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Pazhanisfhala (that is Pj^ney) because of the expression art not thou 

 a fruit?" 



Suta then says he will tell another tale, which is contained in the 

 following section. 



Re^^iark. — As in the case of the Bliagavatam, and for a similar 

 reason, the concluding of this abstract must be postponed. The en- 

 tire purana contains twenty-three sections. 



Manuscript book. No. 57. — Countermark 1026. 

 Fifty-three inscriptions, on stone, in the Vridhacliala district. 



Inscriptions in the fane of Arnacliala-isvara at TrinomaU. 



1. Dated in the twenty-second year of Vallava-dever, Gift of 

 lands at TrinomaU, in free tenure to the Bralwian managers of the 

 above mentioned fane. 



2. Dated in the tenth year of Vicrama-Chola-dever. Extensive 

 gift of lands, let out to be cultivated by Somasipddi malaiyaman the 

 proceeds to be appropriated to maintaining lights in the above fane, 



3. Dated in the tenth year of Svasta-Sri-K6vi-Jaya-nandi-Vicra' 

 ma-dever. Gift of some gold pieces by Konacanar, son of ManiJcattar, 

 to maintain a lamp in the said fane. 



4. Dated in the 48th year of Kulottunga ChoJan ; gift by Vir a-raja 

 sec'haraChacraverti of some wet and dry lands, as a free tenure, to 

 some of his serfs ; recorded in the fane of T'lrucuvalHr. 



5. Dated in the 3d year of Sri Coperu singka-dever , a chief subor- 

 dinate to Kulottunga CJiolan ; gift of a village for ordinary supplies to 

 the fane of Tirucovalur. 



6. Dated in the eleventh year of Kulottunga Cholan ; gift by Pan- 

 diya-rayen, of a large tract of land to supply three lights in the fane 

 of Tirucovaliir. 



7. Dated in the eighth year of Ficrama Pandiya-dever ; gift of 

 waste land in the neighbourhood of the same fane to Fanicat-appaiyar, 

 a Brahman, to cultivate for his own benefit. 



8. Dated in the eighth year of Ficrama Pandiya-dever ; gift of 

 wet and dry lands, by certain Panddrams, to silver (or gold) smiths, 

 to provide ornaments for the image in ihe said fane. 



9. Dated in the 32d year of Kulottunga Chola dever ; gift (amount not 

 stated) to provide oil, for anointing the image in the said fane. 



10. Dated in the second year of Ficrama Pandiy a dever : gift of wet 

 and dry lands, by certain district cMefs to the above mentioned fane. 



