382 M. M. Chakra varti— Language and literature of Orissa. [No. 4, 
Aurangzeb was at Bijapur in 1697 A.D., conducting the war 
against the Marhattas. 1 As quoted in the note 1 of page 381, the image 
was taken away in the 7th aqka of the King Divyasimha Deva. Hence 
his 7th Aqka or 5th year fell in 1696/97 A.D., and his 1st year in 1692/93 
A.D. According to C, Divyasimha was crowned on Bicha 23rd, equal to 
22nd November 1692, {vide Prof. Jacobi’s Tables). 
According to C, Divyasimha Deva ruled for 34 Agkas or 27y. 5m. 
lid. That he reigned for more than 33 Aqkas is corroborated by an 
Oriya inscription found by me on the wheel at the top of Jagannatha 
temple. The Inscription contains the following entry among others :— 
“ TOT fK ^ TtT 
” The blue wheel was made and put (on the top), on makara 
28th, 33rd Aqka of frl-Dribasimha Deba Maharaja. 
The 33rd Aqka or 27th year takes us to 1718/19 A.D., and its 
makar 28th was 26th January in 1719 A.D., (vide Jacobi’s Tables). 
Dibyasimha Deva was therefore reigning in 1719 A.D. According to 
C, he died next year on mesa 31st (34th Aijka), or 28th April 1720 A.D. 
{vide Jacobi). 
II. Harekrsna Deva. 
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(1719/20-1724/25 A.D.) 
Divyasimha was succeeded by his brother Harekrsna, whose reign 
is put by A. and B. at 5 years and by C. at 7 Aqkas or 4y. 10m. 20d, 
(3 put in C by mistake for 4). All the versions therefore agree. He 
died on mina 19th, 7th Agka {vide C.) which according to Jacobi’s 
Tables would be 18th March in 1725 A.D. The father of Gadadhara 
Rayaguru (the author of Sanskrit Acarasara) was guru of this king. 
III. Gopinatha Deva. 
(1724/25-1731/32 A.D.) 
Harekrsna was succeeded by his son Gopinatha, with whose accession 
C. ends. Both A. and B. agree in putting his reign at ■ 7 years. That 
he reigned for more than six years is corroborated by an account in the 
Madala Panji. During this reign the accidental sitting of an owl on 
the Jagannatha’s image necessitated an extraordinary purification with 
three baths. (JThe event took place on Makar krsna trayoda^, Monday, 
8th Apka of Gopinatha Deva. Makara krsna 13 fell on Monday in the 
year 1731 A.D. (25th January). Gopinatha Deva was therefore reign¬ 
ing in 1731 A.D. 
I Elphinstone’s Hist. Ind., p. 6G2 (Ed. 1889). 
