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13. 'This Curugode '^2A established as the capital 

 of his dominions by the king of Cimlala^ who was the 

 foe of the king C/;^A/ * ; who terrified the Gurjara \ 

 who is the instrument to destroy the plants oi Madru ; 

 who put Fandya to flight. Is it possible for the king 

 of snakes, though possessed of a thousand tongues, to 

 praise sufficiently the beauty of this city ? 



14. *What is the description of the delightful 

 gardens that encompass the city ? They are gardens 

 wherein are found the T'tlac^ the Tamdl, the palm, the • 

 plantain, the Mimusops, the trumpet fl®wer, the 

 tremulous fig-tree, the citron, the Oleander, Mesua, 

 and Cassia, the cotton-tree, the Carambola and Poederia, 

 the mangoe, Butea and fragrant Nalica ; and various 

 trees, that flourish and produce through all seasons as 

 in the garden Nandan : these surrounded this city of 

 Curogode.' 



(The fifteenth stanza is unexplained.) 



l6. 'In the city of Curugode^ the residence of the 

 goddess of prosperity, where are numerous temples of 

 worship, fertile lands, happy spouses, friendly inter- 

 course, a favorable government, every sacred decora- 

 tion and zealous devotion in the service of S'iva ; 



J7. *The Lord of that city, a warrior unrivalled, 

 whose name was Racsha'malla, whose breast is 

 tinged with the saffron communicated from the bosom 

 of beauty, whose renown is ever praised over the whole 

 world.' 



Ch'i.la Dcsa, . . . The modern Tanjore country. 



Gurjara, . . . Guzarat. 



Aluuru, . . . Madura and Trichlnopoly. 



Paiiiiya, . . '. Maiawar and Tiuevelly. •fA. 



