4)8 ON ANCIENT MONUMENTS 



closely embraced^ the earth exults, grant us vast 

 prosperity. 



4. * The ambrosial moon, brother of the goddess 

 Ba?nd, is the ofFsprin:^ of the milky ocean *, having 

 a common origin vvith the gem Caustuhha, the all- 



6. productive tree and the ever beneficent cow. In the 

 lunar race was born a king named Yadu ^^ by a de- 

 scendant of whom [CeTshna] son of Vasude'va, 



6. the earth has been protected. In his line arose a 

 king named Sang am a J, who abounded in weighty 

 virtues, and shunned the society of the wicked. 



7. ' This king had [five] sons, Harihara, 

 Campa, Buccara'ya who was sovereign of the 

 earth §, Ma'kapa and Mudgapa. 



8. ' x\mong these five graceful princes, the most 

 celebrated was BuccA sovereign of the earth, con- 

 spicuous for valor, as Arjuna among the Pa'nda- 



9. vAs. Therefore, did Buccara'ya, fierce in bat- 

 tle, become a fortunate prince, applying his left 



* The story of the churning of the ocean is familiar to every one. 



t Yadu, the celebrated ancestor of Crishna, was of the lunar 

 tace. 



X The pretensions of Sangama to be descended from the lunar 

 line of Cshatr'iyas or Chandravanus are here asserted. 



§ The names of three of these princes, as well as of their father, 

 occur in the writings of Mad'hava-achakya, and of his brother 

 Sayana-achakVa, who v/ere priests and counsellors of those mo- 

 narchs. 



Harihara Raja, and Rvtcana llAjAorBuccA Raya, are named 

 uiMad'hava's commentary on the Vcdas, andCAMi'A is mentioned 

 in his gramm.uical works. 



