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form, she manifested herself as Vesper (Sandhya) and, taking her seat at 
Haridra-pitha, subjugated the ten-headed. At this time Hari, assuming the 
form of a Brahman, took the lingam in his hands (from those of Havana),, 
and waited for a moment. The ten-headed was engaged in relieving him¬ 
self for a danda (21 minutes), and in the meantime the Brahmana dropped 
the lingam on the earth (and disappeared). He (Havana) tried once, twice, 
and thrice to take it with his hands, but his strength failed him. Failing 
for the fourth time after a final effort, the ten-headed lifted his hands to 
his head, and felt disgusted with his arms. Desisting from exerting for 
his object, he stood aside like a mouse, and the overpowerer of Cupid sat 
firm, penetrating down to the seventh infernal region. 
“ After a time, O king, he who overcame the ten-headed, who conferred 
chaplets of Mandara flowers on the heads of celestial damsels, was born in 
Ayodhya, and the supreme goddess smiled at seeing in him her tool for the 
overthrow of Havana. 
“ There is no place greater or more secret than this, said S'ambnu ; it is 
two miles square and four cubits high. As often as, 0 lord of mor¬ 
tals, distress obtains in this place (region), so often does Hama, the 
lotus-eyed, descend in incarnation. Verily is this haughty goddess 
beneficent to him like a mother. He verily should be known to be Hama 
who will cause this temple to be made. 
“ By the noblest Brahmana Baghunatha, the ocean of merit, the bee on 
the lotus feet of the auspicious Vaidyanatha, with the grace of- 
has this-been erected,-the palace, the bridge, the grove, the 
waters, the matha and all.” 
The shrewd priest, it will be noticed, has taken shelter of distorted 
Puranic legends and ambiguous references to palaces, gardens, bridges, &c., 
to avoid directly contradicting the powerful chief of the land, and, by a 
play upon the meaning of his name, has allied himself with Hama, of whom 
he claims to be an incarnation. He had acknowledged the aid of the con¬ 
queror at the close of the record, but the name of the conqueror has since 
been obliterated after the word prasada 1 grace.’ This has obviously been 
deliberately done. I cannot make out to whom reference is made as the 
“ wise king of Cholas.” Mr. Beglar says, the inscription “ records the erection, 
or rather I consider the repairs, of a temple by one Sri Vaidyanatha 
Mahamyama. This name and also the name of one Baghunatha occurs 
in the last line.”* 
No. 3. 
The inscription, on the right hand side pier measures 18 x 7 inches, 
and comprises 7 lines in the Maithila character. It run thus:— 
* Archeological Survey Reports, VIII, p, 140. 
