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Translation of the 



[No. 3^; 



two) on Monc^a3^ He in the palace, occupied with Mangala-carma (or 



always doing good or agreeable things) received in consequence 



the name of Siva-maha-raya ; and joyfully ruled the kingdom. His 



younger brother was Vyayaditya-raya, whose son was named 



Rdja-malla-deva-raya. He being anointed, and 

 24. Raja-malla. *^ . -r. , , , ^ 



crowned in Dalava-pura, protected the tarnataca 



and Congu countries. He was beautiful in form as Manmata (the 

 god of love) in war, he was like Arjuna, in kingly splendour like 

 Maha-mcru ; he was even as Sri-purusha (Vishnu). In addition to 

 the 12 villages near Vijaya Scanda-pur a, before given to the general, 

 the king also gave to him Vijaya Scanda-pura itself. To this gift, 

 the witnesses were, the ministers, and royal princes of his own race : 

 the divine witness was Mallicarjuna-svami^, (the name of the idol 

 introduced into the grant, as knowing and testifying to the truth of 

 the gift). In this way he made and bestowed the charity. As he 

 was surrounded by much splendour {alancdram) and as he was 

 always prosperous in enjoyment (occupied in state and ceremony) in 

 the palace, he acquired the name of Siva-maha-raya, and so govern- 

 ^ ^ ed the kingdom. His son named Ganda-deva 



maha-raya being anointed and crowned in Dala- 

 van-puram, and having received the usual insignia of all kings, he 

 took, and brought tribute, from Drdvida-desam^ and making friend- 

 ship with the Chola and Pandiya kings, he governed the kingdom, 

 like Rama in goodness ; and thus with many excellent dispositions, 

 and with great courage he went into the Drdvida-desam, and con- 

 quering the Drdvida king who ruled in Canchi-patnam\ (Conjeveram) 

 and making war with the Chola raja, impressing him with fear, he 

 afterwards made friendship with him ; and thus, bringing fame to 



the GangaTculam he protected the kingdom. His 

 26. Satya-vacya. ^ _ ^ -uu- ^• 



son Avas batya-vacya-raya, who being crowned m 



Dalavan-pura, rooted the wicked (or evil persons) out of the king- 

 dom, and protected the good ; and conducting his affairs with per- 

 fect equity, he acquired a good name with the title of Satya-vacya, 



* Under Raja-malla we first meet with the name of Mallic arjuna as that of an idol ; of 

 very frequent after occurrence. That name is not common, or even known, in the South. 

 For some extent of country around about the modern Bellary, it appears to have been 

 the popular deity. 



+ Ganda is said to have conquered Canchi-patnam ; and if we take the latest date pre- 

 ceding S. S. 658, A. D. 745—6 and add 45 years for the reij^ns of Prit'hivi, Raja-malla, and 

 Ganda, it will bring us to A. D. 800. Now Canchipuram was nothing worth the mention- 

 ing before Adondai ; and that date is somewhat antecedent to the period of Adondai. 

 The date is so much the more credible. Canchi must have been taken from the 

 Cururaba ruler. 



