Collection of Prakrit and Sanskrit Inscriptions

SR No.: 007577
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: P Piterson
Publisher: Bhavnagar Archiological Department
Total Pages: 322
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Catalogue
File Size: 8 MB

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SOLANKI DYNASTY.
179 Whose heart is not delighted by this Vastupala joined with Tejapâla his younger brother as by the month of Chaitra followed by Vaisakha. ?
Both the brothers used to traverse, always together, the path of religion which is infested with irresistible theives in the form of Moha (delusion), as if ever keeping in mind the Smțiti-text that "a man shall never go alone on the road."
May the eternal fane of the two brothers, whose arms are as long as a yoga last for yugos. For they, who have discharged all the three debts, bave indeed brought krit-yuga even in this fourth (kali) age.
May the bodies of the two brothers always remain free from disease, whose fame has made the expansive earth white as pearls.
Though these brothers had hands capable of producing and preparing every-thing, none of them (the hands), always Dakshina (right; well-meant), became Vama (left ; ill-intentioned).
These two brothers have crushed under their foot the throat of the Kaliyuga by dotting the earth everywhere with religious places.
Then came the famous Artoraja who multiplied the branches of the brave Chaulukya family and who was full of splendour.
Immediately after him was Lavavaprasada, whose splendour was never tarnished, who commanded the whole earth, who destroyed his enemies, and whose fame white as the couchshell whitened by the waters of the celestial Ganges spread far beyond the Lavanábohi.
Lavanaprasåda who was like Dasaratha and Kakutstha, had (a gon) Viradhavala destroyer of the armies of his enemies. In the flowing flood of his faine was frustrated the skill in secretly going to their lovers of unchaste wonen whosc mind was tired of love-sports.
Viradhavala born of the Chulukya family, whoge actions were good, did not give ear to those scandal-mongers who spoke evil of (his) two ministers (Vastupala and Tejapâla). These ministers in their turn made the reign of their king very brilliant by reasum of great prosperity by counting a large number of horses and elephants in the compound of the royal palacc.
King Viradhavala was made as it were to embrace with pleasure Lakshmi with his two hands in the form of the ministers, both Janupavarti (hanging up to the knees; ever sitting at his feet).
Description of Mount Abu :-Arbuda (mount Abu) begotten by the father-inlsx of the lord of Pârvati, is the best of the group of mountains, He, the
Ahol Shrutgyanam