74 Sixth Report on Mackenzie Manvscripts. [$To. SO. 



7. Mar land a-Perumal, ruled down to 852, who, being 



childless, adopted 



8. Aitankal-murti-raja. He adopted a son from another 

 tribe. He caused a large full-length likeness of himself, 

 painted on cloth, to be placed in the fane of Chandra St'ha- 

 lam. He also had the Tiruvancotu-Calipanams (coins) 

 stamped in his own image. He ruled down to 876. He is 

 said to have been treasonably killed by the device of some 

 woman of the attankal tribe. 



9 Rama-verma-kula-sec'hara-Perumal, who ruled down 

 to 904 : he was succeeded by his son-in-law. 



10. Martanda-verma-kula-sec'hara Perumal, who ruled 

 down to 933. Some persons termed Kunchitambi-mar, and 

 Madambamar, plotted to take away his life, by means of 



v.-jioison ; learning which he put them to death. In order to 

 take away the guilt of doing so, he built 108 houses, as 

 agraharams for Brahmans ; naming the said village Ananta- 

 samudra. He carefully attended to the forts on hills, and 

 passes, throughout his country. He also built 4 1 Choultries, 

 or lodging houses, for travellers. He placed two pillars of 

 gold 8 nd ( silver in each of the fanes of Padmanabha-svami and 

 Crishna-svami. With a view to secure the skilfulness of his 

 successor, and to guard against any hostile attacks of neigh- 

 bours, he made over the whole of the Travancore country, 

 being 52 hadams in length, and the same in breadth, to the 

 fane of Ananta-Padma-nabha-svamt, commemorating the 

 same by copper plate inscriptions in many parts of the 

 country ; and assuming to himself the title of " the slave of 

 Padmanabha." He was succeeded by his son-in-law. 



11. Padmanabha-dasa unchi-bala rama hula sec'hara 

 Perumal ; that is to say, " Vishnu the crown-jewel of his 

 race, the local Bala-ranta, and slave of Padmanabha," He 

 ruled from 933 clown to 976. Desiring to go on pilgrimage 

 to Ramesaram, he obtained passports both from the English, 



