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VALABIL DYNASTY.
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Translation OM!
Hail, from Valabhi Maharaja Sri Dharascna, who las his sins washed off by the Ganges in the form of rays issuing from the nails of his father's feet, who is possessed of grandeur and wealth supporting hundreds of thousands of friends, who is a fit resting place for virtues which of themselves came to liim being enticed by his beauty, who has astonished all the archers by his natural ability and exceplional cleverness in the art, who continues the religious grants made by his predecessors, who wurds off the calaruities afflicting his people, who is the common abode of Lakshmi and Sarasvati, who is possessed of a valour skilful in enjoying the Lakshmi (wealth) of his numerous foes, who has well acquired the pure royal fortune (Rajya Lakshmi) by his bravery, and who is a grcat devotee of Saşkara ;--the son of Parana Miheshvara Maharaja Sri Guhasena, who had acquired spiritual merits by worshipping the feet of his father, who had even from biz curly age, his sword his only companion, shown marks of excessive valour by splitting open the temples of mad elephants belonging to his enemies, the cluster of rays from the nails of whose left foot was vxed with the Instre of the jeweis in the crowds of enemies forced to bow to hic power, who well deserved the name rájd for his pleasing the hearts of his subjects by following well the ways prescribed in all the Smrilis, who in beauty, splendour, stability, deepness, knowledge, and wcalth surpassed Kimadeva, Chandra, the IIimalaya, the occan, Brihaspati, and Kubera respectively, who was ready to give promises of safety to those who sought his protection, and who therefore gave away everything belonging to himself like a straw, who pleased the good hcarts of the learned by paying more wealth than they desired as recompense for their work, who was like the joy of the whole world walking on its legs, and who was a great devotee of Sankara ;- the son of Srî Maharaja Dharapaita, who had quite washed off all his sins by bowing before (his) lotus-like fect, who had washed away all evil influences brought in the train of Kali with the water of his pure conduct, whose glory was proclaimed to all by his forcibly subduing his thenics, and who was a great devotee of Surya ;---younger brother of Malzêraja Sri Dhruvasena, who was the sole conqueror of the lierds of numerous elephants of his cncmies by the heroic strength of his single arm, who was shelter to those who sought it from him, who was versed in religious principles, who was kalpa taru to relatives and friends fulfilling all their desires, and who was a great devotee of Bhagavan :--younger brother of the lion-like Maharaja Sri Droņasimha, whosc crest jewel was greatly purified by his bowing at his (Dharasena's) feet, whose religion was to observe all the rules laid down by Manu, &c., who was like Dharma incarnate, who had prescribed the way of politeness and duty, who had been crowned by the great sovereigt himself, the
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Ahol Shrutgyanam
