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SURYA DYXASTY,
4. May the fine temples of Ganapati, which are covered with a large collection of Sindura (red Icar) and which thercfore are as brilliant as the fire to burn difficulties give (you) many blessings.
6. I describe the Guhila Vamsa, (dynasty and bamboo-plant) extending in innumerable branches, growing over the head (or top) of all kings(or Mountains), fed with the flow of water from the eyes of the wives of the enemies, and on which has been rendered blunt the keen cdge of the axe-like swords of enemies.
6. The beautiful Mevåļa-deśa, covered over with places of pilgrimage that give pleasure to the mind and are like the caves of the Mandarichala Mountain, with large citics that bear the beauty of the wealth of heaven, with lakes that are as pure as white jewels and are as it were the looking-glass of the heavenly Lakšmi, iind which is the sole abode of female beauty: stands prominent.
7. The horses of Mevidla are as if dug out of mines, the men are as if the sons of Gandharvas, the cows are as is brought from heaven, the beautifuleyed ones are as it were the damsels of paradise, those who bear arms are like lions, and the minds of intelligent persons are like jewels. Thas this country sets at nauglıt all the pride of the free city of the gods.
8. In this country) there is a city called Nagahrida which is the ornament of the land of Tlakhanda and which rivals the glory of the horns of the moon with its rows of palaces, which is, like a large (invaluable) pearl of the earth, like a lotus, the palace of Lakshmi, like the play-ground of Kamadeva, and like a bed of the moon, made of nectar.
9. May the city of Nagahrida) be victorious, which adds to the beauty of the Ilakhanda, and which has, even while on earth, humbled the city of the gols by its great wealth ; coming from which the Brahmaga Bappa, who had given up all love for this world, established the lunastambla in the Vedi of land situate amid the four occans, and worshippeal the two lotus-like feet of Máritrasi Muni.
10. Iláritrasi ynve Bappa a fine golden anklet which he had got as a wonderful fruit of the favour of the lotus-like feet of Ekalingaji. Hence, Bappa, who was fitted by his energy to carry out all that was intended by the old sage (Brahma), becane lord of Sri Medapata-deśa.
11. Båpa Ravaln acquired new royal fortune by the great favour of Iliritarasi, who has just got the Sayujya-mukti (a kind of emancipation of the spirit whereby it becomes one with the universal spirit) by the light received from always worshipping Ekalingaji.
12. Whose sword chose as his bride the wealth of his enemies without any effort, having as ornament the courtyard filled with pearls fallen from the heads
Ahol Shrutgyanam
