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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
VOL. XV.
3 dgha-yasa [h*]-Priyabrata-nri(oři)palam ksbátra-gotr-ondatam | [28] Kam !
Tad-apatyar=ēlbar=ādar-ttodal=en=Agniddhra-mukhya-nri(npi) par avarg=ittam muda
din Priyabratam samvidita-dvi4 panga!=ēļumam pratyekam || [3*] Vți || Satatam dvipamga!=ēļu negardd(id).
iral-avaro(ro)!=dūra-vārāsi (si)-kāmchi-vșita-Jambu-dvīpam=ävishk[ita-mahimam=ador.
amte samsēbyami vistri(strita-Jambu5 dvipa-lakshmi-vanitege vilasat-kumta!a-śri vol=irkkum vitat-odyat-Kumtaļam
Kumtala-uripa-tilakam sanda Chāļukya-Rāmam || [4] Va A npipēmdra-mauli
maņi-marichi-nicha.. 6 ya-ramjita-pad-äravindana vams-ivatāram=entrene | Sri-rama[9]-1[sa-nä]bhi-kanak
ārbaja-sambhavan-Abjajätansi Nirajasambhava-prabhavan=Atri tad-Atrijan-age
Soman-i chār[u-gun-á]vali-pra. 7 thita-Soma-sutam [Bujdhani Budh-ātmajam vira-Pururava-kshitipan=ã nri(npi)pa
samtati Soma-vamsa-jam || [5*]
Brahman was born in the lotus issuing from Vishnu's navel; his mind-born son wag Manu Svayambhuva ; Manu's son was Priyavrata, who had seven sons, Agaidhra and the rest, and he assigned to each of them one of the seven continents (v. 3). In the continent of Jambitdvipa is the land of Kuntala, which has for king the good Chāļukya Rāma (v. 4). As regards his pedigree : from Vishņu's lotus was born Brahman, from Brahman Atri, from Atri the Moon, from the Moon Budha, from Budha Purūravas, the founder of the Lunar dynasty (v. 5, 11. 6-7). The son of Purüravas was Härita, whose fame was white as the Milk Ocean ; he had many sons (v. 6, 11. 7-8). From these arose the Chāļukya race, which wears as its crest the pamcha-chüda or fivefold tuft, and has the Boar for its device (väräha-lanchhodbhava-tējar), and received the Brahma-tree from the goddess Katyāyani (v. 7, ll. 8-9). A scion of this race was the glorious Taila [II] (v. 8, 11. 9-10). Taila's son was Satyāsraya, his son Vikrama (Vikramaditya V); Aiyaņa, Jayasimha (II), and Traiļokyamalla (Sõmēsvara I Ābavamalla) then followed in succession (v. 9, 11. 10-11). The son of the last was Somēśvara [II] ; his brother is Vikramaditya [VI] (v. 10, 11. 11-12).
Next comes the usual prose formula dating the record in the reign of Tribhuvanamalla-dēva (Vikramāditya VI), 11. 12-14; and then we are introduced to a family of feudatories. King Dadiga, son of king Gunda, of the Bappura family, is pious, righteous, famed over the world (v. 11, 11. 14-16). Dadiga, who expends inconceivable sums of money, is of the Bāli race, and is the dharma-mandalika, the righteous administrator, ruling over Kisukad (v. 12, 11. 1617). As regards his origin : when Jāmadagnya (Parasu-Rāma) came in the course of his wanderings, in which he destroyed the Kshatriya race, there were born from the caves of Mount Kishkindha certain heroes, from whom sprang the members of the Bāli race, who are ornaments of the Bappuras (v. 13, 11. 18-19). The scions of this family were famous, wedding the Goddess of Fame (v. 14, 11. 19-20). One of these (the name is illegible, but may be Dadiga) had a military power that overthrew the Chola commander, who was known as a leader of hosts (Bala-sampannarzenippa Chõla-vadeyan ; 1. 20); when the latter (?) menaced the king seated upon an immoveable throne (the Chāļukya ?), he brought his live head (bal-dale, the head freshly cut off ; 1. 21) to his sovereign and rendered the Cholas
Metro : Utpalamālā.
? This is obscure, and the imperfect state of the text makes it more so. The following words may be deciphered : Dbarani-khandado!=ulla partthiva --)-kondu sulandu samharisuttam bare Jāmadagnyan= adatır Kkihkindba-sai[l. 19]lēndra-gamhuradimdar [u ] putt-iral (P) kelavereantai [- - -]ryy&happura [ -UU] Bappur-ábharanar=ādarBbāli-vams-odbhavaru. On the Bappurs family see below; the term Bappur-ábharanar is perhaps an echo of the familiar Chaluky-abharana. It is evident that this logend is meant to give an etymology of the name Bali, which by implication it derives from rala, a cavern. See also below, p. 108.
