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28. Whose heart is not filled with astonishment at these two divine 

 temples which may he compared with the beauty of the two lofty peaks of 

 Kailasa ; which are beautified by their handsome stairs, and whose banners 

 agitated by the winds have dispersed the gathering clouds. 



29. As long as the Kaustubha jewel shall rest on the breast of the de- 

 stroyer of Madhu (Vishnu) ; and the head of Sa'mbhu shall be ornamented 

 with the crescent :— as long as Indra and all the gods shall tarry with the 

 wives of the moon ; — so long shall the fame of this act endure. 



30. May prosperity always attend him and his equally endowed lady 

 Lakshmi' — him, the chief hero of the CHHiNDuline — who with sword be- 

 smeared with the mud formed by the exudation of his enemies' elephants' 

 temples has carved out his praise on all sides. 



31. May Devi', who dwelleth among mankind to promote their pros- 

 perity and avert evil, destroy the sins of Lalla, of his family, children, 

 and intimates. 



32. The villages of Mayutd in Bhushana with its adjacent lands were 

 consecrated to the above mentioned god and goddess, under the denomi- 

 nation of Devapalli. 



33. The famous Lalla granted by charter one-fourth of his revenues 

 to the same deities for their worship and other ceremonies. 



34. This inscription was composed by the poet Neha'l, son of Siva 

 Rudra, of the race of Vatsyamuni, an attendant at the court of the raja, 

 whose character was worthy of his name. 



35. May Neha'l's wreath of mellifluous verses shine on the bosom of 

 the learned like a string of pearls, the source of general delight, orna- 

 mented with flowery metaphor and tied with the string of Lalla s virtues. 



36. This composition was copied by the son of Vishnu-hari an inha. 

 bitant of Gaur, a proficient in the Kutild character. 



37. It was engraven by Somana'tha the son of Ka'madeva, who came 

 over from Kanyakubja, well skilled in the use of the instruments of 

 engraving. 



In the Samvat year 1049, on the 7th of the dark half of the month of 

 Mdrga (Agrahana), Thursday. (Corresponding with Thursday, 5th No- 

 vember, A. D. 992.— See Useful Tables.) 



VIII. — Section of the strata passed through in an exprimenlal boring at 

 the town of Gogah, on the Gujerat peninsula, Gulph of Cambay. By 

 Lieutenant George Fulljames. 



Agreeably to my promise I have the pleasure to enclose a section of 

 the strata penetrated in the bore at Gogah, by which you will perceive 

 we have succeeded in reaching a considerable depth, and although the 

 work is still progressing I have thought it better to send a section of 

 what has already been done. I have only 28 feet of rod left, and 

 unless I can succeed in changing the stratum before that is expended 



