1835.] the Temple of Harsha, in Shekdivatf. 379 



XXXI. — Whose origin was from the place -which is known as 

 a village in the neighbourhood of Harsha, called Rdna-pallikd, the 

 received discipline of which is that of the worldly tribe. 



XXXII. — Then came in disguise Nandi', he whose rank among the 

 votaries of Siva is most eminent. He of his own accord descended 

 to the state of mortality for the worship of Sri' Harsha. 



XXXIII.— A brahmanical student from his birth — with mere space 

 for his pure covering, [i. e. a pure gymnosophist,] with subdued spirit, 

 addicted to self-torturing exercises, with his excellent mind singly 

 bent with eagerness on the worship of Sri' Harsha, having forsaken 

 the infatuation of the external world — by him thus living, having 

 assumed birth under the name of Suvastu, the best of youthful 

 corporeal beings, — and through his discernment of religious duty, — 

 was this ample well- compacted temple of Harsha caused to be built. 



XXXIV. — Seeing thus by whom, on this mountain, bearing the 

 symbol of Chanda' [the female energy of Siva], with its lofty peak 

 kissing the path of heaven, an incomparable temple has been raised 

 to that Lord of Creatures, as celebrated under the name of Sri 

 Harsha, — a temple resembling the rapid car of the pure gods, encom- 

 passed with ornaments and excellent delights, the habitation of many 

 immortals — it is clear that nothing is impracticable even to the bodily 

 power of sages who have renounced all selfish desire. 



XXXV. — Of him [Nandi' or Suvastu], who was thus of the form 

 of a Naisthika or perpetual student, a splendid devotee of Siva, and 

 who multiplied his exercise of severe self-torment to that degree, that 

 the triple quantity of holiness, unholiness [or passion], and defile- 

 ment no longer existed within him — 



XXXVI. — Of him [I say] thus similar in splendour to the great 

 deity himself, the disciple was the eminent religious teacher Sandi- 

 pita, who was likewise conformed to the eternal Siva, and endued 

 with his splendour. 



XXXVII. — This [Sandi'pita] having received command from hi3 

 preceptor [Suvastu], who desired to consecrate this house of Siva, 

 obtained the consent of the deity himself, Hara, to the works as they 

 were already commenced. 



XXXVIII. — By whom also in front of what was already dedicated, 

 a third ground-floor, including a hall for self-torturing exercises, and 

 extending as far as the place for distributing water, was splendidly 

 covered with well-compacted stones. 

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