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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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(Lakshmi), who was born from the milk-ocean, is the wife of Vishna, (and) the goddess of prosperity.
(V. 54.) To Vishnu who fulfilled the desires of Kunts, (and) who dwelt in the town called gripitha i.e. at Sripithapura), she built an assembly-hall (asthåna-mandapa), which was to enjoy () a permanent income (bhôga), (and which was adorned) with pillars which bore splendid ornstments' (and) were as lovely as sapphires,
(V. 55.) Having built to him a temple which was adorned with an enclosure (pråkára) and gate-ways (gópura), (and) having duly set up an image of) KamalAlayà (Lakshmi), she obtained the desired rewards by propitiating Achyuta (Vishnu) together with her (viz. Lakshmi) by worship.
(V. 56.) She made manifest to men the beautiful name Hémånga which may be learnt from the essence of all Vedas (Sruti)- of the highest being which has assumed the shape of the lord of Srisimhagiri in order to remove the distress of (his) devotees.
(V. 57.) The many precious golden pinnacles (kumbha) which she placed on the tops-that resembled the peaks of mountains of shining crystal- of foam-white temples, from which issued a halo of light (and). which were praised by gods, verily produced the semblance of the sun resting on the top of the silver mountain (Kailasa).
(V. 58.) To this couple was born the glorious Prithivisvara, who, -as the god (Vishnu) himself who is the husband of Sri and of the Earth, -causes the preservation of the world, (and) whose rise is being praised by men. While this king, who has destroyed all enemies, rules the earth, men are anable to understand even the etymology of words meaning "enemy' and thief.
(V. 59.) Quickly enveloped by the very pure fame of this king, this universe looks exactly as though it were placed in a case of silver purified by fire.
(V. 60.) It is sarély through shame on perceiving him who is alone able to bear the whole earth, whose right hand is moistened (by the water poured out) at gifts which are continually being performed, and who therefore) resembles a mast elephant whose agile trunk is moistened by the ichor which is continually oozing out,- that the elephants of the quarters have become white.
(V. 61.) He whose fame was widely spread, eagerly granted to learned men villages in which beautiful and splendid corn was bent by the burden of various fruits ;8 caused to be dug, in every country, tanks resembling oceans (and) filled with water which was perfumed by the flowers of groves on (their) banks; and continually gave heaps of wealth, with kind words, to crowds of scholars alone.
(V. 62.) Having heard the loud roar of the drums proclaiming (his) start for war, the crowds of his enemies quickly leave (their) countries, flee in (all) directions with eyes trembling with fear, and roam about, thinking constantly :- "(Is this) the thunder of the cloud of destruction, or the sound of huge piercing arrows, or the howling of the wind at the end of the Kalpa?”
(V. 63.) Though equal to him) in depth, in keeping within bounds, in greatness, and in wealth of gems, the ocean whose surface is begrimed with floating stains of mud (and) whose
1. This epithet alludes to the name of the Kunti-Madbava temple. Kuntt was the paternal aunt of Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu. Parikara is used in the sense of parishkara.
Harinila is the same as indranila. 4 . the golden-bodied. The meaning of the verse is that she covered with gold the image of Vishnu in the temple at Srisimhagiri, i... Srisimhachalam in the Vizagapatam taluk • Karanda and bhanda both mean the same.
• Dhimdata is synonymous with dhimakitang, 7 Tirna is here used in the sense of vitfrna. • The composer has evidently forgotten a word meaning 'true' between dnawra and kamna
