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ÉPIĠRAPHÍA INDICA
(VOL. XXX proceeding to describe the family history of Rāņā Rājasimha, commencing from the king Väshpa, the poet cites & concordant passage stated to be from the Väyupurāna, which, according as the poet gives it, occurs in the Ekalinga-mahatmya in the sixth chapter of the Mēdapäțiya-khanda of the said Purana. Once Pārvati, being distressed by the pangs of separation from Siva, was shedding tears and in that condition she addressed Nandin thus : 'O Nandin! since I am shedding tears today, being unable to bear the separation from Siva, therefore you will, owing to & curse formerly uttered by me, become a king named Väshpa (tear). At the holy place called Nägahrada (Nägda, near Ekalingaji) you will worship Siva and will thereby acquire a kingdom which you will enjoy in the same way as Indra enjoys his, and afterwards will attain to heaven.' Next, with distressed looks Pärvati said to Chandagana : Since you, as a door-keeper, have failed in your duty by not guarding the door, therefore be thou a hermit, Härīta by name, in Mēdapāta (Mewar)! Having adored Siva there, you will attain to heaven.'
Towards the end the poet declares his intention first to describe the solar house, and concludes the first chapter by giving his own lineage thus -
Bhaskara
Madhava Ramachandra
2. Chhitūbhatta (Canto IV, v. 18)
1. Lakshminātha of the Kathöndi family,
Ramachandra Tēlanga
Krishna
Madhava
Madhusudhana, m. Vēni, d. of Gosvamin Yadunatha
(Canto V, v. 33)
Ranachhoda Bharata
Lakshmana
Slab III ; Canto II The third slab which contains the second canto of this Rājaprasasti-mahākāvya, gives a list of the Süryavami kings, which is for the most part mythical. Verge 18 gives Kuģa and Lava as Rama's son and grandson respectively, whereas according to other sources they both are Rama's sons. The list enumerates mythical kings beginning from Manu and ending with Vijaya, the total number being one hundred and thirtyfive. There is a pause after the mention of the 92nd (or 93rd) king of the list, namely Bșihadbala, where the poet points out that Bțihadbala was killed by Abhimanyu in the Mahābhārata battle and that the kings up to Brihadbala have been described as the past kings and those from Brihadbala downwards as the future kings by Vyaga. After mentioning Sumitra, the 122nd king, in verse 30, the poet again points out that the line of kings terminating with Sumitra is known as the Ikshvāku family and that the kings, as told by the poet, are also enumerated in the Bhāgavatapuräna in its ninth skandha. In Verse 35 we are told that these kings belonged to Ayodhya. From the next verse we learn that Vijaya, the last monarch, left Ayodhya, conquered the rulers of the southern region and
For another fanciful derivation of the name Vápå, see the Jagannatharaya temple inscription, above, Vol. XXIV, p. 65, v. 8.
* The extant texta of the Vayu Purana proper, however, does not contain this reference.
