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SURYA DYNASTY.
TRANSLATION.
Salutation to Sri Ganesa. May Hari, the best and supreme ruler, engrossed in protecting his divotees, and possessing wealth consisting only of cows, loving and beloved of the cow-herdesses (of Vrindavana), surrounded by the cow-herds and by the sons of cow-herds, possessed of power, a vanquisher of the god of rain, having for his splendid umbrella the blessed hill of the excellent Govardhana, and whose chouri is made of the undulating upraised and white mass (or tuft of hair) on the tail of his cows,-proteet (you). 1.
Then of Vijaya-bhips was his son, Pumiditya; (then) his son Sivaditya; and (then) his son Hara-datta. 2.
Of him (une) called Sujashditya; of him Sumukhaditya; (then) his son Somadatta; and (then) his son Siladitya. 3.
Of him Kesavaditya; and (then) his son Nagaditya; (then) was his son Bhogiditya; (and) of him was Devaditya. 4.
Then Aditya; of him Kala-Bhojâditya; (and then) his son Gubiditya. Here are Adityas numbering fourteen. Then all the sons of Guhiditya came to be called Gahilota; of them the eldest was called Bappa. 5-6.
Nandi, the personal attendent (of Siva), seeing whom Gaurt (or Parvati) shed tears from her eyes in olden times, became Bishpa, producing tears in the eyes of his beloved wife. 7.
Chanda, s gana (or personal attendent) of Sambhu, became the sage Iliritarisi. Bashpa became his pupil, and, through his favour and by his directions, dwelt in the city of Nigahrida and worshipped Eka-linga (an image of Siva) and Rudra then gave him boons. 8-9.
Mayst thou be the lord of Chitra-Kata, and may Chitm-Koja never go out of the hands (lit., feet) of thy descendants; may thy linenge he uninterrupted. 10.
And such other boons, Bishpa having obtained, (and) one hundred and ninetyone years having elapsed, on the 7th day in the bright fortnight, in Maghs, that Bishpa, attaining the age af fifteen years, became happy through the favour of Harita, and Sri Eka-lingesa. 11-12.
le reigned over the city called Nagahrida, (was) blest amongst swordsmen, (and was) like Bhima to his foes in battle by his might, his body and the quantity of food he consumed. 13.
This celebrated hill in Vrinda-vana was lifted up sud supported by Krishna upon one finger for seven days to shelter the cow-herds from storm of rain sent by Indra to test Krishna's divinity.
† Blabpa and Harits-pisi were incarnations of Nandi and Chanda respectively.
Aho! Shrutgyanam
