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13. As Udiyana, "" shaded by his umbrella, was engaged in devotion 

 on the bank of the Vdgmati, Prithwigerbha suddenly appeared and estab- 

 lished that portion of himself, the Vitardga Gandhesa, ** the friend of all, 

 standing in the presence of Lokanath, may he be propitious to you — I adore 

 him. 



14. As Udiyana, having obtained super-human faculties from his auste- 

 rities, was delighted, remembering the son of Amita, and blowing the shell 

 Khagerbha, his heart devoted to the will of Lokeswara, was manifest ; may 

 he who, having established a portion of himself as Vikramesa, *^ returned ia 

 his own abode, be propitious to you — I adore him. 



15. May the holy Tirtha "* Punyay where the Ndga obtained rest from 



21. The person mentioned in this, and alluded to, although not named (in the original) in the 

 next verse, is no further specified than as an Achdrya, or holy man. Lokanath, Lokeswara, 

 and the son of Amita, are considered by Mr. Hodgson to imply Padmapani, who is held to be 

 the especial Lord of the eight Vitardgas. 



22. The authors of this nomenclature seem to have been rather at a loss for an appropriate 

 name, and have apparently taken Gandhesa, the Lord of Odour, from smell being the property of 

 the element of earth, from which the Bodhisatwa, named Prithwi and Kshiti-Gerbha, derives 

 the first member of his name. 



23. The same remark applies still more especially to this form — Vikrama, valour, prowess, 

 being used to signify the austerities practised by the Sage. 



24. From this verse to the 18th, the twelve great Tirthas, ov places of pilgrimage in Nepal, are 

 addressed. They are all at the confluence of rivers, the greater number of which are mere moun- 

 tain torrents. The circumstances from which they derive their sanctity, are briefly alluded to in 

 the text ; the legends are related in the Sambhu Purdna, and are too prolix to be cited, the places 

 themselves, which are still numerously frequented, are all identified by Mr. Hodgson as follows : 



Panya T ; at Gokerna, where the Vdgmati and Amoghapkaladdyini rivers unite. 

 Santa T ; at Guhyeswari Ghat, where the Manddrikd flows into the Vdgmati. 

 Sanliara T ; immediately below Patau, at the confluence of the Vdgmati and Manimafi. 

 Raja T ; at Dhantila, where the Raj-manjari runs into the Vdgmati. 



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