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resounded on the coast of the Lavana Samudra, and who was like a palace of victory, became king.
11. Who will not consider Laranaprasáda worthy of respects-Lavanaprasada who put an end to the joys of his foes in battle-fields, who gained the favour of Siva by religiousness and good deeds, and who destroyed the difficulties of the Brálmanas by his far extending gifts.
12. When he (Lavanaprasada) set out for conquest in all directions, the king of Chedi took fright, the king of Kuntala began to roll in great fear, the king of Kamarûpa hecame devoid of Kamarupa (all beauty), the lord of Dasarna was, as it were, torn up by the hoofs of the horses of battle (?), the strength of the king of Kamboja was broken, the king of Kerala became pliant, and the lord of Surasena was left with his army devoid of ali valour,
13. Lavana prasida was proud of his dear wife Madanadevi as well as of his dear Land; the former pas in every way beautiful, and had a wonderfully beauti. ful face, and would please his mind like Parvati. The latter also had beautiful countries on it, had wonderfully beautiful forcats, and different kinds of beautiful mountains.
14. What even if we are not obliged to sleep! what even if we do not get old! and what even if we have conquered death! when we are unable to cnjoy our dear wives on account of being always engaged in conquering the demons. When he (Lavanaprasada) went to the gods to overcome these their difficulties by fighting fierce battles, in which the demons were killed, his son Viradhavala began to bear the burden of this world.
15. His sword shone, like a bed for the sporting of Sridevi made of the newly blossomed blue lotus-fowers, like a line of smoke issuing from the strong fire of the warmth of the arms moving on all sides to burn the forests in the form of hordes of (his) foes, like a line of soot m e to keep off the influence of the cvil eye, and like the loosened braid of hair of the Lakshmi of his enemies dragged with his hands by the hair.
16. I believe (the writer says) that it is on knowing by intuition that the prowess of this king is of great heat, overpowering the world and fearing of the possible burning, that the fire found out from the first a resting place in the forehead of Siva near the moon and the cool Gangå, that tho Vadåvånala went to live into the ocean and that the sun began to dive and redive into the ocean.
17. lIis fame is like the body of Siva; because the body looks beautiful with Gaüri (wife of Siva), the Bhutas (spirits) and the serpents and with the lustre of the Killakula poison drunk off with pleasure and with the spotless
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