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VALABHI DYNASTY, Sahyadri and Vindhyichala for her breasts, the nipple (?) being made of their tops blackened by surrounding cloulds ; --Bon of Siladitya, who having a Sirnga bow in his hand appeared as if he were Krishna himself;- brother of the grand-father of the most powerful Chakravarti Sri Dharasena, who was the son of the great Bhattfirka and the king of kings, whose forehead bore a mark of the crescent moon being caused by the scar left by constant rubbing of the head) with the earth before the lotus-like feet of his father, whose beautiful Sruti (enrs, or particular knowledge of the Srulis) was pure on account of the ornaments of Vedic mantras put upon them from his very infancy, whose lotus-like palm was washed in its fore-part with water of Sankalpa for making religious gifts, who was a lover of the earth imposing very mild taxes, like an actual lover taking softly the hand of his young bride, who like the Dhanurveda incarnate had all the targets within his ken, whose command was placed on their heads by princes like so many crest-jewels, and who was a great devotee of Sankara ; son of Sri Dhruvasena, who meditated on the feet of his elder brother, who surpassed all his predecessors in good conduct, who in accomplishing things not done by others appeared as if he were an evident personification of purus&rtha, whose mund was full of love for virtues fully ripened, who was accepted by his subjects as another Manu, who had acquired much learning, who was like the moon without its spot all brilliant and the cause of all pence, who was like the sun that ever shines on his subjects the destroyer of all darkness even up to the ends of the quarters by his great lustre, who had the confidence of his subjects, who performed the highest deeds with a purpose, with motive to accomplish various ends and always in accordance with the sastras, who was well versed in matters of peace, war and reconciliation, who was highly refined by the advice of those who had grown old in giving proper advice at the proper place, who had mastered the (science of) politics and grammar, who though possessed of great prowess had a soft heart full of mercy, who though learned in the Sâstras was devoid of vanuity notwithstanding the knowledge of the Srutis, who though attractive was self-controlled, who though a steady friend drove off those who were wicked, who was otherwise called by the significant and well-known name of Bâlâditya (young sun) on account of his having filled the whole world with joy at the time of his rise (coronation), and who was a great devotee of Sankara younger brother of Sri Dharaselia, who meditated on his (father's) foct, who was the great satisfaction of the learned by his acquisition of all sorts of knowledge, who broke down the spokes of the chariot of the desires of his foes not well arranged and irregular, with his strength, generosity and liberality, who was of a very pleasant disposition notwithstanding his close acquaintance with all the inner rocesses of the world and of all the arts and
Aho I Shrutgyanam
