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KUNIYUR PLATES OF VENKATA II.
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(V. 21.) To his elder brother, the lord Ramaraja, whose deeds put to shame the celestial trees, were born Tirumalaraja and the famous Srirangaraya.
(V. 22.) of these two, Srirangaraya begat sons who possessed great modesty, were full of compassion, learned (and) famons.
(V. 23.) Among these sons of king Srirangaraya, the glorions king Ramaraya, who was beyond the reach of the eloquence of the best poets, shone for a very long time, as the kaustubha among the gems produced from the sea.
(V. 24.) Formerly, from the famous king Râmaraja, who resembled the holy Ramabhadra, were born,- 28 the (five) celestial trees from the milk-ocean, - five sons who were cager to gratify the desires of all scholars, who followed the path of policy, who were able to protect the world, (and) who possessed rising prosperity.
(V. 25.) [All these] excelled Sugriva in (the effectiveness of their) commands, were stubborn (only) in pleasing wise men, [were to be respected by the learned on account of (their) virtues, (and) had beautiful forms].
(V. 26.) Among these kings of famous deeds, Srirangaraja, a moon on earth, was celebrated in the three worlds, as the pärijáta tree among the celestial trees.
(V. 27.) The horses which are abandoned in battle by hostile kings who have taken to flight in great terror on hearing the lond roar of his drums, are wallowing (on the ground) through fatigue. Is it throngh fear of their (the kings") being pursued that (these horses) are (thms) wiping away the foot-prints of their masters, which bear the (royal) marks of pitchers, parasols and flags, (and) which (now) adorn (only) the jungle P
(V. 28.) Through the great mercy of the lord of śêshagiri, who was pleased with the great austerities of Srirangarija, there were born to (him) two beautiful sons who were as happy as Indra.
(V. 29.) Fond of protecting (their) subjects, (and) expert in slaying the cruel (khara) and the wicked (ddshana), (these) two (princes), named Peda-Venkaténdra and the lord PinaVenkata, gave delight (to the world), as Râma and Lakshmaņa (who slew the demons Khara and Důshana).
(V. 30.) Of these two, the elder by years, prowess, liberality, profundity, firmness, scholarship and all other virtues (was) the glorious king Peda-Venkațêndra, in whose heart Hari (Vishnu) takes up (his) abode (because he is afraid) that (his proper abode) the Ocean might become land by the clouds of the dust of (his) army during his expeditions (in which he practises) the art of destroying hostile kings.
(V. 31.) United with his) queen Bangaramamba, whose heavenly form is the abode of the kingdom of love, this king Venkata shines like Sakra (Indra) with Sachi, (and) like Sauri (Vishnu) with Ramå (Lakshmi).
(V. 32.) When this son of king Srirangarâja,- Venkatad@variya, the best of heroes,was anointed to the kingdom of Penugonda, then were also the learned anointed (i... abundantly presented) with gold.
(V. 33.) Having been anointed nccording to the rule by his family preceptor, the famous Tatayêrya, the ornament of the learned, just as (Råma) the descendant of the race of Raghu himself by (Vasishtha) the husband of Arundhatî, (and) having destroyed in an instant the Yavanas, just as Rama) the demons," he rules the earth victoriously.
This is another name of Tirumalai, on which see page 238 above, note 1. The synonym Venkatafails occurs in Verse 34 of the Kallakursi grant.
* For the word diara in the sense of demon see the Amarak dia, i. 1, 83:- AOCHTET Ser C:.
