PILLAR NEAR BUDDAL, I33 



Prosperity ! 



I. 



1/EERA DEVwas of the Sandeelya race, (i;) from 

 him was defcended Panchal ; of whofe generation 

 and of whom, was Garga born. 



II. 



He, another Sakra, (2,) was ruler but of one quarter, 

 and had no authority in other regions. He, too, was 

 defeated by Ditya (3) chiefs ; but, being a virtuous 

 prince, he became fupreme over every country with- 

 out referve ; and his conduct was fuch, that he laughed 

 Vreahaspatee (4) to fcorn. 



III. 



Eecha (5) was his wife; and like love, fhe was the 

 miftrefs of his heart. She was admired for the native 

 purity of her mind, and her beauty was like the light of 

 the moon. 



In 



(1) A tribe of Brahmans ftill extant. 



(2) Eendra, the God of the Heavens, who is fuppofedtobe the Guar- 

 dian of the Eaft. 



. (3) Evil Spirits. Eendra is faid to have loft his kingdom, for a 



while, to the Afoors, or evil fpiiits. 



(4) The tutor of the good fpirits, and the Planet Jupiter. 



(5) Love, Defire, 



