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13. Lakshmi being as it were disliked by Vishnu (her husband) 

 whose mind was in love with the Gopas (the wives of the cowherds) 

 forsook his breast and came down to this individual with all the per- 

 sonal beauty of her sex. 



14. This Lakshmi, as it were, determined in her mind that 

 " because this conqueror is possessed of all personal beauty, as well as 

 noble qualities of my husband (Vishnu), who has matchless might 

 and a car- wheel or his hand, I shall surely become his chief queen, 

 though I shall undergo degradation." 



15. Lakshmi having ascertained this, as above, transformed 

 herself into his chief and beloved queen, whose name was Tdrd, and 

 who was like a jewel of superior quality among all the females of her 

 time. 



16. From her (Tara) he (Hajara) had a son named Vanamdla, 

 the king, who was prosperous, renowned, like the moon the source of 

 the universal delight, and adorned with the jewel- wreath of all 

 noble and royal qualities, and his footstool was borne by the crowns 

 of numerous Rajas. 



17- Because he was the worthy master of the territories that 

 extended as far as the Vanamala (lines of forest) near the seashore, 

 the Creator caused him to be named Vanamala. 



18. He (Vanamala) resembled the Sun in the field of battle, by 

 reason of his driving forth the darkness of the furious elephants of his 

 vanquished foes. 



19. Further, he was like the moon on the clear sky of the Naraka 

 line, from which were sprung many kings, by removing the dark- 

 ness of his enemies. 



20. He (Vanamala) who had by the force of his mighty scymetar 

 been expelling all the Rajas, who were like thunder to the mountains 

 of the powerful army of their respective enemies, made Sree (Lakshmi) 

 the wife* of one husband. 



21. Some Rajas, who though they were conquerors of their many 

 rivals, yet from the fear of Vanamala's power took refuge with pre- 

 cipitation in extreme regions, and others in the heavenst. 



22. The rest, who were forward to throw their sharp shafts over 

 him in battle, far abandoned their lands in consternation. 



23. The enemies who were gallantly forward in battle with their 

 elephants, were subdued by him. 



24. He who was devoted to (the gods.^) bore the burthen of Na- 

 kusha (a Raja of antiquity) by his faithfully repairing the fallen and 

 the HimdlaAike lofty palace of Hetuka Sulin (the Siva of destruction) 

 whose feet are worshipped by the multitude of gods, at Kdldntara — 

 and further, by adorning it with the images of domesticated elephantsj 

 and fair women. 



25. His fame, which is whitest of all, exists in the regions of 

 the serpents (Tragaloka) ever laughing to scorn (even) its eternal 



* Solely dependent on one, i. e. the kingVanamala himself; the meaning being, that 

 he stayed the fickleness of fortune (Lakshmi) by the continuance of his success, 

 t Departed their lives. 

 X Note.— Literally "village elephants." 



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