1847.] 



Kongu-desa-rajakal. 



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pura7n; and giving lands in donation to those temples, he was like 

 fire in the forest of this sinful Call age ; (that is removing evil even 

 as fire burns up a forest,) and thus he governed the kingdom with 

 greater equity than his father. As this king had no son, after the 

 said Crishna-verma-mahathi-raya, one of the above mentioned 

 race (whence Madhava was taken) named Din- 

 dicara-raya, son of Pari-hdaiti-raya, held the 

 kingdom in his power. But afterwards the Mantn, the Sendpati^ and 

 other courtiers, taking counsel together, anointed in Dalavan-puraniy 

 Srimat Coiigaid Mahathi-raya, son of the young- 



15. Congam. sister of the late Criskna-verma-mahatki-ra- 

 S. Saca, 288, A. D. 



365—6 "^^^^^6 ruling, being skilled in many 



sciences (or arts), and understanding many lan- 

 guages, conquered many countries ; receiving tribute from them, 

 and bestowing greater charitable largesses than any of his predeces- 

 sors, he governed the kingdom. At that time some portion of 

 country was under the rule of Hari chandra-dindicara-rayen. In it 

 near to Alur he ( Congani Mahathi) gave the village of Parol-kenur 

 as a charitable present to the wife of his Sirdar (general). His son 



^ , , . was Druhva-niti-raiia. who being anointed (or 



16. Druhva-iuti. ^ *^ i / 



crowned) in Dalavan-puram, protected (or go- 

 verned) the Congana and Carnataca countries ; and having read 

 many Mantra- Sas tr as ^ and being a great magician in the MantraSy 

 whenever he might go to war with his enemies, by the power of his 

 Mantras he would make a loud sound. The forces of the enemies 

 remained mute and motionless, with their warlike arms upright in 

 their hands, and without knowing how to make use of them. He 

 appeared to his enemies like Yama (the regent of death) in the 

 time of the pralaya (or universal destruction by the deluge). He 

 made a vigilant supervision of justice to the inhabitants of fifteen 

 borders. He conquered the Kerala, Pandiya^ Chola, Dravida, 

 Andhra^ Calinga, and many other countries besides ; taking 

 from them tribute : and as other inimical kings were afraid to 



co'me near him, he acquired the name of Druhva- 

 17- Mushcara. . , . ^ ,,^7 



nithi-raya. His son was Mushcara-raya, who 



being anointed and crowned in Dalava-puram, excelled his father 



in the Mantra- Sasira called Dhanur-vidya (science of the bow 



archery) be took tribute from the countries which his father had 



conquered ; and, continuing to retain them in subjection, he made 



them fall at bis feet. As he interposed to prevent the regular 



receipt of the charitable donations made by his predecessors to the 



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