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36. As Lakshasimha gave away much lands in gift to the Brihmapas, Brahmå resorts to various means to proclaim his glory: he sometimes comes in the form of herds of elephants, sometimes in the form of troops of horses, sometimes accidentally in the form of gold, sometimes in the form of jewels, and sometimes in the form of a floating piece of cloth on some land.
37. Lakshasimha of unalloyed fame made a gift of the town of Chiruvara for the maintenance of the worship of Ekalingi with all necessary things
for ever.
38. The tirtha of Gay, where the eruel Saka (kings) had made Kathis, Parinas, and the Smriti doctrines useless, was freed (from them) by king Lakshasimha; who with strong golden chisels broke off the chains of rebirth, which are put on those who enjoy the world, and thus left this world.
39. Lakshasimha, who was religiously inclined made a gift of the village of Pishpalika to a learned Brahmana named Jhotings with all due ceremonies at the time of a solar eclipse; so also he made a gift of the village where there is the fine temple (Papchadevilaya) to the west of Mount Chitrakuta to Dhanesvara Bhatta.
40. Lakshasimha desirous of making gifts of his own weight in gold, made a gift of one lac gold coins to the Brahmanas, which amounted to one hundred thousand gold coins. Brahmâ is the witness to it. For this he had the happiness of being united with Brahma.
41. When he of very praiseworthy valour ruled the earth, the kali yuga was not able to make its appearance nor was any sin to be seen. King Lakshasimha had as his successor on this earth Mokala who was born of him like the brilliant moon from the ocean.
42. Mokala in his infancy received instructions from the good people, in his youth he destroyed his enemies and desired for a wife not for fear of Kimadeva but for having children.
43. King Mokala, who was possessed of good assistance, who broke hundreds of thousands of the enemies' forces, who was a conqueror in great battles, whose spics were his innumerable eyes, whose brilliant face shone with great lustre, and who was a new Indra, fought with a large number of men at Jajpura the crest-heads and shoulders of the mountain-like lords of lands in a moment.
44. King Sri Mokala, who was famous as a navigator and who sailed over waters threw the great army containing many elephants and appearing active with the marching of the horses of king Phiroz who sailed in strong ships, into the ocean of battle where the sword was moving as actively as water.
Aho! Shrutgyanam
