258 N.N. Vasu—Copper-plate inscription of Nrsimha-déva II. [No. 3, 
sion, looked longingly after her, she recognised the lotus-navelled Visnnu, 
the delighter of the three worlds, as her husband: just as in a garden 
of various blooming trees, the bhramara (black-bee) has recourse to the 
mango-tree only. 
3. From the lotus-like navel of Vignu sprang Brahma; from 
Brahma, Atri; and from the eyes of Atri sprang the moon whose rays 
illumined the universe. He, although equal to the sun, in his power 
to devour the darkness potent enough to eat up the three worlds, 
surpassed him in transparency, because darkness is seen through his 
person in the shape of the black spot apparent on his surface. 
4. He being a brother of Lakgmi gives delight to the universe ; 
being a friend of nectar destroys the poison-like darkness; and as 
a younger brother of the celestial tree Kalpa is enjoyed by all the 
Dévas. But having all these blessed qualities combined in him, he 
defeats each of them by unfolding his purity before the universe. He 
reigns supreme. 
5. Several kings were born in his dynasty. Their glories, 
partially delineated in the puranas, did not stop there. Then they 
became themes for several kavyas; and now, as if assuming living forms, 
they are, travelling throughout the world, halting in the ears of the 
hearers. 
6. Where on the face of the earth is so many-tongued a person, 
who can proclaim the great military exploits of every king of the 
Lunar Dynasty? ‘The description of the glories acquired by the 
prowess of one of the members of the family (Arjuna) has taken up 
a Mahabharata. Therefore only the names of the kings of this dynasty 
are here given in the order of precedence. 
From Candra sprang Budha, from Budha Anala, from Anala 
Purii-ravas, from Pururavas Vayu (Ayus), from Vayu Nahusa, from 
Nahusa Yayati, from Yayati Turvasu, from Turvasu Gaygéya, from 
Gaygéya Virdcana, from Virdcana Sa&imbedya, from Sambedya 
Bhasvan, from Bhasvan Datta-séna, from Datta-séna Saumya, from 
Saumya Acva-datta, from Agvadatia Sauranga, from Sauranga 
Citrangada, from Citrangada Ciradhvaja, from Giradhvaja Dharmaisi, 
from Dharmaisi Pariksit, from Pariksit Jaya-séna, from Jaya-séna 
Vijaya-séna, from Vijaya-séna Vrsa-dhvaja, from Vrsa-dhvaja Pragal- 
bha, from Pragalbha Gakti, and from (akti sprang Kolahala known as 
Ananta-varman. 
7. There was a famous city named Ganga-vadi. It was wealthy, 
prosperous and fit to be the abode of gods. Ananta-varman became 
its first king. He and his successors were known by the title of Riipa- 
ganga. 
