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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[APRIL, 1882.
9. Visala's Brahmapuri shines ont and feet that mark the boundaries of the Tirtha in this city like a beautiful garland, through of learning. that leader of the twice-born, who has received 15. Who listens to the new poems, whose polish with the touchstone of the Vedas and ornament ever consists of gold, and whose face the Puránas.
is never averted when the deserved comes up 10. That Brahman of the race of Bhrigu, to him (seeking assistance). (Parasurama) who reached the ocean, and, 16. The heap of rice, duly made with high placed his foot on the head of Sarasvati, to religious fervour for the purpose of worshipping be worshipped by the whole world, became (after Siva, that outshines the strings of moon-lotuses, all) selfish; but on the other hand, (in a second- eclipses as it were completely the light of the ary sense polite, gentlemanly or prudent) lunar crescent on the head of the resplendent this Na naka, the Nagara, saluting that lord of Sri-S ô man å tha. goddess with his head bowing down, dwelling 17.' That Nâná ka residing in the second on the (very) shores of the sea, became the mansion in the Brahmapuri of glorious feeder of hundreds of Brahmans.
Visala, caused this Sarasvata lake to be con11. What wonder is there that this son of structed. Govinda was (like) Pradymuna ? But strange 18. Ganapati.V yása composed this it was that he liked best the sentiment of new eulogy, the canvas as it were of faultless Quietism (Santa-Rasa).
and admirable poetic composition without any 12. That highly fortunate Nânâka ought effort,-(Ganapati-Vyása), the greatness of always to be respected by all good people; whose fame expands beautifully with the great because he bathes in the sacred waters of the work describing the destruction of the city of) Sarasvati, because he worships Sômêśvara, be. Dhårå by Sri-Visala, (who is the home of cause from his house, a treasure-house of wealth splendour like that of the sun. and virtue, guests do not return empty-handed, 19. Kalâda, a son of Prahlada-Govinda, and because his riches are common to him and) wrote out this eulogy and engraved it,-he who to his friends and relations and all good people. has taken refuge with the foot-lotus of Kedara
13. Seeing an incomparable Sraddha per with the bees (dvi-réphas) sporting over his formed for himself on the bank of the Sarasvati, head (placed on it). at every conjunction of the full moon and the 20. There wakes that some indescribable new moon, by that (Nánáka), in the com- greatness of the lord of Savitri .... of the son pany of Brahmaņs, who are store-houses (ware- of PAtů, of him whose younger brother by name houses) of religious merit and well skilled in Pahlana performed the pújá of Kêdâra with the recitation of the Vedas and Puranas with gold (?) balls of rice, with devotion, King Visala In the year of V. S. 1328, this Prasasti was rejoices in heaven.
engraved in the presence of (or with the sanc14. (By him) who has faultless poetry in tion of) Srt Abhayasimha by Sri Bhava Ladaņa, his mouth, philosophy in his head, truth at (?) the great man, (?) of the Yajurvéda, of heart, who has hands ever offering gifts or dána, Varnagada (Vadanagara).
SANSKRIT AND OLD-CANARESE INSCRIPTIONS.
BY J. F. FLEET, Bo. C.S., M.R.A.S.
(Continued from p. 24.) No. CXXI.
side of a mandapa in front of the Dasavatara The accompanying table' gives a complete temple at Elûra, edited by Pandit Bhagwân. genealogy of the Rashtra k û ta dynasty, lal Indraji in No. 10, p. 91, of the separate as far as it is now known. The first two pamphlets of the Archeological Survey of names, of Dantivarm & I. and Indra I., Western India. None of the other inscripare taken from an unfinished inscription of tions carry the genealogy back beyond Dantidurga or Dantivarma II., on the west Govinda I.
