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12. 'The village of Du77itUadiimd*, obtained 

 by him from the royal favor, and rich in tilkgej 

 dwellings and cattle^ has been assigned by him to 

 Durga' -f-, 



13. 'The opulenceof the good^ who put their 

 trust in the great, is indeed beneficial to others : 

 the clouds gather water from the sea, and shower 



14» it dowft on the growing crop. Rare indeed are 

 those liberal persons, who distinguish not between 

 their own dependants and strangers : how many are 

 the all-productive trees even in the celestial grove % ? 



13. 'Do not imagine, father, that, in the sinful 

 age, a general equality prevails : the sovereign de- 

 fends the earth, but a weak individual guards not 



1 6. even his house ^. Birth and death, success and 

 misfortune, are perpetually passing : why not* 

 therefore, protect another's glory like one's own ? 



17. He, who bestows fertile land furnished with the 

 means of agriculture, mounts a celestial vehicle^ 

 and ascends to heaven, gladdening his progenitors. 



18. But he, who foolishly resumes land allotted to gods 

 or priests, assuredly causes his ancestors to fall to 

 hell, even though they had previously attained 

 heaven. 



* A village of this name is situated in the district of Allahabad, 

 within twenty miles of Bijeypur on the Ganges. But the name is 

 not uncommon ; and may belong to some place nearer to the northern 

 mountains. 



t Jayaditya's minister, Madali, appears to have assigned this 

 village for general charitable uses, by consecrating it to the goddess 

 DuRGA. Such at least seem to be the most consistent reading and 

 interpretation of the text. 



X Indka's garden called Nandana -, in which five celestial trees 

 are placed, termed Caipadruma, PdrijUa, &c. The Calpadrumd 

 yields, as its fruit, every thing v/hich is desired. 



§ The intention of this and the following lines is to deprecate 

 the resumption of the grant. 



