96 R. D. BANERJT ON 



Gadadhara temple inscription of Govindapaladeva, it will be found that the characters 

 of the inscription of Yaksapala are more akin to those of Krisna-Dvarika, Narasirhha 

 temple and Aksayavata than to the latter. In my humble opinion the characters 

 belong to the middle of the nth century a.d. The inscription was edited without 

 a facsimile and could not be traced easily. Kielhorn had stated that it had been 

 found at Satighat in Gaya, but I could not find any Satighat or any old inscrip- 

 tion. The inscription was eventually found hidden behind a door inside a small 

 temple, on the side of a paved tank, called the Sitala temple, close to the river 

 Phalgu, and just behind the Gaya Zilla School. Dr. Kielhorn's edition is transcribed 

 below, with the exception of the last word which he could not read from the rub- 

 bings : — 



1. Om uamah Suryaya \\ Visaya-madhutkara-purnnamPrdni-nikdy-dlivis'va-s'ata 

 patram AstdSd-dala-ramyam prakaSayan-uavatu vo bhdnuh (|. 



2. Tlrtham phalgu-tat-ddi-tlrtha-ghatand-vydjena sopdnini gantrndm paramasya 

 dhauta-tamasam dhdmno Gaya rdjate i Sri maty-aiva ya- 



3. — yd mahlmaya-milac-citrasya jiv-dtmand &ilp-otkarsam-amanyat-dtmani vidhih 

 krtvd triloklm-api \\ Asydm vabhfiva ripu-vrndam-a- 



4. — niiidya-sauryah kurvvan-vana-pr anayi pattra-niketanastham 1 Sri Sudrakah 

 svayam-apujayad-indra-kalpo Gaudesvaro nrpati-laksana-puja- 



5. — ydyam || Tasmad-adbuta-paurusdmvudhir-abhut Srl-Vi$varupo nrpah klrtti- 

 trl-matayah svayamvarataya bhejur-yam-ekam patim A 



6. — dydpisphiirad-ugra-vikrama-kathdm-akarnnayad-yasyaca svdsambhutim-ardti- 

 cakram-asama-ttrdsdt-tadd ilaghate \\ Laksmlm ripoh 



7. sva-blmja-vlrya-vaslkrtdm vo bhogydm tathd vihitavan dvijapungavdndm • Esdm 

 yathd yuvatayo dyutim-ddadhdnd nd- 



8. —kdhgand iva virejur-ildtalepi \\ Yasy-ojvalena yaSasd bhramata samantdccakre 

 cirafn dhavalite vidiSdrii di- 



9. —S'dn-ca lokesv-abhiprathayitum mrga4anchanahsvammendnkam-ulvana rnahar- 

 -nniSam-ddadhdti || Y en-ddy-api cakaSati prati-di- 



10. — Sam devalaydh kdritd bhuydhso hima-dldhiti-dyuti-muso mediny-alamkdri- 

 nah 1 M urtydydmatayd himddr i-Sikhara-spa- 



11. — rddh-occhritair-miirddhabhih kurvvanto viyati skhaladgatiratham prasthd 

 nadustham ravim \\ Dharmmasya hrdya iva sunur-ajdta$atrus-tasy-atha- 



12. dhairya-nilavo-jani Yaksapdlah \ Luptakratau Kaliyugasya vijrmbhite yah 

 kdmdn-bhHam kratiibhujah kratubJuh pu- 



13. -posa j| Plusto-nangatayd paresv-ayam-ayam bhiksd-bhujd-nirjptah sarvven 

 dpy-avald-valoyam-acirasthdyl mano-bliur-a- 



14. yam 1 Ity-anyo vidhina manojna tanu-bhrj-jetd dvisdm yo bhujddand-aika 

 pravalah sthiro yudhi sad a mlnadhvajo nirmmi- 



15. — tah || Bhubhdro rohana-bhuditara-tarn-tuldm-ds'ritah kalpa-tdkhl kimdhenuh 

 kdmadhenuh ksititala-parikhd klrtti- 



16. — patram payodhih \ Ity-aSann-ddi-ddtrin-prati jagati giro glyamdnd navendre 

 yasminn-abhyarthamdnair-vvasiibhir-aviratam tarppayaty-arthisd- 



