22 N. N. Vasu—Chronology of the Séna Kings of Bengal. [No. 1, 
got a Sagnika! Brahmana in his court, and he made up his mind to 
bring some from elsewhere. Accordingly, he brought from Kolaica 
five Brahmanas full of wisdom and devotion to God, viz., Ksitiga, Méedha- 
tithi, Vita-raga, Sudha-nidhi, and Saubhari. They came to Gauda with 
their families. The king, after testing their merits, gave them each 
one of five villages, viz., Kamathi, Brahmapuri, Harikéta, Kankagra- 
ma, and Batagrama to live in. The Brahmanas, whom Adi-cira and 
his descendants thus honoured by grants of villages and presents of 
money, were descended from respectable families, and the kings who 
succeeded them accorded similar honour to their progeny. 
After Adi-ciira, his descendants occupied the throne of Gauda for 
some time. By Divine favour Déva-pala became a powerful ruler. 
He was wise, conscientious, meek, humble and pure. He always paid 
a special regard to the religious observances ordained in his Dynasty. 
** * * * * * * Ballala-séua, the son of Vijaya-séna, always 
endeavoured to support the Brahmanas. He honoured the Brahmanas 
with the superior rank of Kaulinya—a rank, the equal of which is 
rarely to be met with in this world. Formerly in the Kali-yuga, 
Ballala-séna had made several copper-plate grants to Brahmanas. 
* * * * * * Taksmana-séna, the son of Ballala-séna reaped 
disrepute consequent on the fear entertained by him, because of his 
having been born at an inauspicious moment. His son Kégava left the 
kingdom of Gauda; the fear of the Yavanas having compelled him to 
fight with them. At this time the Brahmanas were not able to reside 
there any longer. 
III. In the Karika (account of kulina families) by Edi-migra, it is 
stated :— 
are ufaafefiaitafara: satageiraa: 
aapaste fafusfasfaaa: atargem: aa | 
amIeaeteqauta: Tae WelEATy 
araTata fafas wy ane Tat ze} atsa: 4 
ae ufc faut aa wauszeqraaay a: | 
ayauuteaa fern wiaaaReaat | 
There is a province in the west named Kanya-kubja (kananj). In it 
is a blessed place named Kolaica, the residence of pious Brahmanas. 
Maharaja Adi-cira brought from that place five Brahmanas and gave 
them five villages for their residence. 
1 Sagnika, lit. possessing or maintaining fire. Sagnika Brahmana means a 
priest who maintains a sacred fire, one who sacrifices according to Vedic rules. 
