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condah, whither she was followed by her enemy, but the rajah 

 there took pity on her, and by a stratagem rescued her from the 

 wrath and vengeance of the rajah of Kuttack. The son was born in 

 due course, and grew up a fine manly boy, forward in his learning, 

 for every day he repaired to be instructed at the temple of Pudmat- 

 chee amah Devikee, protectress of his fathers. One day he forgot to 

 bring home his writing board and book ; ashamed of his negligence 

 and anxious to retrieve it he got up in the middle of the night, and 

 proceeded to the temple. At that dread hour the devi and her train 

 were preparing for their horrible revels, but the boy shrunk not from 

 the sight of terror, but boldly demanded his board and book from 

 the goddess, who to try his courage had possessed herself of them ; 

 nay, he even endeavoured to snatch them from her grasp, whereat 

 the divinity felt pleased and asked the boy what was the wish of his 

 heart, and he at once replied, *' the rajah of Kuttack slew my father 

 and I wish to be revenged on him," on which the devi changed his 

 book into a sword, and his board into a shield, and giving them to the 

 boy told him he would be the father of a race of kings, who would 

 reign for a thousand years. When he grew up he placed himself on 

 the throne of his ancestors in Hunnumcondah, and began to reign in 

 Shalivahan, 236; but he rested not till he raised a large force, with 

 which he went up against the rajah of Kuttack whom he slew. But 

 placing the rajah's son on the throne of Kuttack he received three 

 crores of pagodas of tribute from him, and returned in triumph to 

 Hunnumcondah. In all his enterprises of war and peace, fortune at- 

 tended him ; his liberality to brahmins was unbounded, and after a 

 reign of one hundred and sixty years, he left his throne to his son, 

 and went to gather lilies with the deities who pluck these flowers in 

 the piidmagoondum. His name was Madawaramah ; his son Pud- 

 ma sain rajah was successful in war with the rajah of Kuttack. 

 His only trouble arose from his want of ofl"spring, but by assiduously 

 sacrificing to the protecting deity of his house, and the constant 

 offering of pumpkins, he had a son born to him. He died in 474 

 Shalivahan. 



Devenamaraj, his son reigned till - - 557 Shalivahan. 

 Wermamaraj, - - _ > - 633 

 Goondamaraj, ------ 705 ,, 



Gerkodeveraj, - - _ _ - 784 ,, 

 Bowanyuakamul, - - „ _ - 874 ,, 

 Taoteenamah, ----- 948 



