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ing the mystery of his divinity. Wear not away your lives, by studying 

 the vedas. 



32. There is fire in water and water in fire, but the ignorant know it not. 

 He is wise that meditateth on God, the beginning and end of all things. 



33. Pleasure cannot exist without pain, and pain is always accompanied 

 with pleasure. Meditate on God, the beginning and end, and remember 

 that hereafter, there will be two rewards. 



3k In sweet there is bitter, and in bitter there is sweet, although the 

 ignorant know it not. Dado hath meditated on the qualities of God, the 

 eternal. 



35. Oh man ! ponder well ere thou proceedest to act. Do nothing until 

 thou hast thoroughly sifted thy intentions. 



36. Reflect with deliberation on the nature of thy inclinations before 

 thou allowest thyself to be guided by them ; acquaint thyself thoroughly 

 with the purity of thy wishes, so that thou mayest become absorbed in God. 



37. He that reflecteth first, and afterwards proceedeth to act, is a great 

 man, but he that first acteth, and then considereth is a fool whose counte- 

 nance is as black as the face of the former is resplendent. 



38. He that is guided by deliberation, will never experience sorrow 

 or anxiety : on the contrary he will always be happy. 



39. Oh ye who wander 8 in the paths of delusion, turn your minds 

 towards God, who is the beginning and end of all things ; endeavour to 

 gain him, nor hesitate to restore your soul, when required, to that abode 

 from whence it emanated. 



V. — History of the Rajas of Orissa, from the reign of Raja Yudhishtira> 

 translated from the Vansdvali. By the late Andrew Stirling, 

 Esq. C. S. 



[The substance of this history is introduced in the translator's "Report on 

 Orissa Proper or Cuttack," published in the Asiatic Researches, vol. XVI. but 

 the present manuscript (in the lamented author's own hand) is worthy of 

 preservation as the source whence the materials of his excellent memoir were 

 drawn. It is our object to collect all native accounts of the kind in their original 

 state to serve as records and authorities, quantum valeant. We have left the 

 Gilchristian orthography to save trouble: the scholar can readily transfer the 

 names into tlie classical form, while the common reader will pronounce them 

 more in the present native fashion, from their actual dress. — Ed.] 



On the death of raja Judishter the period of the Kali Juga 

 obtained complete prevalence. In this jog the actions of men are 

 good in the proportion of £ and vicious in that of |-. The average 

 stature of man is 3 \ cubits. 



After the death of this raja (Yudishthira), raja Purkekhit reigned 

 237 years. In the plenitude of his power and glory this prince perform- 



