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(V. 44.) "Let them protect you, these loud shouts for help of the ancient sage (i.e. Brahma) :-Now this holy sage Vadiraja eagerly takes away from my side the goddess of Speech, whose affection (has become) very strong through (his) long familiarity with her). Ah ! Ah ! Look! Look! Is this the way of ascetics ?'”
(V. 45.) Wise, endowed with superhuman qualities, (and) dispelling darkness (or ignorance) by the rays of true knowledge (was) he whose famous name commenced with the word Sri and ended with Vijaya. The splendour of his fine moon-like toe-nails mingled with the dawn-like redness produced by the jewels on the head of the Ganga king.
(Line 132.) Note.-- For, this holy one was praised by the holy Vadirajadêva (as follows) :
(V. 46.) "All that donble excellence of learning and penance, which, before, in the holy sage Hêmasens had been brought to the highest pitch through very long application, must have devolved on Srivijays when he occupied his chair. How else could he acquire) such learning (and) such penance in a short time ?"
(V. 47.) I worship that lord of sages, Kamalabhadra, who obtained fame on this (earth) by floods of sin-destroying virtues, (and) who possessed proficiency in learning (but) no conceit, brilliant penance (but) no fierceness, might (but) no pride.
(V. 48.) I resort to him, in order to purify myself, - the extremely pure Kamalabhadra, (who resembles) an excellent lake, by the mere thought of which the mind of (all) good pilgrims (or disciples) on this earth) becomes perfectly pure.
(V. 49.) Let (all those) good men who are considered as learned on this earth), praise that great scholar (suri), who adorned i.e. appropriately bore) the name Dayapala, to whom alone the title of Pandita was suitable, the extremely fortunate one who, though the foremost of ascetics, was resplendent with numerous ornaments of jewels, (via.) virtnes, (and) was embraced in this Kali (age) by the goddess of Speech with all (her) parts !
(V. 50.) Victorious is the holy Dayâpåladêva, who subdued the pride of Cupid, who knew all sciences, who conquered all disputants, whose extremely pure fame pervaded the circle of (all) quarters, (and) whose feet were reddened by the jewels in the diadems of bowing kings.
(V. 51.) Who is able to describe as "such and such" the ability of that ascetic Såntideva, having worshipped whose pair of pure lotus-feet, the well-known Poysaļa king Vinayaditya brought to the presence of the goddess of (his) kingdom (other) countries, which fulfilled (his) commands P Rare indeed are (men) who possess such brilliant and great splendour.
(V. 52.) Fortunate is that sage, on whom the Påndya king, who had received & wealth of knowledge through his favour, conferred the title "Lord” (Svåmin), (and) whose name Sabdachaturmukha was celebrated in the court of king Ahavamalla.
(V. 53.) To be worshipped by those who desire (their own) welfare, is that lord of Panditas, Guņasêna, the jewel of the beryls (producing) country near Sri-Muļļūra,
I had originally translated the adjective abrahmanya-pardh by 'impious.' Professor Kielhorn pointed out to me that it refers to the exclamation abrahmanyam!'
• A similar vir dhábhdaa oecurs in verse 68, and gives rise to a joke at the expense of Brahmil in verse 44. ! .. who was converted to the Jains religion.
* Vidérasára is synonymous with caidarys (or vaidurya) and vid draja (or viduraja). The only locality in Southern India, where beryls are found, is Padiyar or Pattiyali in the Dharapuram taluke of the Coimbatore district; see Ind. Ant. Vol. V. p. 237 A.
. There is a village named Mullar in the Udipi táluks of the South Canara distriet; Mr. Sewell's Lists of Antiquities, Vol. I. p. 232.
