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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
INCRIPTIONS OF THE KALACHURIS OF TRIPURI ( V.23) Having performed the nuptial ceremony, the king Gayakarņa bore intense love for her as Śańkara did for Śivā (i.e., Uma). ( V.24) She, a home of amour, a pitcher ( brimful) of accomplishments, a gar- land of beauty, a store-house of noble qualities, had, by the king Gayakarńa, a son, the prince Narasimha. (V.25) May the rising moon of the glory of this king, the illustrious Narasim- hadēva, saturate, as it were, the walls of the quarters with a beautiful white-wash; and may the earth, having secured in him a worthy lord, experience such delight that she would not, even slightly, think of its past great rules! ( V.26) May his younger brother Jayasimhadēva, who does marvelous service to his elder brother as (Lakshmaņa,) the son of Sumitrā, did to Rāma, attain victory! -(he) who, behold ! being long-armed, vanquishes the gigantic forces of his enemies roaring like clouds, and practicing many tricks (even as Lakshmaņa defeated the hosts Mēghanāda and the wily and stalwart Atikaya) ! (V.27) The generous Alhaņadēvī, the mother of the illustrious Narasimha- dēva, caused this temple of the moon-crested (god) to be built together with that monas- tery of wonderful storeys.
(V.29) To the god named Vaidyanātha the queen donated, for his beautiful decoratrion 2 the village named Nāmaūņdī ( situated) in the Jāulipattalā, together withall income. (V.30) And she gave another village named Makarapāţaka (situated) on the right bank of the Narmadā and in the land near the foot of the hills. (V.31) May the Pāśupata ascetic, the holy Rudrarāśi of Lāţa lineage, duly arrange for the management of this place so long as Sambhu Pervades the worlds! ( V.32) In the Manuya lineage which has the three pravaras Bhārgava, Vaita- havya and Śāvētasa, there was born, from one named Mahēśvara. ( a son) Dharaņīdhara by name, possessed of greatness, glory and fortune ( V.33) Who, encircled by a delightful luster. being full of exceedingly great affection and occupying, for long, an agreeable position, acted like a lamp of the three worlds (which is surrounded by a halo of light, is filled to over-flowing with oil, and has a long and beautiful wick). ( V.34) His son Pŗithvidhara, who has seen the further shore of the deep ocean of all the Śāstras, and by the crowds of whose pupils the circle of regions has been conquered, wrote this eulogy. (V.35) His younger brother, a learned man named Śaśidhara, proficient in dialectics and wonderfully clever, composed this eulogy. (V.36) The architect Pithe, who is conversant with the science (taught) by Visvakarman,3 planned all this as prithu did the earth. ( V.37) Mahidhara, the son of Bālasimha, the foremost of artisans, incised the
stone with letters so as to resemble the starry sky. 1 Mēgbanāda and Atikāya were Rāvaņa’s sons who were defeated by Lakshmaņa: see the VālmikiRāmāyaņa, Yuddhakāņda, adhyāyas 90 and 71 respectively. Prahasta was also the name of Rāvaņa’s general.
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