260 N. N. Vasu—Oopper-plate inscription of Nrsimha-déva IT. [No. 3, 
were as innumerable as the heads of Ananta. He lowered Kuvyéra by 
his wealth and Indra by his prowess. 
18. Like Laksmi of Narayana, and Rohini of Candra (the moon) 
Raja-sundari was his first queen. 
19. From R&aja-raja and Raja-sundari sprang Céda-ganga to 
deprive the rulers of the earth of their means of strength; as 
formerly the ‘thunder-bolt’ issued from Indra to lop off the wings of 
the supporters of the earth (7.e. of mountains). 
20. Surely Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, was his nurse, as 
that Arya-boy sucked up from her all the milk-like learning even when 
very young. Otherwise how was it possible that he should acquire such 
keen insight into the Védas, such well versed knowledge in the Castras, 
such wonderful poetical genius, and such superior ingenuity in the fine- 
arts, and what not ? 
21. Excepting the Dik-palas, he brought under his control, all 
the kings of the earth; and the gems that adorned the heads of the 
kings unfriendly to him shed radiance on his feet. This is not speaking 
too much in praise of king Coda-gayga. For the full moon, thinking 
that (the disc) his whole body, owing to its similarity with the white 
umbrella of kings, would be carried away by king Coda-ganga, has, 
through fear, ceased to expand his body. 
22. Asan aged person takes the kara (hand) of a woman daly 
married to him, he (the king) exacted kara (tribute) from all the land 
between the Ganga (the Ganges) and the Godtama-ganea (Godavari) 
disregarding the powerful warriors who looked on in amazement. 
23. In duels, before the blood, flowing from the wounds inflicted 
upon his body with the weapon in the antagonist’s hand reached 
the ground, king Ganga with the sword held in his hand cut them 
to pieces and made them lie prostrate upon the ground. 
24. When the terrible flame of Gayga’s prowess burned the 
capitals of the unfriendly monarchs, the smoke rising in clouds from 
these cities ascended the heavens; and the dévas thinking that the 
Khandava forest was again on fire got frightened for a moment. But 
soon their fear was assuaged, when they came to know the real fact 
from the enemies of Ganga, sent to heaven by the sharp edge of his 
sword; and surely the dévas then began to praise his valour. 
25. With elephants in fury appearing like masses of clouds, their 
temporal juice flowing in torrents and rendering the battle-field inac- 
cessible, the effulgence of the waving swords appearing like flashes of 
lightning, and the clash of the nda@raca arm roaring like thunder, his 
army was very similar to the appearance of the rainy season. Trildcana- 
vibhu saying that no hero could venture to conquer Ganga, was bound 
in agreements with him. 
