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Report on the Ma6J:enzie Manuscripts, [Atmi, 



Sec^hara Pandiyaiiio Vijayagaruy and the sending of Nagama Nayaker 

 to repel the invader of the Pandiya kingdom, that is Vira-sec'hara 

 Chola', whose invasion was thereby nullified, and his own dominions, 

 the ancient Chola kingdom, conquered. Over this kingdom Chevapa 

 Nayaker was appointed viceroy, in consequence of his having married 

 Murti-ammal the younger sister of Tirumalamma, the wife of Achyuta* 

 deva rayer ; this viceroyship being the dower. He built and im- 

 proved various fanes. His son was Achyutapa-nayadu. His son was 

 Roghuvatha-noyadu. His son was Vijaya Raghava nayaduj who 

 built a new fort at Tanjore, and made many other improvements. He 

 built a Manlapa at Mayuram (perhaps Mayaviram). He daily fed 

 12,000 Br ahmnns, and eat himself afterwards. In a rainy time he 

 was advised to cease doing so, but he maintained that his own house- 

 hold could not be allowed to eat till the Brahmans were fed; and 

 when an entire want of fuel was stated to exist, he ordered every 

 wooden material about his house to be taken down or pulled to pieces, 

 in order to supply fuel. In three days this supply was exhausted ; he 

 then directed all the vestments in the palace to be dipped in oil, and 

 made use of for fuel. At this time a most valuable jewel became 

 missing from the nose of the female-idol in the Sri-rangham fane, and 

 the head Brahman w as greatly molested, as being suspected of the 

 theft. A Brahman woman became possessed ; and, speaking in the 

 name of the said goddess, said that the jewel would be found in one 

 of the pots used by Fijaya Raghava for boiling rice ; where accordingly 

 it was found, to the no small joy of the said ruler. In consequence he 

 gave twenty-four thousand pagodas to the fane ; and having another 

 image made, the precious jewel was put in its nose, and sent in state 

 to the shrine. He daily went to that fane before breakfast, keeping 

 fifty bearers as station runners to carry him. Choka nathu of Madura 

 sent an embassy to demand a wife of the family of Vijaya Raghava, 

 which was refused in anger ; and the reason stated to be, that aTanjore 

 princess married to Tirumala Savuri^ from a simple preference given 

 to her father's town, so hurt the pride of Tirumala nayak that he put 

 her to death ; and the Tanjore family then made a vow never in future 

 to give a wife to the Madura rulers. The messengers were contemp- 

 tuously treated. A war was the consequence. It interrupted Vijaya 

 Raf^hava's visits to Sri-rangham ; but he built a lofty hall in Tanjore ; 

 and there, with his face towards Sri-rangham ^ performed his daily 

 ceremonies. The war proceeded to the disadvantage of Vijaya Ra^ 

 ghava, because of certain incantations with pumpkins, performed by a 

 Brahman, at the request of the Trichinopoly king. When the fort of 



