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king named Bharata. In his family appeared Santann; the fourth from him was Vijaya (Arjana). His son was Abhimanyu; from him was born Parikshit. The eighth from him Was Nanda. The ninth from this king was Chaļikka, and the seventh from him was R&janarëndra, dovotee of Vishnu. Ten generations after him oame Bijjalöndra. The third from him was Vira-Hemmāļirāya, the lord of Māyāpuri and a devotee of Murari (Vishnu).
(Vv. 7-8.) Fourth after him was born king Tāta-Pinnama, at whose sight the enemies were frightened. From him was born Sömidēva, who captured seven forts in one day, from his enemies. To him was born the heroio son Rāghavadēva. Then came the glorious Pinnama. King Bukka was the son of him (Pindama), who was the lord of Aravidu : he also established the kingdom of the Saļuva Nrisim ha firmly.
(Vy. 9-12.) Bukkarāja, who was like the kalpa-opiksha to the learned, married Ballámbika. This queen bore a son named Ramarāja. Ho vanquished by his great valour the 70,000 horses of Sapada, seized from him the fort of Avanigiri, and put to fight Kisappodaya. This Ramarāja captared the fort of Kandanavoli. He was poisoned by his relatives, but by the grace of Vishnu, whose devotee he was, he suffered no harm.
(Vy. 13-40.) The queen of this Rāmarāja was Lakkambika. To him was born Srirangaraja. He married Tirumalambikā; by her were born to Srirangarāja the three sons, the heroio Ramaraja well versed in politics, the excellent Tirumalar ya and the king Venkatadri. The hero Rāmarāja, having slain in battle his enemies, who were a scourge of the earth, was ruling the world. His praises. Tben Venkatādri is praised. Tirumalamahārāya of great prowess, having subdued hostile kings in battle, and having been anointed to the peerless sovereignty, raled the earth.
(V. 21.) Description of the coronation of this prince.
(V. 22.) This king made large gifts of tulā-pürusha in gold and other gifts, to the temples at Kanchi, Srirangam, Sosh chals (Tirupati) Kanakasabha (Chidambaram), Ahobala, etc.
(V. 23-26.) By Vengalåmbi was born to Tirumala a son named Srirangariya. Making Uddagiri his residence, he conquered Kondavidu, Vinikondapura, and other forts. and began to rule at Penukonda. The description of his coronation. King Sriranga after. wards went to heaven (died).
(Vv. 27-39.) Venkatapatidēvar ya, the son by Vengalamba of Tirumaladēvarāya then began to rule the earth. He was the younger brother of Srirangadóvarāya. Having been anointed according to the prescribed rules by the spiritual preceptor of his gotra, the famous Tatayārya, who was the ornament of the wise, just as Rims was anointed by Vasishtha, he was ruling the earth triumphantly after destroying the demons, the Yavanas (i.e. the Muhammadans). He had Venkatāmba, Raghavamba, Pedobamamba and Krishnamamba as his queens. This king defeated Mahamanda-Suhu, son of Malikibharáma, (i.e. Muhammad Shāh, son of Malik Ibrahim) and took on the battlebold the horses, elephants, weapons, umbrella, etc. belonging to the vanquished king. When this Venkatapatidövarāya assumed the sovereignty, Adifesha and other supporters of the earth were relieved of their burden and consequently they, having assumed the shape of Vrishasaila (the Tirumala hills near Tirupati), are ever praying Venkatāchalapati to grant long reign to him. He was comparable to the ocean in the profundity of his learning : was the only exoellent conqueror of the Chaurasidurga; he terrified the hearts of the hostile kings in the eight quarters; he was a favourite of Sarngadbara; Was a destroyer of his enemies; was a wishing tree to the poor; was styled Hosa-birudaraganda; Rayarāhutta-minda; was favoured by ViraLakshmi : was like the contral gem of the necklace (which is the city of Aravidu; was broadarmed like Adifosha; was a boar to the earth vir. the provincial obiefs (as Vishnu in his Varaha-avatara was to the earth), was the best of kings; a Rāmabhadra in battle ; was called Nandvarna-fri-mandalika-ganda; was the foremost of the kings of the race of Atri; was styled
