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1879.] R. Mitra —Inscription from Gaya. 
there were several minor ones, erected at the same time for the accom¬ 
modation of lingams. 
The dedicator of the temple was one Soma, a petty zamindar, who 
could venture to assume only the very moderate and equivocal title of 
adhipa. His genealogy as given in the record included the names of several 
generations ; but, six lines in the middle being illegible, I cannot guess 
how many names have been lost. The founder of the family was an 
adorer of S'iva, but his name, apparently one of two syllables, is illegible. 
His son was S'udraka, and grandson Vis'vaditya. Soma was the descendant 
of the last, some unknown generations removed. 
The only remarkable circumstance connected with the last was the 
encouragement he gave to the study of Sahadeva’s treatise on the veterinary 
art. Whether Sahadeva wrote anything himself on the subject or not, does 
not appear. I have by me two codices of a work on the diseases of horses by 
Nakula, and have seen the treatise quoted in other works on the subject, but 
I have never heard of Sahadeva having been an author. He was, however, the 
twin brother of Nakula, and the two were the natural sons of the celestial 
veterinary surgeons, the two ASvins, and it is very likely that the work of 
Nakula also passed in the name of his twin brother. 
According to the calculations published by me in my paper on the 
Pala Rajas (Journal for 1878) Nayapala began liis reign about the year 
1040 A. D., immediately after Mahipala, and was the person from whom 
Vijayasena wrested the kingdom of Northern Bengal. The fifteenth year 
of his reign fell in the middle of the sixth decade of the 11th century. 
The engraver of the record was one Satlithasoma, and the size of it is 
30 X 13 inches. 
Translation. 
Line 1. Om. Salutation to the Lord Yasudeva. May that Vishnu, whose 
body is as resplendent as a multitude of new-blown blue lotuses, whose 
yellow robe is charmingly bright like gold, (whose praise) is sung-- 
(preserve) you. 
2. Having made the Brahmans happy with whatever they wanted, 
the lord of the people, adorned with every good quality, and residing with 
the highest glory as if in heaven, himself prepared a material imago of 
Vishnu, and unbarred the gate of salvation by high temples, charmingly 
white as the cloud of autumn. 
3. They sing-Resounding the loud voice of the Brahmans recit¬ 
ing the Vedas-further, the air was darkened by volumes of smoke 
emanating from the incessant homa offerings. Where virtue- 
