344 M. M. Chakravarti— Language and Literature of Orissa. [No. 4, 
Translation .—In (this) Praya^itta-Vilocana the learned Vasudeva 
has treated the purification of things and the various kinds of penances. 
After studying numerous treatises, Vasudeva Tripathi made the Praya^- 
citta-Vilocana for the delight of the learned. May the learned who are 
not envious, who are considerate and who are masters in judging truths, 
take up this treatise purifying it with their kind looks,—so I pray with 
due respects to them. Here ends the Praya^citta-Vilocana composed 
by ^rl-Vasudeva-Tripathi. 
6. The second work on penances is the Praya 9 citta-Manohara. It 
is less known but is probably as old as Praya 9 citta-Vilocana. Its author 
is Murari M^ra who begins his work thus-— 
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The text of the MS. is incomplete, and hence the closing* words 
cannot be quoted. The MS. as far as it exists, occupies 18 folios with 
six line on each page. 
7. I next come to the Acara-Sara. This work enjoys a large 
popularity in the Puri District. Its author Gadadhara Rayaguru was 
a court Pandit, which partly accounts, for its popularity. He begins 
his work with seven stanzas 1 giving therein his genealogy. From this 
introduction the following chart may be drawn up : — 
Kp?£a Byhat Pandita. 
Haladhara Nilambara (married Janaki) 
Jame 9 vara Gadadhara, the author. 
The author’s date can be approximately arrived at from the work. 
Haladhara, the author’s uncle, was Guru of the Queen of King Hare¬ 
krsna ; while Nilambara, the author’s father, was Guru of the King 
himself. Now Harekrsna Deva King of Puri and Khorda, succeeded 
Divyasimha Deva and according to the Madala Panji ruled from 1715 
to 1720 A.D. These years are approximately correct. Therefore Hare- 
krsna’s reign of five years might be put between 1720 and 1726.* 
Gadadhara’s father being his Guru, Gadadhara himself must be later. 
1 The introductory stanzas and the closing stanza are given in the Appendix. 
* The times of Divyasimha Deva and of Harekrsna Deva will be discussed in 
Part 1Y of this article in connection with the later Oriya poets. 
