ivory turret (danta-valabhika), lay down ona couch and passed his time with teachers of fine arts .48 till late in the evening. Then he went to the Assembly- -Hall (asthana-mandapa), granted audience to the guest princes, conferred with chief spies, offered welcome and to 46. Tilakamanjari,pp.62-63. 47. ibid.,pp.65-66. 48. ibid.,pp.69-70; also pp.236-237 and p.374(16ff.) in the case of a prince.

i 654 usual courtesy to the members gathered, adjourned the meeting and, probably after evening worship and supper, proceeded 49 to the harem and passed his night with the queens. The daily routine of a prince also was almost the same except that after the evening worship (sandhya-vidhi), he went to the topmost storey of his palace and passed his time in various types of discussions in company of his princely 50 companions till it was time to go to bed.