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SOLANKI DYNASTY. From him was born Saśvarija bearing in his mind a great devotion for the worship of Jinešvara. He had a beloved wife in Kumārdevi who was like Pârvati the wife of God Siva and the mother of Kartavîrya-swâmi.
Sasvuraja and Kurnáradevi had for their first-born son Luriga, who was a minister and who went to the region of Indra (died) in his youth by the decree of fate.
The learned place this minister Luniga foreinost among the meritorious.
He with his clcar understanding and wisdom surpassed even the intellect of Brihaspati.
His younger brother was Mallideva* a dependant of Malladeva* and who was the best of the ministers. His mind was so contented that it was never attracted by the wives or wealth of other persons.
No mortal the creator ever formed who can vie with Malladeva in observing duties, in veiling the faults of others and in bringing about a reconciliation of the separated (or of the quarrelled).
The fanne of Malladeva while uplifting the rays of the moon let fall fram collections of black clouds made friendship as it were with the rays of the tusks of powerful elephints.
Victory to Vastupala, who was younger brother of Malladeva thc master of his senses, who meritorious as he was brought on a wonderful shower of pleasures by (his versatality in the nectar-like Sarasvata, and hence defaced the letters of pain mark on the forehead of the good. .
Vastupůla, the best of the ministers and poets of the Chaulukyas, never accepts nor takes any money either for his poems or for inercasing his wealth.
His younger brother Tejapâla, who has kept up the large quantity of the splendour or prowess of his master, who was ever dreaded by bad people and wliose fanne has spread all round the world, stands glorious as the chief of ministers.
Who can describe the personality of Tejapāla as also of Vishuu ; because both of them have in their stomach-like care and cave-like stomach the governing springs (reins) of the threc worlds.
He had seven wives (married) in the following order Jålû, Máku, Sakıl, Vanadevi, Soliaga, Vayajuka, and Padamaladevi.
Certainly these four sons of Asvaraja are the four sous of Dasaratha descended to this world, as if attracted by a desire to live in the same wornb.
Probably the words are reversed. Instead of Malladeva wa must read Malliders and vice voix.
Ahol Shrutgyanam
