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TOMB OF YUZ-ASAPH. Inside the Tomb, in the holy city of Srinagar, lie the remains of a Prophet who died 1900 years ago. . His name is Yuz-Asaph. It means nothing to many people. But bare-footed pilgrims journey to this. Tomb every day. . Raja Shali-wahin of Kashmir went to the mountains and at. Wuyan near Srinagar, saw a dignified person of white complexion, wearing white robes. The Raja enquired his name. He replied that he was known as the Son of God and to have been born of a. Virgin. The Raja felt amazed but the personage told him that he had told the truth and his mission was to purify the religion. On further enquiry, he said that he had proclaimed his ministry in a country across the river Indus and the people made him to suffer. He had preached love, truth and purity of heart and accordingly he was also known as Messiah. ¹ The translation of the verses from an ancient Sanskrit work entitled BHAVISHYAMAHA-PURANA is as under:. Shali-wahin (39-50 A. D. ) who was the grandson of. Bikrama Jit, took over the government. He defeated the attacking hordes of the Chinese, the Parthians, the Scythians and the Bactrians. He made a demarcation line between the territories of the Aryans and the Mleechas², ordering the latter to remain on the other side of the river Indus. One day,. Shale-wahin went to the Himalayas and there, in the middle of the Hun country, the mighty king saw a dignified personality sitting near a mountain. . The Saint was fair of complexion and wore white garments. . King Shale-wahin asked him who he was. The Saint replied:. I am known as the Son of God, born of a virgin. . When the king felt amazed at the reply, the Saint said:. I am the preacher of the Mleecha religion and follower 1. Bhavishya-Maha-Purana, verses 17-32. 2. Mleechas means non-Hindus. 80