902 Ancient Inscriptions, [Oct. 



vara son of Sri Rameshwara Dikshita of the Bharadwaja 

 race. 



The 5th sloka mentions raja Tribhuvana, a great warrior, to be the 

 first ancestor : he was of the Kdkalya race. 



The 6th names Mala Deva as chief of the Kdkalya rajas, and a 

 zealous worshipper of Shiva, but does not mention what relationship 

 he bore Tribhubana, it is presumed he was the son. 



The 7th sloka names Proli raja as the son of Mala Deva, a 

 successful and illustrious king. The four following slokas allude to 

 some of his principal achievements. First that he reduced Govind 

 raja, king of Tailapa ? gave back his kingdom to the king of Erha* ; 

 conquered and branded the founder of Nddha ? in Mantra- kutnagar, 

 and because the Erha raja declined to join in the expedition, expelled 

 him afterwards from his raj. 



(Sloka 12.) " What shall I say of the victorious Proli raja, through 

 whom the ruler of Arunakunda ( VarangalJ with its many districts 

 was first awed into imbecility, till, taking this raja into his service, he 

 was soon after expelled from his wide dominions." 



Sloka 13 describes the chief ranee of Proli raja, by name 

 Mupama Devi the mother of Rudradeva, whose praises follow in 

 sloka 14. 



Sloka 15 mentions Rudra's victory over Doma, a chief whose 

 power lay in cavalry, and 16, his checking the raja Merha ? and 

 plundering the Pola ? country. 



17 to 21, describe the ascendancy gained by Bhima raja (half brother 

 of Rudradeva), consequently upon the death of the Gokurna raja, the 

 Chorhddaya raja, and the king of Tailapa ; that, inflated with these suc- 

 cesses, he ventured to defy Rudradeva, who thereupon made pre- 

 paration to meet him, (sloka 22.) 



Slokas 23 and 24 describe the awe inspired by these preparations ; 25, 

 the burning of the town of Vardhamdnaf . 



26 The raja Bhima flies in terror with his family. 



27. Is pursued by Rudradeva and the town of Chorhadoya burnt. 



28. A large tank excavated there. 



29 and 30. In praise of Rudradeva's prowess. 



* The pundits say this is not Orissa which always in the old dialects is written 

 Oordha Des. 



f This name might lead to the supposition that raja Rudradkva had advanced 

 as far north as Burdwan, hut Choradaya is said to he Tanjore, which shows that the 

 dominions of Bhima raja lay to the south : the Vindhya mountains are indeed men- 

 tioned as the northern boundary of this raja's dominions. 



