Dream 4, 5, & 6 | The Dreams of Tipu Sultan

Dream 4 THE PITCHERS OF MILK O MERCIFUL GOD! On the 18th of the month Taqi, of the year 1218, from the birth of Muhammad, on the night of Wednesday, when four watches were yet to go and while returning after the conquest of the entrenchments of Rama Nayar¹ at Madher Kerah near Salamabad², I had a dream: It seemed as if a person immediately after milking a cow had brought two small pitchers of fresh milk before me and was saying that he had brought this milk for me straight from the udder and that it was very sweet, tasteful and rich in butter. I took the pitchers from his hand and found this fresh milk bubbling with particles of butter scattered on top. After telling the man that the milk must be very sweet and agreeable to the palate, I took the milk and kept it with me. At this juncture I woke up and wrote down the dream. Dream 5 THE SEA COCONUTS O TRUTHFUL GOD! On the 21st night of the month Zabar jadi, the following day being Tuesday, and corresponding to the 19th night of Ziqa'd, when morning was about to dawn, at Patan, the Capital, I had the following dream: I seemed to have gone up to the large upper chamber where I saw forty to fifty sea cocoa-nuts. The smallest of these was about the size of a lemon and the biggest was as large as a small pitcher. I took them all and kept them in front of me. I cut one of the cocoa-nuts and drank its water. I praised the water of the cocoa-nut and said that it was ex tremely sweet and refreshing. I had tasted the water of sea cocoa-nuts previously on two or three occasions but had found it brackish. I was surprised to find the water of these cocoa-nuts so sweet. In the meantime certain women who were stran gers and were sitting there, cut one of the bigger cocoa-nuts and removing its cover opened it and passing on the pulp to me said that it was very sweet. I, thus, took it in my hand. The other cocoa-nuts were still lying in front of me when I woke up and did not again go to sleep. Dream 6 THE BERYL MINE O MERCIFUL GOD! On the 24th,' the following day being Saturday, I had a dream: A venerable old man appeared with a large piece of beryl in his hand and said that a mine of this precious stone was situated in the hill named after Makhdum jahanian Jahan (Gasht).² This hill is situated near Salem. Accordingly, I ordered trusted indi viduals to go and find out what was the actual position as regards the beryl mine. Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.