1847.] 



Kongu-desa-rajakal. 



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Pandiya king, conquered him ; and, taking tribute, was afterwards 

 crowned in Tanjmur^ and building an agraharani^ on the banks of 

 the Cdveri with endowment, he gave presents of land, of cows, and 

 marriage-presents in providing for females, with other charities. He 

 himself married Chittiri^ the daughter of Setu-raya ; by which mar- 

 riage a son was born to him. Afterwards, by consequence of over- 

 Hari mali coming other kings, the title Hari-mdli came ; 



and subsequently he went to another world ; his 

 wife Chittiri burnt herself with his dead body ; but not before many 

 children were born by her. Among the children of that Parantaca- 

 ^ ^, . raya the one named Divi-raya being crowned in 



Tanjore, and governing also the Drdvida country, 

 he, after a while, became greatly afraid of Vira Pandiya; and 

 afterwards when F^ira Pandiya came to fight against Tanjavur, he 

 fought with, and conquered him (that is, the Pandiya) and he cut off 

 his ears. In the sequel Vira Pandiya went to Madura. In conse- 

 ^ . quence the name Hari-littu was acquired, (by 



Divi). That Hari-tittu-raya putting a minister 

 in charge at Tanjore, he himself desiring to conquer Vttra-desa (the 

 north country,) he went thither, and remaining there a long time, the 

 people of this Tanjavur who were of the royal family, or race, heed- 

 ing not the counsels of, the minister, fought one against another, 

 which the king hearing of by means of messengers (bearing only a 

 verbal statement) he came back; and, destroying the evil ones, he 

 established the good. He cut out water channels for irrigation from 

 the river Caveri, and distributed the customary charities. He gave 

 the Toldharam, (or his own weight in gold) to the Brahmans (and 

 the Sodas a-dhanam) or sixteen other kinds of charity. Afterwards 

 he conquered Satti Ranaca of the Vaidondai race ; and receiving 

 from him gold, jewels, (ratnam), precious stones, (manicam), and bring- 

 ing them, he gave them to the Brahmans, as presents to Sri Nard- 

 „ . , yana. As he had no child he crowned his young- 



er brother, named Hari-vdri-deva» That H. V. D. 

 being anointed, and crowned in Tanjavur, during the time that 

 he governed the Chola, Drdvida, Congu, and other countries, his 

 elder brother named Diviraya going against Madura, with the 

 four kinds of forces, fought against the Pdndiya king ; who, being 

 defeated in battle, fled away. He in consequence captured the 

 ' Pandiya desam, and spoiling Virinji-puramj he again came to 



Tanjore. Therefore, as he had conquered a king 

 Or Raja-raja Chola. , pt>. 



01 kings, he acquired the title ot Kaja-raja. 



