316 Account of the Antiquities of Kdlinjar. [April* 



25. "He the greatest of Kings, having drunk, like draughts of 

 honey and curds, the shining fame of the kings his enemies, introduced 

 a rule for collecting the land revenue without resistance from any foe 

 (or he became the husband of the earth, which without resistance com- 

 pleted the ceremony of marriage)." 



26. M Some having been easily made prisoners and kept in his own 

 house, were afterwards released. In a moment he caused some of them 

 to wander from house to house ; some he made to enjoy happiness; some, 

 the fathers of little children, with unceasing compassion for them, were 

 seeking safety for their life within the walls (of some castle). Of the 

 long arm of this king his enemies were afraid as of their fatal enemy." 



27. " The King of Dasharna like the wind of the Malaya moun- 

 tain, kisses sportively the lips of the maidens red like the pomegranate, 

 seizes them by their beautiful tresses, removes the garments that 

 shine brightly on the high bosoms of the maidens, and easily dries the 

 perspiration occasioned by sport from the brows of the fair." 



28. " By whom was not the king Paramardi Deva esteemed ? He 

 was as the god with the uneven arrows* upon earth, like a spiritual guide 

 in the mysteries of love. Hundreds of maidens who approached his bed, 

 and hundreds of foes who fell at his £eet t were rejected by him. 



Thou firmament move on, and ye quarters of the world, proceed ; and 

 thou earth enlarge ! ye who have witnessed the wide spread fame of 

 former Kings, now behold the rising glory of the fame of King Paramar- 

 di, which like a pomegranate bursting by the swelling of its seeds, extends 

 over the world. Seeing the gifts of this King, who gives even more 

 than is requested, the hearts of the Divine jewel (Vishnu's Chintamoni,) 

 and the heavenly cow (Kama-dhenu, who grants all wishes) would 

 have burst with shame if the former were not a stone, and the latter an 

 animal. 



The King Paramardi having conquered his enemies, himself com- 

 posed with his innate faith this eulogy of Purari (Siva). 



Oh ye venerable ones ! although my liberality is great, still my high 

 qualities will not be remembered by vicious persons ; meditate there- 

 fore on such works as may satisfy your minds. 



* Kama, the number of his arrows being five. Another meaning of this passage is : 

 He was unparalled by his arrows. Both meanings, this and the other in text, must be 

 kept in view for the understanding of the passage. 



