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Of the race of Oyisala Kings, 



[No. 32, 



He extended his conquests to the north as far as Malava-desa 

 (Malwa) ; and taking great riches, he was as a forest on fire (an ob- 

 ject of great alarm) to the Congu-raya. In prosperity he was like a 

 king of the gods ; in personal form like Manmata ; the protector of 

 those who came to him seeking refuge ; the patron of poets ( Cavi- 

 rayar)^ and inquiring concerning the Sastra of the Jainas in his 

 own religion, he fostered and encouraged them. The people of 

 GuenJcanni, Yasalu-vadavar, Ganga-vadi, JsTonampavddi he pro- 

 tected ; by discountenancing the evil and rewarding the good : and 

 among his own people he patronized many persons. Afterwards his 

 wife going to Sri-rangham, became of the Vaishnava persuasion ; 

 and inquiring fully concerning that Satsra, she determined that 

 this was the true Sastra, and being of firm devotedness in mind, she 

 was a great devotee of the Deva Brahmans, and gave great largesses, 

 and had many virgins married to the Brahmans (paying the marriage 

 expenses and those of furnishing the household) also paying the ex- 

 penses attendant on Brahmans assuming the sacred thread : and, 

 after having done all this she with great joy returned to her husband 

 Pedda-raya, exhorting him to study or inquire into the Dherma- 

 sastra of Vydsa, and counselling him to protect the divine Brah- 

 mans ; and this advice she continued to reiterate : Pedda-raya hearing 

 this remained constantly silent. Subsequently Ramanujdcharya 

 quitting the Chola-desa came hither, and as the wife Peddaia-raya 

 was of the Vaishnava persuasion, he sent word to her of his arrival. 

 She being greatly rejoiced, informed her husband, and caused him 

 (Ramanuja) to be summoned to the palace. During the conversation 

 as that king insisted that the Jaina Sastra was true — the Jaina 

 Sastra * * ^ 



[Here a chasm in the manuscript occurs, which no research could 

 restore. It would appear to be of so much as relates to a change of 

 religion by Peddata-raya, who after coming over to the Vaishnava 

 credence, obtained the title of Vishnu-verddhana. Some Jainas were 

 in the employ of Colonel Mackenzie : and his collection contained , 

 only one full copy of this manuscript.] 



The pharitable donation performed by this Vishnu-verddhana was 

 in the following manner. Saca year 1021 in 

 ^ 1098-9^^^'"^ ''^* Vicrama year, in Masi month, in the Ardra- 

 nacshetra, in the Siva-yoga, in the Beva-karnam, 

 In this time he gave Kuruvu-ndda, and Kuruvu-nama, village be* 

 longing to Acdji-acamma-yedatur, to Pachajna-rangha-svami, in 

 irrevocable manner ; being accompanied by the water of the Ganges, 



