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106 EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
[VOL. XXX On the 2nd day of the bright half of the month of Māgha in the year 1732, Rajasimha's consort, the Paramāra princess Rämarasadē', performed, at the instance of her husband, the concoration ceremony of a step-well in the Dahabari Ghatta, which had cost 24,000 rupees.
Then, Rājasimha ordered three mandapas to be constructed on the dam, one for performing the inauguration ceremony of the lake, another for a hēma-tulā ceremony and the third for the Hāta kasaptasāgara gift. A short description of each mandapa with its particular construction is given.
The muhurta fixed for the inauguration ceremony was Saturday, the 10th-Pandu daśami day of the month of Mägha, in the year 1732. Five days earlier, that is on the 5th day of the bright half of Mägha, the king, in consultation with the priest, elected the sitvigs (priests) to perform the rites in connection with the ceremony. Their total number was twenty six (two hotsis, two ja pakas and two dvārapālas with reference to every one of the four Vēdas, these amounting to twenty four, one Brāhman and an Acharya, the total thus being twenty six); following the Matsya Purana where the merit of such election is also given.
Slab XV; Canto XIV The chief queen, Sadākurvari by name, daughter of the Paramāra Rāva Indrabhấna (of Bijõliā), decided to perform a silver tulā ceremony, for which a mandapa was quickly constructed overnight and there the preliminary rites were observed as enjoined by the bästra. Garībadása, the priest, and his son (Ranachhõda), intended to perform gold and silver tulā ceremonies (respectively), for which two manda pas were erected and preliminary rites were observed there. The mother of king Rāyasimha and wife of king Bhima of Todā, son of Rānā Amarasimha, also expressed her desire to perform a silver tula ceremony, for which also the Rāņā's men constructed & mandapa overnight, providing it with all accessories, and preliminary rites were performed there.
There was Rāva Balū of the Chōhāna family of Vēdalāpura. His son was Ramachandra, and the latter's second son was Kesarisimha who was made second Räva of Salamvari (Salūmvar) by Rāņā Rājasimha. His brother Balaṁdisimha urged him to perform a silver tulā ceremony, saying,
The king has made you Rāva, therefore, you should perform a tula ceremony' Thereupon Kësarisimha undertook to perform the ceremony. Therefore, a manda pa was erected quickly and the preliminary rites were celebrated. The Bärhaţa bard Kēsarīsimha also performed a silver tulā near Khadiravāțaka.
On the 7th day of the bright fortnight of Māgha, Rājasimha's consort Jõdhapuri, daughter of Rätböda Rūpasimha, at the instance of her husband consecrated a step-well at Rajanagara, which cost 30,000 rupees.
On the 9th day of the bright half of Māgha), the people were treated to the music of the royai band and other festivities also took place. In the decorated main mandapa came Rājasimba accompanied by his priest, brothers, sons, grandsons and the princes who had been invited. There he performed the purification ceremony and other preliminary rites. He worshipped Dharitrt (the earth goddess), Ganēsa, Götradēvi, Govinda, etc., and then gave seats to the elected priests headed by Garibadāsa and honoured them, presenting them with rich dakshină consisting of clothes, jewels, etc.
1 She was the daughter of Prithvfsimha, granddaughter of Juharasimha and great-granddaughter of the Paramāra Rayasala of Ajn.er.
Dēvärl. The name of this well is given as 'Jaya' in the Trimukht well inscription. See Ojha, History of Rajpralna, pt. ii, p. 885, n. 10.
. Further details of the Saptasågara gift are given below in Canto XVII. See also Elemadri, op. cit., Danakhanda, p. 337.
See Text, Canto X, note on v. 4. If she is the daughter of Rūpasimha of Kishangarh, as she appears to be, her name was Charumati.
