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A KALACHURI STONE INSCRIPTION FROM KASIA.
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V. 16. He (Nannarāja), the creeper-canopy of whose unrivalled dense fame had covered the entire body of the quarters, had a son (named) the illustrious Lakshmana (1) who had destroyed the strength of his enemies (and) was, as it were, glory (itself) which had assumed a visible body.
V. 17. . . . . . having, entered a fort. . . . . afterwards that lord (ériLakshmana) resorted to a mountainous district named Saivaya which was the sum total of the universe and the residence of Sibi Ausinara.
V. 18. From him (Lakshmana) was born the famous lord of this wide world named Sivarāja (I) who..... brilliant... ... with (his) prowess resembling the light of the flame created by Aurva3 (Rishi), who was more successful even than Kirtti, and was famous in the whole world like Śiva.
V. 19. The son of that king (Śivaraja) was the Lord of the Earth, the illustrious Bhimața (I) of fortunate birth, the sole repository of the multitude of qualities and all comparisons. ... good warriors,. . . . . a sword dexterous in the art of deceitless destruction (of the wicked)
V. 20...... there was the illustrious Lakshmana (II)5 who had mastered all the feats of bowmanship (and) whom the title, the son of a king, the source of virtues, befitted more appropriately than hundreds of (other) princes.
V. 21. His (Lakshana's) son was Sivaraja (II) (who) was conversant with all topics, like Śiva who. . . . . . confusion in the circle of (his) enemies.
V. 22.
... there was born the crest-jewel of kings, whose fame was sung in the three worlds, who was the desire-granting-tree of.
V. 23. That prosperous king had a heart-captivating wife named Bhüda of noble descent on both sides, whose patronage was beneficial (or who had a clear complexion) like a female goose going to the Manasa lake and casting the shadow of both her white wings.
V. 24. From him? (Bhuda's husband) was born Lakshmaṇarājadēva (III).... in the
world.
V. 25. By whom (Lakshmaṇarājadēva). . . . . . . . with pearls dropped from the broad temples of the elephants of the enemies split asunder by hard strokes of the sword on the battle field, (pearls) which are mixed with tears resembling the trickling saffron.
V. 26... named Kanchana, the daughter of....
V. 27. On her (Kanchana), that king (Lakshmanarajadēva) whose footstool was illumined by the multitude of the crest-jewels of the circle of prostrating enemies, begot the illustrious Bhimata II who had earned fame by his fierce prowess.
1 Prof. Kielhorn was doubtful about the relationship of Lakshmana to Nannarāja.
2 Here, too, Prof. Kielhorn's query about this king being the son of Lakshmana should be deleted.
Aurva was a descendant of Bhrigu. Karttavirya intent on destroy: g the descendants of Bhrigu destroyed the children even in the wombs of the women of that family. One of these women secreted her embryo in her thigh. Hence the child that was born was called Aurva. At the very sight of him, the sons of Karttavirya were struck with blindness and his wrath produced a flame which threatened to destroy the whole world.
The reading of this passage is almost certain, but who the Kirtti was, that is referred to here, cannot be ascertained.
This name is not noticed by Prof. Kielhorn.
• The name of the king in this verse has disappeared in the missing portion of the stanza.
1 Prof. Kielhorn's summary here reads "her son Lakshmanaraja (II)". The first word of the stanza is, however, most probably tasmät.
This lady would appear to have been the wife of Lakshmanarajadēva (III) mentioned in v. 24.
