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the moon-beams of the Sarada Riti, whose intellect is purified by six (vis; peace, war, marching, halting, sowing dissension, and seeking protection) virtues, who is well-versed in the three vargas (Dharma, Artha and kima), who, is adorned with the three Saktis (Prabhdra, Mantra and Utadha) and who is the giver of desired fruits, is at the head of all. Sri Dakshinamurti then caused to be built a temple and after that a Vapi having fresh water, with eeremonies prescribed by the Sistras. In the year 1770 after the beneficent king Vikramaditya's reign known as Sounana Samvatsara and the year 1635 of Salivahana, the establisher of the Saka era, on the fullmoon day of the month Chaitra, the constellation being 4iwiai, the sun being north of the equator, Jupiter and Venus having risen, he observed the Vrita of Sankara. Having performed a sacriflee with ten million and with proper ceremonies in the Mandapa made of kusa-grass as prescribed in the Veins, at the hands of ten thousand Brahmaus who know the Vedavidyd, and were well up in the ceremonies of the Yajna, &c., and were selected for that purpose; on the first day (of the dark bulf of Chaitra) fixed by astrologers, he who was holy and had performed the Nitya and Naimitiks karmas as required by the Niti Sietra and who was sitting in front of the crowds of Brahmagas reciting the Fala, with the five instruments being played upon, engagad one hundred Brahmanas adorned with things used in worship for performing the Swastivdchana and established this Rajarajevara with due ceremonies.
Aho! Shrutgyanam
