svasti catur-udadhi-salila-vīcī-mekhalā-nilīnāyāṁ sa-dvīpāgara-pattana-vatyāṁ vasundharāyāṁ gauptāvde varṣa-śata-ttraye varttamāne mahārājādhirājāśśa-śrī-śaśāṅka-rājye śāsati gagaṇa-tala-viniḥsr̥ta-bhagīrathāvatāritāyā himavad-girer auparipatanād aneka-śilā-saṁhghāta-vibhinna-vahiḫ-pātālāt tarjjalau-ghaiāyāḥ sura-sarita Iva vividha-taru-vara-kusuma-sañchannobhaya-taṭā nta-vinipatita-jalāśayāyāḥ śālimā-saritaḥ kulāopa-kaṇṭhād veijaya-koṅgāodātd mahārāja-mahāsāmanta-śrī-mādhavarājasya priya-tanayo mahārājā yaśobhītas tasyāpi priya-sūnuḥ svaguṇa-marīci-nikarapravodhita-śilodbhava-kula-kamalo vikośa-nīlotpalapratisparddhinī-khaḍga-dhārā-niśita-niśśeṣa-pratihata-ripu-valo dīnānātha-kr̥paṇa-vanīpakopabhujyamāna-vibhavaḥ sva-bhuja-parigha-yugalopārjjita-nr̥pa-śrīḥ kamala-vimala-ruthacira -tanur jagan-maṇḍala-maṇḍana-śruta-śaurya-dhairya-guṇānvito mahāvr̥ṣabha-paryaṅka-kakudhdopadhāna-vinyasta-vāhor vvāla-candroddyotita-jaṭākalāpaika-deśasya bhagavatas sthity-utpatti-pralaya-sr̥ṣṭi-saṅhāra-kāraṇasya nr̥tri-bhuvana-guroḫ pādabhaktaḥ parama-vrahmaṇyo mahārāja-māhāsāmanta-śrī-mādhavarājaḥ kuśalī kr̥ṣṇagiri-viṣaya-saṁvaddha-cchavalakkhaya-grāme varttamāna-bhaviṣyakt-kumārāmātyoparika-tadāyuktakān anyāṁś ca yathārhaṁ pūjayati mānayati ca

viditam astu bhavatām ayaṁ grāmo 'smābhir arddheṇa mātāpittror ātmanaś ca puṇyābhivr̥ddhaye salila-dhārāpurassareṇācandrārkka-samakālīnākṣayanīye bharadvāja-sagottrāyāṅgirasa-vārhaspatya-pravāraya charampasvāmine sūryoparāge pratipāditoaḥ

Uktañ ca smr̥ti-śāstre,

vahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmi tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ || ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣasahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca tāny eva narake vase || svadattā paradattām vā , yo hareta vasundharā sa viṣṭhāyāṁ [kr̥mi]r bhūtvā pitr̥bhis saha pacyate || mā bhutaphalaśaṅkā va[ḥ] paradatte[ti] pārthiva || svadānā phalam ānantya {||} parada[ttānupālane]||

… [pra]yacchati ||

veijaya-koṅgāodātd veijaya-koṅgedātd Hultzsch reads vejaya-koṅgedāt and emends vijaya-koṅgedād. The desired reading, however, is vijaya-koṅgodād.

Oṁ. Hail! While the Gaupta year three hundred was current and while the Mahārājādhirāja, the glorious Śaśāṅkarāja, was ruling over the earth surrounded by the girdle of the waves of the water of the four oceans, together with islands, mountains and cities,—from the victorious KoṅgedaThus Hultzsch. According to the reading proposed above, it should be Koṅgoda. near the bank of the Śālimā river, on both of whose banks, covered with the flowers of various excellent trees, pools of water have formed, and which therefore resembles the river of the gods Gaṅgā, which issued from the sky, which was brought down by Bhagīratha, and the streams of whose water are split and dashed outside by many masses of rock at her fall on the top of the Snowy Mountain,— the dear son of the Mahārāja Yaśobhīta, who was the dear son of the Mahārāja Mahāsāmanta, the glorious Mādhavarāja (I.),—the very pious Mahārāja Mahāsāmanta, the glorious Mādhavarāja (II.), who has caused to bloom the lotus — the Śilodbhava family, by the mass of rays — his virtues; who has repulsed the armies of all the enemies by the sharp edge of his sword which rivals an unfoldedHultzsch here observes (n. 1): This meaning of vikôśa is not given in the dictionaries. flower of the blue lotus; whose wealth is being enjoyed by the distressed, helpless, poor, and mendicants; who has acquired the prosperity of a prince by the pair of his bar-like arms; whose body is as spotless and as brilliant as a lotus; who possesses the virtues of learning, courage and constancy which adorn the whole world; and who is devoted to the feet of the blessed lord of the three worlds viz. Siva who is the cause of existence, creation and destruction,* whose arms are placed on the hump of the great bull (viz. Nandi) as on the pillow of a couch, (and) whose matted hair is illuminated in one place by the crescent of the moon,— being in good health, suitably worships and honours princes, ministers, officers, their subordinates, and others who are present or shall be present at the village of Chhavalakkhaya which belongs to the Krishnagiri-vishaya, (and informs them as follows) : — (L. 20.) " Let it be known to you (that), for the sake of (our) father and mother and for the increase of (our) own merit, with libations of water, at an eclipse of the sun, we have given this village, to last for the same time as the moon and the sun, to Chharampasvamin who belongs to the gotra of Bharadvaja (and) has the pravaras of Angirasa and Bārhaspatya." (L. 24.) And it is said in the Law-book ( Smritiidstra) : 8 [Here follow four of the customary verses, and perhaps a fifth verse which is obliterated.]