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7. Unto Govinda Deva was bora a clever son named Eatna, even as a 

 jewel is produced from the ocean. By him the auspicious and constant Gaganas'ri' 

 was taken for wife. 



8. She bore unto him four renowned sons, the Ratnasadhus. These were 

 G a n g a d h a r a, M a d h a v a, Lakshmana, and D a m o d a r a. 



9. The youngest among tbem, Damodara, having married the beloved 

 V i r o d a, obtained the auspicious Dhira Deva, Krishna Deva, and other 

 sons to the number nine. 



10. Among them Dhira Deva, the intelligent and knowing, was possessed of 

 every accomplishment, well versed in mercantile work, in buying and selling, and an 

 excellent judge of the qualities of cattle, land, gold, stuffs and jewelry. 



11. He married a noble and auspicious lady named Dhani. By her he had 

 two sons, R i s a d a and S n d e v a. 



12. R i s a d a had two goodly sons by his wife R a j a s r i', namely, D u 1 1 a b h a 

 Deva and S'rikara. 



13. The intelligent S'rikara was well versed in the law, and devoted to the 

 worship of the lotus-like feet of the lord of Sri (Vishnu). He had two wives of 

 good parentage, K a 1 1 y a, and Gangadis'ri. 



14. By them he got three accomplished and excellent sons: Prithvidhara 

 by the eldest virtuous lady, and S'r i d h a r a and Solhana by the younger. 



15. To the west of Indraprastha there is a village named Nadayana. 

 To the north of this village a well was caused to be excavated by S'ridhara for 

 the gratification of his parents. 



16. " Is this the water of the celestial river, cool, sweet, and wholesome ? or 

 is it nectar thrown here by the immortals ?" Thus exclaims the traveller when he 

 proceeds home after drinking the sweet clear water of this well. 



17. Written by Madana Deva in the year four, eight, fire and moon, (a) of 

 the era of Vikrama. On Thursday the 3rd of the wane in the month of Bhadra. 



Samvat 1384, on the 3rd of the wane in the month of Bhadra, Thursday. May 

 good happen of this ! 



(a) Fire equal to 3, and moon equal to 1. The figures, being trans- 

 posed according to the usual practice iu such cases, give the date 1381. 



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