Epigraphia Indica Vol 14

SR No.: 032568
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sten Konow, F W Thomas
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1917
Total Pages: 480
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 24 MB

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BHANDAK PLATES OP KRISHNARAJA I.: SAKA 694.
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(V. 2.) There was a king called Govinda-raja [I.], a royal lion among kings, whose fame reached to the ends of the regions, (and who) pure (of conduct), lifting (his) scimiter (and) facing (them), destroyed his enemies in battles, just as the lustrous Moon, whose glory (i.e. radiance) penetrates to the ends of the regions raising the tip of (hie) orb (above the horison and sending his rays) straight forward, dispels at night the darkness.
(V. 3.) Invariably, when he saw on the battlefield the armies of the enemies) oonfronting him, ringing with the loud laughter of warriors, forth with he, biting (his) lip (and) knitting (his) brow, elevated (his) sword, (his) family, (his) heart and (his) pride.
(V. 4.) His son, the glorious Kakka-raja (1.), was the gem of the (Rashtrakata) race, a king who was grateful (for services rendered), whose extensive glory was famed throughout the world, who stilled the sufferings of the distressed, (and) possessed the valour and the majesty of the lion, (thus) resembling (Indra), the king of beaven.
(V.5.) 'At the mere (sound of the) name of him fell straightway from the wives of his enemies, retreating from the laps of (their) lovers with (their) hair standing on end and trembling, (the following three things :) tears, armlets and also (their) minds, which were deranged by the impetuosity of their fright.
(V. 6.) While this king was governing the earth, the tame peacocks, eager for the advent of clouds, used to break out into ories (of delight), when they in the evenings canght sight of the tarrets of his palacos, which were completely gray with the mass of smoke from the oblations of the twice-born i.e. Brahmanas).
(V. 7.) His son was Indra-raja, as it were the Mount Meru of the noble Rashtrakūta, prince whose expansive shoulders were bright though being scratched through the blows from the tasks of elephants from whose split temples trickled down ichor, and who had destroyed (his) enemies on earth.
(V. 8.) Every day people walked about in (his) palace ankle-deep through the water (oprinkled during) unceasing recitals of fanti-texts by Brahmanas.
(V. 9.) SThe wealth of him, whose pair of feet were worshipped by a large crowd of princes who came to do homage to him), was perpetually shared by virtuous men ... . with unclouded countenances.7
(Vv. 10, 11.) His queen, who had fulfilled (all) desires (of others) ;-who was pure like the lustrous moonlight (which), filling (all) regions, destroys darkness ;-who was by her mother's side descended from the Moon and on her father's side from the Chulukyas (Chalukyas), called the glorious Bhavagana-was the standard of comparison among virtuous and chaste women : she freed the world from misery by protecting and maintaining (the needy).
1 Better perhaps to take garta in the sense of guruta='dignity', 'importance'.
* All the attributes apply to Indrs as well. In his ease, however, hari-vikrama-dhama-dhari is to be under stood in the sense, one who supports the place covered by the strides of Harl (i... Vishnu)', referring to the form of the latter striding over the heavens in three paces. None of the earlier interpretations of this verse tako into account this fliska.
• This verse is not found in any other Rashtrakata record. * There are recited for the averting of evil and the pacification of various deitios. . This verse does not occur in any other Rashtrakita record.
• Thi jagat. praeinaih does not convey any sense to my mind, and appears to be mistake of the scribe' who wrote of tri-jagat in place of something len familiar. Read perhaps tri-gana-praoinai and translate:'by those vorned in the triad of duties (vis. dharma, artha and kama)'.
Le without being made to feel the subuerience. The Bishtrakites were themselves also Soma-tarhain.
. The corresponding vorge of the Simängud grant contains a pariatas lections in the Arst half-orne. fue above, p. 128.