1222 Inscription at Oomgd. [Dec. 



have made my translation sufficiently literal. The Inscription contains 

 twenty-eight verses in all, twenty-two being in praise of Bhyrub Indra 

 and his forefathers, each separately ; five are composed of extracts from 

 the Poorans, and one in praise of himself by the poet Janardhun, a 

 brahman. The inscription opens with the praises and invocation to 

 " Narrain," the Supreme Being, after which follows the genealogicaj 

 list ; the pith of the story runs thus. Close to high hills is Oomga 

 Nugguri, a place held for a countless period by the Sombunsi raja 

 (Chandra Vansa). Of these I commence with Bhoompal, renowned of 

 the Chhatri race, who made offerings to Siva of the heads of his enemies 

 taken in battle ; his son was named Kumara Pala who was like unto his 

 namesake Kumara, son of Parbutti ; his prosperity remained unshaken ; 

 his son was Luchmun Pal, whose rule was such as to remove poverty 

 from the face of the kingdom ; his son again was Chundra Pal, who 

 exceeded his namesake the moon in purity, inasmuch as she has spots 

 and he was spotless ; it was his son Nain Pal, whose beauty exceeded 

 that of Kama Deva, so much so that the nymphs of heaven came and 

 wedded him ; of him was born Sundh Pal, a great conqueror of his 

 enemies; he was succeeded by his son Abhai Deva, who was the 

 greatest of heroes j his son was named Mull Deva, whose fame was 

 far spread ; of him was Keisiraj, victorious over all other chiefs, and 

 bountiful as the Kulpa tree : his son Bhan Deva, was powerful as his 

 namesake the sun ; Som Eswur, (a votary of Siva) was his son's name, 

 a conqueror of his enemies, and was father to Bhyrub Indra, bountiful 

 as the Kulpa tree, many and good have been the chiefs of the lunar 

 line, but he was the greatest among them ; he excelled them in good 

 works ; he was bestower of charity like the Kulpa tree ; firm as Himmala's 

 mounts, his speech was like unto that of Brishput, he was as beautiful 

 as Kama Deva, and devout as the sage Bussisht ; he was unsoiled with 

 the vices of the Kali yug, he was learned in the law, renowned in the 

 world, the bright moon of his race. Bhyrub Indra built a temple 

 and set up the idols of Jugnath, Bulbudra and Subudra, in the Sumbut 

 year 1496, on Thursday, the third day, in the light half of the month 

 of Bysakh, iti the Ruhenee Nukchuttra." Many were the idols he 

 set up, and temples that he built, wells that he sunk and fine tanks 

 that he excavated ; he set up a fine pillar in the great tank ; such were 

 the works with which he adorned the country. 



