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able to the cloud (lit. with lighting), that is void of fickleness and handsome, be ever for (i.e., grant) that prosperity of limitless increase such as overflows with elephants, chariots and horses !
(V. 7). From the navel of this (Vishnu) who desired to create the world there appeared a lotus, which did not depend upon the Sun for its awakening (s.e., blossoming) and which did not depend upon the splendours of the moon-light for its sleep (i.e., closure).
(V. 8). From that lotus arose the Self-born (Brahmä) simultaneously determining the four quarters with the four faces beautiful like itself (i.e., the lotus) and even so (i.e., simultaneously) revealing the four Vēdas with thejr branches (angas).
(V. 9). Of his eye was born the Sun, the ornament of the three worlds, whose round form is adorned with the light which is hostile to the mass of darkness and who opens (i.e., awakens), at the morn, the entire world (which is) like a lotus closed in all round by the eight petals, viz., the eight quarters.
(V. 10). From him was born the king Mann, the regulator of castes and (their) duties, who Was praiseworthy among the lords of the earth like Våsava (i.e., Indra) among the Devas.
(V. 11). Then (i.e., in course of time) ruled this earth Kalikala-Choladēva, who had his birth in that noble race (of Manu). Sporting, for the sake of hunt, in the several quarters, he reached Dakshipāpatha.
(V. 12). Reaching there the well-known town called Kakati, the king fixed his extensive camp at that extensive place..
(V. 13). In his family was born King Durjaya, unconquerable in war (rana-durjaya), whose fonndation (people) say that the Kakati kings, born in his race, were.
(V. 14). In his line was born the king called Prðlarāja, who was a lion to the elephants, viz., the hostile kings disinclined to do homage to him).
(V. 15). (Then) adorned that race, his son Rudradēva, who removed all sufferings on eartb and the sea-fire of whose prowess, causing internal (i.e., mental) distress, quickly consumed the oceans of hostile kings.
. (V. 16). Then, his younger brother, the glorious Mahādāvarāja ruled the entire circle of the earth right up to the Chakravāls mountain, the residential rampart of the Sēvuņa (ling) breached by the tusks of whose elephants, eclipses the Krauńcha mountain cleft by Saravanabhava (i.e., Kumāra).'
(V. 17). Then bore (i.e., ruled) the earth, his son, Ganapatidēva, who had arms long enough to give pain to the Lord of serpents (.e., Adilēsha) and the exploits of him, who had the strength of an atiratha (i.e., super-chariot-Warrior), rendered the earth (with its royal) pearl umbrella subject to the authority of) no other king.
(V. 18). Now, that king had a ministér (named) Dēvarāja, who possessed his confidence, who was the repository of the glory of the moon-shine of great fame, sung by the mouths of the Beveral quarters of the globe and, who removed the dirt, which was the insurmountable poverty of learned men, with the waves of the big streams of water (poured onth on the occasions) of gifts and who was the refuge of all (kinds of) prosperity.
(V. 19). To him were born, through (his wife) Lakshmi Tfour sons) viz., Räima, Tikka, Martchaya and Bētaya, resembling the four) arms of MadHüsüdana (i.e., Vishậu) who is occupied with the protection of the three worlds.
11. 20). In the Bakayoar counted by to, the elephants of the quarters (ie., eight) and Itas (ia, eleven), .e., 1182, in the cyclic) year called Raudra, in the month Panitre, on the suspicious day (in ths) dark (fortnight) on (the occasion of the volar eclipso, the wise and the illustrious general Tikka, of those (four brothers), gava, to sfty
BOLL 3c p. 348 above.
