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6. There is the land of Medapata happy, the abode of everything that is beautiful in the world, great with immense wealth, brilliant, fawning the sun with the flags on the tops of the houses of the Brahmanas flowing actively, and ruled over by good kings.
7. The land of Sri Medapata bus for her crown Chitrakuta in token of its dominion. Had it not been so why should the other lands throwing off their lords, other kings, seck protection from the lord of this land.
8. Some Gana of Sankara built a beautiful city on the top of the fine Chitrakuta, believing that this land is not accessible to any enemy on account of the glory of the kings descended from Bápi Rávala.
9. Where the incessant drops of water flying up by the sports of Shambara in the streams, make the firmament filled as it were with the waters of the heavenly Ganges, and the four directions as if moving about for no reason.
10. Here no house is without its man with strength of character and having such a man it is not without wealth, such wealth not being without its use in gifts, and gifts never flowing to low persons.
11. On this (Chitrakuta) there have been kings who are endowed with prosperity by Ekalinga Sapkara, whose numerous and large and jewel-like. virtues serve for ornaments on the necks of poets and kings,
12. In the city of Nágahrida in the beautifal land of Medapâta there lived a Dvij named Bashpa whose mind was devoted to the feet of Sankara, a drop from the pollen of the Ketaka of whose fame is the moon, and the valour of whose great strength is the sun.
13. Ekalingaji, who was beautiful for his pleasantness, who was liberal though without wealth, whose neck looked as fine as the beautiful black lotus and whose temple is on the beautiful Tricut&chala was worshipped by Haritarasi,
14. Sankara was pleased with his devotion increased by austerities and gave him his much and purely desired object. That Dvijendra was also there kindly received by the Muni whose prosperity was increasing by the favour of Sankara.
15. Hiritarki who was much delighted after worshipping Sankara, became himself the Garu (preceptor) of this (Bashpa), and by the mercy of Sankara the Muni wished his descendants undisputed rule.
16. By the word of Haritarasi the best of the Dvijas being favoured by Saykara became king. He married by the force of his own power, daughters of many kings, conquered a number of subordinate kings, and enjoyed all the land.
Aho! Shrutgyanam
