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INCRIPTIONS OF THE KALACHURIS OF TRIPURI
is mounted on the bull, and is attached to Pārvatī1) be was, (unlike Siva who is called Ugra2 and wears
serpents), neither dreadful in appearance, nor attended by informers3.
(V.26) The great light . . . . the Kalachuri family . . . . . As he, so all his
sense-organs were the celestial tree of rest to the goddess of fortune.
(V.27) In the gotra of Visvamitra which is a friend of the world how many
Brahmannas adorned with benevolence4 and other (virtues) have not attained the preeminence of Parameshthin (God)?
(V. 28) Their . . . . which great regard for the understanding of the content of
the Vedas which they had studied in the right manner . . . . . Though they were
vagrant mendicants, their sacrificial rites and charitable works were performed with abundance of wealth and in a praiseworthy manner like those of kings.
(V.29) In course of time there was born in that gotra Madhusudana who bore
benevolence towards all, had studied the pada and karma recensions of the Rigveda and understood its meaning.
(v. 30) The rising greatness of him, who was an ornament of the southern
regions, led greatly to the awakening of learned men even as the rise of the star Agastya,5 the ornament of the southern direction, causes the awakening of the gods (from slumber).
(V.31) Through him who was an ornament of the foremost among Brahmanas,
(his) wife named Uma, who resembled Parvati,was adorned by a son even as the three
Worlds were by Skanda.
(V. 32) Having studied the Vedas and understood their contents he, observing
vows , . . . . pleased all people like the southern breeze.
(V. 33) Having paid off his debt to the best of gods and others at Prabhasa,
Gokarna, Gaya, and other holy places, he received (initiation in ) the Saiva vow from
Kirtisiva even as Upamanyu did from Ugra (i.e. Siva).
(V.34) (May) this Vimalasiva, who has consequently become the with-fulfilling
tree of the Kali age, live to the end of the world !â(the tree), having come under the
shade of which, a multitude of Brahmanas do not indeed feel distressed on the approach
of great festivities !
(V. 35) In the case of only this (Vimalasiva) who is solely devoted to exertion, are
seen (the following), viz., birth of a caste (viz., Brahmana) which is honoured by good
people, a (handsome) from which can turn back the god of love (in discomfiture), a personality
attended by luster, a large increase of merits accompanied by great tranquillity and
excellent austerity, a mode of behavior which is exceedingly pleasing to good people,
political wisdom which is always pleasing to politicians (and) blessed silence.
(V. 36) âThe goddess of speech who is fond of proficiency in merits dwells in the
lotus which is Brahmaâs face, and the goddess of fortune loves to live on the breast of
(Vishnu) who is adorned with Srivatsa.â This is what people say. But, what a wonder !
this pair shines forth so joyfully in him that it has caused . . . . in the minds of magnanimous people.
(V.37) What thing concerning him is not marvelous?_(him) who is the moon to
the ocean of learning, a lotus to the goddess of austerities, a pleasure-mountain to the truth
and a friend of virtuous conduct?
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1 śiv-āvasaktō is to be interpreted in two ways; (I) Śiva-avasaktō meaning ‘devoted to śiva’, and (2)
Śivā-avasaktō meaning ‘attached to Pārvatī’.
2 Ugra is a name of Śiva.
3 Dvijibva (two-tongued) means (i) a serpent, and (ii) an informer.
4 Maitrī is one of the four bbāvanās which yōgins cultivate.
5 The star Canopus which appears on the horizon just before the commencement of Sarad or autumn.
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