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VALABHI DYNASTY,
who though possessed of an intelligence highly purified by a knowledge of the higher and ordinary Vidyas was so placable as to be easily pleased with a good word from any one, who though possessed of a hcart whose depth was impenitrable to all people exhibited his most beneficent disposition by his many good deeds, whose fame spread all round by walking on the way of the past kings of the Satyayuga, who acquired the descriptive title of Dharmaditya for his enjoying wealth, happiness and greatness, all made more splendid by his never transgressing the limits of religious duty, and who was a grcat devotee of Sankara ; son of Sri Dharascna, who had washed off all his sins in the waters of the Ganges of the rays proccoding from the nails of his father's feet, who was possessed of all good qualities, as if they were forcibly enticed to him by & desire for that greatness which was the source of the life of innumerable friends, who astonished all bearers of the bow by (his) natural strength and by his peculiar tact, who maintained all religious grants made by his predecessors, who averted all calamities destructive to his subjects, who was the common abode of Lakshmi and Sarasvati, whose strength was clever in enjoying the wealth of his cncmies snatched away from their side, who acquired pure royal fortune by his prowess, and who was a great devotee of Sankara ;—.son of Sri Gubasena, who had washed off all his sins by bowing down at the lotus-like feet of his father and mother, who had shown his strength, his sword being his only friend, from infancy, by cutting down herds of mad clcphants of the enemics, the great brilliancy of the nails of whose feet was mixed with that of the jewels of the encmies' crowns bowed down by his prowess, to whom the word king was agreeably applicable in its full sense on acount of his pleasing the hearts of his subjects by properly following the ways mentioned in all the Smritis, who surpassed Kamadeva, the moon, the Ilimålayas, the oceans Brihaspati, and Kubera, in beauty, brilliancy, steadiness, deepness, intelligence and wealth respectively, who cast off his own ends like a straw in being ever rcady to give shelter to those who sought it, who pleased the hearts of learned men, relatives and friends by giving them more than they desired, who was as it were a walking personification of the joy of all the world, and who was a great devotee of Sankara;-grandson of Sri Bhattárka who had acquired glory by strong and incessant blows of the large and numerous army formed of his allies as well as foes forcibly subducd, who bad secured the good-will (of the people) by glorious gifts, respectful treatment and politeness cmanating from his power, who had obtained royal fortune by the force of the line of subordinate crowned-heads, and whose line was not interrupted ;- roclaims,
let this be known to you all that Månavaka Brahmachâri Brahmana Devila son of Brahmana Pappati residing at Vaméakața after leaving Vinchûdaśapura, a Chaturvedi of the common Sandilyas Gotra and Maitrayani Sakhd has been
Ahol Shrutgyanam
