478 Note on an Inscription from Oujein. [No. 6. 



^T^ftf ^TfiPr ttct ^IkrtPt ^Wfafair^^Tfr! i fairer 



Translation. 



May the musk spots on the elegant little cheeks of Girija, resplen- 

 dent as the gem kunda (1) shining in a cloud of envenomed (2) smoke, 

 beautiful as the strong neck of Srikantha, and comparable to Sainhika (3) 

 (grasping) the ten millions of moons that are bound round the well- 

 formed head (of Durga) ; — may they preserve you in prosperity ! 



May the trembling body of Murari, whom the charming countenance 

 of Lakshmi delighteth not, and the waters of the ocean softeneth not ; 



1. One of the inestimable treasures of Kuvera, the god of wealth. 



2. Lit. " smoke generated by the burning of poison." 



3. " Son of Sinhika, a demon with the tail of a dragon, whose head was severed 

 from his body by Vishnu, but being immortal, the head and tail retained their 

 separate existence, and being transferred to the stellar sphere, became the authors of 

 eclipses, the first especially, by endeavouring at various times to swallow the sun 

 and the moon." — Wilson. 



