FROM VIJAYANAG/VR. 



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FOURTH INSCRIPTION. 



On a Stone Pillar ojjposile to the Toiver, called Ranga Mandapam, which 



is contiguous to Virupaksha. 



May prosperity and fortune prevail! Glory be to Sambhu, who is the lord and 

 chief pillar of the foundation of the three worlds, called the three Nagaras, whose head is 

 circled with Chamaras and adorned with the full moon ! 



May the glory, brightness, and splendour of Rudra set us free from the bondage of 

 ignorance ! 



CflANDRA Raya was born to enlighten the world as the moon arises in the sky to 

 illumine the darkness of night, and as the butter came out from the milky ocean at the 

 time of its churning. 



He had a son called BuDDliA, who was as wise as Mercury, who had a son called 

 PURURAVA Chakravarti, who had a son Ayu, whose son was Nahusha, who had a son 

 Yayati, who had a son Turvasu. In the same line descended the king called Bukka, 

 who was conspicuous among sovereigns as the precious stone on the brow of kings. 

 Krishna, the son of DevakI in his 5th incarnation Vamana, or the Dwarf, sought alms 

 from Bali, but king Bukka far surpassed Bali in dominion, glory, and charity. His 

 fame extended from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof, and from the mountain 

 called Himdchal to the sea. From him a king was born, called Narasa AvANf pal,* as 

 Pradumna was born from Krishna, the son of DEVAKf. He planted a flag staff at 

 •Sifriran^aOT in the middle of the river Cauffri, and slew the king of the country. He 

 conquered the kings named Ciiola Raja, PuraNDar RajaI- and GajapatIjJ who 

 were all great warriors. He obtained a great name from the river Ganga to the city of 

 Lanca%. He protected all the knigs, who were at peace with him from the sun rising^ 

 mountain called Udaya Parvata to the setting place called Astagiri. 



In all the holy places named Rumeswara, bic. he distributed charities. He had a 

 son called VtltANARASiNii a Krishna Deva Maija Raya, born from the princess 

 named Nagala as Rama and Laxmana sprung from Causallia, and Sumitra by 

 Dasaratha : VfRA NaRasiniia Krishna Dkva Raya sitting on the throne embel- 

 lished with nine sorts of precious stones, reigned over the world from tlio south sea to the 



» Narsinua Raya, (P. 90). t The RAjuli of Mnduvu f i The Unjal' of Orissa. § Ccyhm. 



