1896.]  N.N. Vasu—Copper-plate inscription of Nrsimha-déva IT, 261 
26. Defeating the king of Utkala as if churning another sea, Gay- 
gécvara obtained the moon of expanded fame, Lakgmi-like kingdom 
(dharani), thousands of maddened elephants, tens of thousands of horses 
and gems innumerable. What shall we say? Is this the excellence of 
the ocean or the person who churns it ? 
27, What person is there who is capable of erecting a temple fit for 
the dwelling of that great Being pervading the whole universe, whose 
feet are this world, whose navel is the firmament, whose ears are the 
ten directions, whose eyes are the sun and the moon, and whose head is 
the yonder heaven ? In consideration of this it seems that the kings who 
preceded Coda-ganga did not take in hand the erection of a temple 
to Purugdttama: but Gangéevara built it. 
28. The sea of milk is the birth-place of Lakgsmi. Persons who 
know the value of self-respect consider it derogatory to their honor to 
live in the house of their father-in-law. It seems that taking this into 
consideration, Laksmi-pati (Jagannatha) surely felt greatly mortified, 
whilst dwelling there: but as soon as the temple was erected he left 
his former abode and has been residing in it (the temple) with great 
pleasure. Lakgmi too, leaving her father’s house, is living in that of 
her husband with great delight. 
29. Now, thou, O Kirmadhipa (king of the tortoises), run not thou 
- away; thou, O Vyaléndra (king of the serpents), have patience; thou, 
O Earth, be still; and, thou too, O Universe, be immoveable ; for the 
lions brought enchained by Gayngée¢vara in his several hunting excur- 
sions by their furious roar filling the whole universe with the echo may 
terrify the Din-nigas to flight, which will make the world tremble, 
which may also happen sometimes under the weight of his feet. 
30. Hotly pursued by Gangégvara the king of the Mandara 
first fled from his capital whose ramparts, walls, and wide gates had 
been already destroyed by the forces of Kalinga and then again from 
the battle-field on the banks of the Ganges, his body all the while 
receiving wounds, and appearing like the body of Radhéya (Karna) 
thickly pierced by the arrows of Partha (Arjuna) in battle. 
31. Places even beyond the concave of the world were plastered 
over with the nectar of hisfame. People who in their first distress came 
to him for relief got heaps of gold from him equal to their expectation. 
The capitals of his enemies were burnt by his prowess. 
32. The valorous king, after making the Dik-palas on all sides 
as his gate-keepers, enjoyed (ruled) the world for seventy years, 
33. All the qualities of the queen Kastirika-m6dini were of 
such a nature as to elicit the praise of the gods. It was owing to his 
unparalleled devotion to the gods that Coda-ganga was blessed with 
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