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THE FIRST PRASASTI OF BAIJNATH.
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because they deem them to be of small prowess— think the sovereignty over a town to yield its legitimate result only by the rape of the wives of the inhabitants.
25. Fresh youth, beautiful shape, liberality, sovereignty over a town, many flatter. ers (all these are hia); if nevertheless his heart avoids the wives of others, what austerity is difficult to perform after that?
26. The band of this pure-minded Rajanaka, which is expert in wielding the sword, has since) avoided " the blamable pressing of the bosome of the wives of others.
27. In his country there is a well-known merchant, the son of Siddha, named Manyuka; Chinna is the mother of that (man) whose devotion to Maheśa is uninterrupted and whose life is pure,
28. Whose younger brother, undivided (from him) in property and solely intent on pious works, is called Åhuka, and whose blameless wife is named Gulha.
29. By him, a bee in the park of devotion, and by his brother, has been erected this temple of the slayer of Tripura, at the doors of which stand the statues of Ganga, Yamuna and other (deities), together with a Mandapa.
30. In what (rank) are those miserable traders to be reckoned, who, taking with them all their wealth in the womb of their pouches, run to and fro somewhere in the nearest country? Blessed is he who is named Manyuka, for he has crossed the ocean of delusion, giving his wealth as the fee for the true knowledge implanted in his heart that is attached to Srikantha (and thus is) the boat (which carries him over).
31. A man devoted to gods, Brahmaņs and Gurus, a store of generosity, a friend of the virtuous and liberal, is the Bråhmana Ralhana, the son of Åsuka, in Sufarm &pura.
32. By that chief of astrologers have been given to Siva two dronas of grain from Navagrama, where the surface of his land (has) the measure of one Vaha."
33. Moreover, by an inhabitant of this (village, Kfragráma), wise Gaņeśvara, the son of the Brahman Govinda, has been given to this (Siva) (a piece of land frotu Navagrama (measuring) half a plough.
34. Further, by the son of Depika and Malhika, the very wealthy merchant Jivaka, has his own land been presented to Siva for the courtyard in front (of the temple).
35. And as long as this divine lord of the worlds with gentle beams dives into the expanse of heaven, so long may this temple of Siva, built by Manyuka and Åhuka, exist together with the other grants.
36. The high-minded son of Åsika, named Nayaka, who is at the head of masons, came from Susarman's town to this (village) likewise Thoạbuka, the son of Sammana.
37. By those two together has the very lofty temple of Siva been fashioned with the chisel, as well as the Mandapa; (it has been constructed in accordance with the opinion of Samu" and on it glitter the figures of the crowd of the Ganas.
38. The prince of poets, called Rama, whose holy parents are Sringåra and Bhsingaka, has composed this eulogy.
The perfoot visarjaydmdua probably indicates that this praiseworthy conduct began after his pilgrimage to Kedarnath. 71 A wala is equal to four dronao and the meaning is that Ralhana's land in Navagrima required foer dronar of
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11 This must be the name of some writer on architecture.
