Indian Antiquary Vol 20

Author(s): John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 95

FEBRUARY, 1891.j
MISCELLANEA.
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The idea of celebrating a feast, when scarcely a week had passed since his son's death, was highly repulsive to the baker's mind; but, owing to the repeated visions, and the instigation of his neighbours, he appointed a day for the feast. Grand preparations were made, both in the Church, in the way of decorations, music, and so forth, and also at his house, to entertain the innumerable guests who were invited. On the day fixed for the feast, hundreds of gaests came, and all repaired to the Church to attend at the Holy Sacrifice of Mass, during which the baker knelt on his son's grave, while his wife knelt on that of the princess. The king and queen, and the husband of the late princess, were also present at the service.
When it was about half over, the graves opened, and all the multitude in the Church saw the baker's son and the princess issue forth from their graves, as lively as if nothing had happened to them. All the people were filled with wonder, and spoke with one voice: - "Are they not children of vows P See how they died, and now, behold! they have come to life again together! They truly deserve to be united in marriage."
All were of one opinion, and the king also gave his assent, and the late husband of the princess deferred to the people. They were, therefore, duly married on that very day, amid great rejoicings, and lived happily to a very old age !
MISCELLANEA. SOME NAMES AND DATES FROM
Gwalior. Fourteen lines. The writing covers a UNPUBLISHED INSCRIPTIONS.
space of 1' 3" broad by 1' 8" high, and the size Mr. Fleet has placed at my disposal several of the letters is about 1". The rubbing is bundles of rough rubbings of inscriptions, which
throughout exceedingly indistinct. were handed over to him by Şir Alexander
L. 1. [O Cunningham. From the materials thus supplied
] samvat 1986 varsh Karttito me, I have already edited in this Journal
[ka*)-sudi seventeen inscriptions, and have got ready for 2... Su(Bu)krs dôra-eri(srl)-[D]da[16]publiontion two others which, with Mr. Floet's
eva(sva)ra permission, will appear in the Epigraphia Indica.
3. (samnidhau] ......... I shall now give a short account of some other 6. sri-Dévapala[deva)-kalya. inscriptions from the same collection, which the
7. ņa-vijayarajyê........ imperfect state of the rubbings prevents me from editing in full. The characters of all these
3.- Another inscription inside the east entrance inscriptions are Nagari, and the language of all is
of the great temple of Udaypur in Gwalior.
Fifteen lines. The writing covers a space of Sansksit.
l' broad by 1' 7" high, and the size of the letters 1.- An apparently well preserved insoription
is about 1". inside the east entrance of the great temple of
L. 1. Om samvat 128[9 P] varsho Udaypur in Gwalior. Six lines. The writing covers a space of l' 6" broad by 11" high, and 2. Marga-vadi 3 Gurau a dy=8]. the size of the letters is 18".
3. [ha U]dayapurê samasta-raja. L. 1. Svasti 11 Exa-chchhattrim karôtu 4. valf-ma[1-alamkri]ta-pa[ramabha)kshmam=Udayaditya-bhů patiḥ
5. sttåra]ka-maharajadhird2. ity=&dyan siddhi-da in vedam sainsâmah
6. ja-sri-DévapAladeva..... sarvvato nripa !
The Dâvapáladova of this inscription and of the 5. pardita-sri-Mahipalagya || Samvat 1137
preceding one, is clearly the Devapaladdva of Vaisa (sa)kha-sudi 7
Dhara, whom from the Harsauda (or Chirwa) This inscription gives us for Udayaditya of inscription we know to have ruled in the Vikrama MAlava the date Vikrama 1137 = A. D. 1080. 1 year 1275. See ante, Vol. XIX. p. 24, No. 11.
2.- Another inscription inside the east en- 1 4.- An inscription inside the fort of Rahattrance of the great temple of Udaypur in gadh in the Central Provinces (Archaeol. Survey
1 Seo Bir A. Cunningham in Archæol. Surcey of See ante, Vol. XVIII. p. 349, note 4. India, Vol. IX. p. 109.