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pid, the God famed for beauty. He was the destroyer 

 of sin ; eminent above foreign kings, and in battle he 

 was as Vishnu. 



14. 'May Mritu [Siva] graciously bestow eternal 

 wealth and prosperity of empire, on the king Racsha'- 

 MALLA, among all his chief saints, 



* DuETNG the gradual increase of the empire of 

 Racsha'malla extending from the north, all around, 

 even to the north, his servant and worshipper, a de- 

 scendant of Casyapa's race, manager of the affairs of 

 Talgara' Amaki, invested with full authority ; equal 

 in knowledge to Yugand'har, the sun to enlighten 

 the caste of VajUiasa [as the sun enlightens the sky ;J 

 chief of ministers, born by the blessing of the" god 

 SwAYAMBHu', th6 Source of wealth, was Ba'bara'ju'.' 



(Several lines follow giving an account of the 

 ancestors of Ba'bara'ju', which have not been trans- 

 lated.) 



* Such is Ba'barA'ju, who built a temple to the 

 God Swayambhu' De'vi', while he was managing 

 the affairs of his sovereign lord, the mighty king, the 

 great Racsha'malla, whose god was the self-existent 

 deity.' 



* The praise of the priests of the temple. 



' They were learned in the sacred ceremonies of 

 holy devotion, self-restraint, in austere fast, appropriate; 

 studies, alm.s, remembrance, silence, religious practice, 

 and the worship of S'iva. 



* They were devout in performing the ceremonies of 

 the worship of the gods of the family. Among them, 

 was one named Ba'lasiva A'char'ya unequalled for a 



