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No. 20.)
THE BAYANA INSCRIPTION OF CHITTRALEKHA: V. 8. 1012.
TRANSLATION. (Verse 1.).......... From (his) mouth was born the fire and from the head the sky........
(V. 3.) From the moon sprang the royal family (tree) which had a thick foliage, had kept off the heat (or suffering) of the people through its thousand branches and was productive of much fruits (or good) and which, though high (or noble), was free from encountering shocks and breaking down (or fear and destruction).
(V. 3.) (In which family)...... rejoiced together and where was born Pururavas, the common abode of beauty and valour.
(V. 4.) Where was born Nahusha, whom when he obtained the kingship of the gods in heaven, all the gods, Yama and others........
(V. 5.) ...... (may remove ?) all evils.........
(V. 6.) The greatness of this family is well known throughout the world. What more to say, where the Lord of the creation (i.e., Vishnu) and the enemy of Kamsa, who is the refuge of all creatures and whose feet are worshipped (equally) by the gods and demons, himself took his birth.
(V. 7.) In that family were born (those) who were honoured by......and resorted to by numerous other supplicants, who made the crow-like enemies fly with their fear inoreased. O brother, were they the bows! No, simple minded (fool), they were the Sürasēns kings.
(V. 8.) Who, even today, in this Kali age, being of spotless character feel ashamed of the moon, the originator of their race on account of his having a stain though it has a beautiful forma pleasing to the eye......and is honoured (by people).
(V. 9.) In course of time, amongst the righteous kings who had passed away, each in his turn, after enjoying the earth extended to the four oceans and free from all enemies and perfotm ing the Horse-Sacrifice........ there was born a king named Phakka who had exterminated (lit thinned) his enemies.
(V. 10.) This lord of the people was able to fight even with Brahman, Indra, Upendra, the Moon, Kuvēra and Yama and regarded the whole earth (as contemptible) as a blade of grass. Dragged by hair, Lakshmi,.... with her mind struck with fear became settled in his family.
(V. 11.) In that family was born Vappuka who was a mass of fame and was powerful, whose soul was pure and who was the saviour of the good (but) was (like) poison to his enemies.
(V. 12.) Who, through having princes, who were like gods and who had come to him for (rendering service, through (women) adorned with diamonds and equalling Rambha and Urvall (in beauty)... and through horses that were like Uchchaiḥbravas-was like another Indra on the face of the earth ; (only he was) without his (Indra's) thousand eyes.
(V. 13.) To him was born a son (named) Rājayika who was like Jāmadagnya (Parasurima) inasmuch as he cut off the heads of warriors in battle with (perfect) ease.
(V. 14.) He having married the well-known Bajjan born in the Māyarika family.......
(V. 15.) The king, though residing day and night in the enemies' hearts possessed of fear, was neither touched nor (even) seen by that fear,
(V. 16.) (The king not daunted by) ramparts, nor by the army consisting of the best of elephants, horses and men, nor by hills with high peaks, nor by the deep ravines caused by the rush of) water, nor by land and forests of trees nor by phantom cities. ... .entering the city of the enemy, burning (it) and completely annihilating (it).
(V. 17.) (Whose, subjects, adorned with beautiful ornaments, perfumes and clothes and decked with flowers, were full of enjoyments everywhere through festivities, songs and sounds of drums. And every year seeing with wondering eyes that the earth was full of crops, who.....
