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§ 86-95 Particulars about the southern province [Dacshina 

 Kandasya Mahatmya]. Aditya Varma the sister's son of 

 Bhanu Vicrama is made king at Sri Vardhana pura to rule 

 over the land from Canya Cumari to the Ghoza river ; com- 

 prising 21 Brahman colonies. Parasu Rama tells him that 

 one of his successors will call for northern Brahmans and hon- 

 ourcthem above others: from their usurpation, internal com- 

 motions will ensue, Brahmans become merchants &c. until 

 Sakas and Buddhas come and overrun the country. A 

 fourth of the whole country is to be set aside, and dedicated 

 to the serpents or Nagas, the former rulers of the country. 

 Description of the temples at Suchindra, Tiruwanantam &c. 

 also of Bhutapandya, a holy spot on the eastern border, where 

 the aggression of a Pandya prince was stopped by divine in- 

 tervention. 



§ 96-100. Colattiri affairs. An Asura Darika attacked the 

 country and encamped on the Sri Mauna Mula Mt. King 

 Kerala Sekhara, the sister's-son of Cula Sekhara was advised 

 by Cali, the guardian of the land, to build a palace in the S.E. 

 corner of the seven hills. [Index: the Madai palace] when 

 she would come and manifest her glory. The king began the 

 work, and staid with his army on the seven hills. Cali ap- 

 pears and is worshipped by the Asuras with great revellings 

 till she arose, slew Darika, and frightened the Asuras into 

 subjection. Several new temples are built, and dedicated to 

 Shiva, Cali, Vishnu. 



§ 101-102. Genealogy of Colattiri and Travantfore (vamsa 

 paramparya.) Kerala Varma was followed in his just rule 

 over the middle province by his sister's-son Arka Tejasah, he 

 by his famous sister's-son Eavi,he by his nephew Vicramaditya, 

 he by his nephew Sunabha. The succession of Kings in the 

 Southern province-. Bhanu Vicrama, then his sister's-son Rana 

 Vicrama ; whose nephew, being made king, had from a Brah- 

 man woman a son Vandhivirya Chaturbahu, that followed 



