History_Ancient_Medieval_Nepal

de facto ruler of Kathmandu. At last they were successful in
their evil design and the king without stopping to think whe
ther Bheem Malla was really guilty or not sentenced him to
death. Bheem Malla had to lose his life because of the lack' of
discriminating power on the part of the king who fell an easy
prey to the intrigues, jealousy and treachery of the ministers.
Bheem Malla's Wife burnt herself along wih the dead body of
her husband. Before ascending the funeral pyre of her husband,
she pronounced a solemn curse which purported that there
should be no correct judgement in the court of Nepal. When one
is not rewarded for his sincere service or when* one's sincere
service is not recognised, it has now become proverbial to saythat
Nepal is a cursed land-cursed by a 'Satee', meaning there
by that no one should expect to receive fair judgement in Ne
pal. Later on, 'the king realized his mistake. He saw how he
had been duped by the ministers and led to commit that foul cri
me. In a mad fury he wrecked vengeance upon the guilty minis
ters. He was relentless in his revenge on the ministers. Laxmi
Nara Singh could not compose himself and some time later, he
went completely mad, though he had a touch of insanity before.
Laxmi Nara Singh had to pass the rest of his life as a prisoner In
the hands of his son Pratap Malla. Later on, a temple of Shiva
was built in memory of Kazi Bheem Malla. The temple still
stands at Yatkha Tble.
Pratap Malla
Even when his father was alive, Pratap Malla had the
experience of administration. When his father Laxmi Nara
Singh's insanity grew worse, he imprisoned his father and he
himself ruled as. a regent of his father in Kantipur. He was one
of the most famous Malla Kings of Nepal. He was vastly learned,
a great poet and an able administrator. Kantipur was highly de-
36