290 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [July, 1913. 
whisk. The main figure stands under a sort of porch or niche 
robably intended to represent a temple. On the pedestal is 
the inscription in two lines on a plain band in front and 
a recessed corner on each side. Below this is a lion couchant 
in front with three devotees kneeling on three recessed corners 
on each side. On the top of the niche or shrine are two 
elephants, one on each side with vases in their upraised trunks 
as if they are pouring water over the head of the goddess. 
The inscription runs as follows :— 
‘ie ' (1) Sri-mal = Laksmana- 
(2) sena-devasya sam 3 
B (1) Maladei suta adhikrta Damodre | 
(2) -na Sri-Candidevi samaravdha tabhradakana 
C (1) Sri-Narayanena. 
tt) Pratisthit = etih. 
‘‘{In] the year 3 of [the reign of] the illustrious Laksmana- 
senadeva [this image of] the goddess Candi was begun by 
the Judge Damodra (Damodara). .. . 5 <0 p06 5.6 ss «Oe 
..+. [and] was dedicated by the illustrious Narayana.” 
The importance of this in cription is three-fold :— 
(1) It is the only stone inscription of the time of Laksmana- 
sena, which has been discovered up to date. The wording of 
the inscription, or more definitely the absence of such phrases 
qualifying phrases, such as pravarddhamana-vijaya-rijye or 
This is a well-known fact and examples are hardly necessary- 
This inscription when compared with those of Asokacalla an 
Daésaratha, of the 51st and 74th years of Laksmanasena res- 
(2) It is the oldest stone inscription in Eastern Bengal © 
according to state of our knowledge at present. 
It proves that though Ramapala was not the Ramavati 
of Ramapaladeva, it was a place of very great importance. 
But of this we shall have to say something more in another 
paper. 
