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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
28. His wife became she, who is born from a pure ocean-like family (and therefore) resembles Lakshmi, the wife of Madhusudana rising from the pure Ocean, her anoestral home,-she who is & snow-shower to the lotus-thicket of the faces of all the other) ladies of (her husband'o) harem," and who even according to her appellation is a second Lakshmi.
24. She, being endowed with virtues and affectionate, charmed the heart of her husband by her devotion and her modest humility for their pleasing mutual affection is even as high grown as that of Hara and of the Daughter of the Mountain Pároatt).
26. In parks, gardens, wells and temples of the gods her (good) works have been performed, are ever being performed.
26. Crowds of Brahmane dine every day in the alms-houses maintained by her, who is compassionate towards the distressed, the helpless and the decayed.
87. Thus it was resolved by those two (Lalla and his consort) through whose increasing acquisition of merit the manners of the Kali age disappear; the one of them built this temple of the god who wears the moon on his head, and the other that of the Daughter of the Mountain.
28. Whose heart does not this pair of temples fill with wonder, the splendour of which equals that of two high tops of Kailasa, which is on high white with stucco (and) by whose numerous flags, agitated by the wind, the cloud banks are shaken?
29. As long as the breast of the destroyer of Mura is decked with the Kaus. tubha jewel, as long as the head of Sambhu is adorned with the crescent of the moon, as long as all the oceans exist, so long may this (nource of) fame remain firm on earth.
80. Victorious be here on earth Lalla, the chief hero of the Chhinda race, together with his most virtuous consort Lakshmi,-he who in every battle bas written a eulogy (of himself) on the firmament even with his sword, the tip of which is covered by the muddy ichor of his enemies' elephants.
81. May holy Devt" who destroys misfortunes of various kinds, be ever present to (orant) welfare in the palace of the illustrious Lalla, the ruler of a province, who is united with his children, wife, dependants and friends.
82. The excellent land connected with the Mayatå of Bh d'shaņa" has been presented to the two deities, having been given the name Devapalli.
83. And for the purpose of the worship and of the repairs, illustrious Lalla of good fame has granted by a charter, after (making) a (solemn) donation, to Siva and his consort one-fourth of his revenues.
84. There was a Bhatta of befitting conduct, called Sivarudra, born in the famous line of the sage Vatsa. By his son Nebila has been composed this new eulogy, the poetry of which is perspicuous.
85. This perspicuous and simple wreath of verses of his, which is the cause of exceedingly great joy, which possesses true poetical ornaments and is lovely through the
"1.o., who surpassen her rivals in beauty or, to use the oriental phrase, blacken their face like • snow-shower the water-lilies.
Dovi, ..., Parvatt.
# The M yata of Bhaabana hu not been identified. Possibly it may be the town or suburb of the capital, men tioned above in verse 10.
