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good or happy genius. To this famous Ba^la'siva 

 A'cha'rya was granted this gift with water poured into 

 his hands. 



'The charitable donation of lands given-to the good 

 SwAYAMBHu' in the }'ear of Salh-ahan IO95 '* in rhe 

 Vijaya year of the cycle and on the 30tl\ of the month 

 Mdrgastra, on Monday in the time of an eclipse of the 

 sun.' 



(It appears unnecessary to insert the description of 

 the lands.; 



' Also Chinna Govinda Sitaka Gundi, kins of 

 the city of Bhogavati, equal to the sovereign of Bhat'- 

 t'dly who .vas acknowledged for ever by the excellent 

 Viraca'lideva' the mighty king of the earth named 

 Ima'di Racsha'malladeva. In the year of SdUvd- 

 han 11 03 -J-, of the cycle Plava, and- on the 15th of 

 Cdrtica, on Monday, in the gracious time of the 

 moon's eclipse, at the tim.e when he made over in alms 

 Tr'ipura Agraliaram^ granted under Da'ra'pu'rbac to 

 Ba'lasiva DeVa, who repaired all the buildings of 

 Swayambhu'deVa whois distinguished for knowledge 

 of the pure Vedas, and of other religious institutions 

 and customs of rhe worshippers of S'iva, and for cha- 

 rity in feeding the poor, 



(The sequel of the inscription is likewise o.nitted : 

 it relates to a further grant made by the widow of Ba'- 

 EARa'ju', at the time of her burning hers ,'lf with the 

 corpse of her husband. The concluding part of it was 

 left untranslated, being stated to he illegible.) , 



The eclipses, mentioned in these grants, do not ap- 

 pear reconcileable with their dates. According to the ta- 



* Answering to A.D. 1173. t Corn>s;-«)nding to A. Ti. Msi. • 



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