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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
TRANSLATION Success ! Ōm ! Obeisance to Śiva ! (Verse 1) Hail to the Ocean, the sole (lovable) lord of (all) the rivers, (submerged) in whom the famous (mount) Maināka (still) cherishes the memory of his (childhood’s) frolics in the parental lap,[1] in whom Vishṇu is (enjoying himself) as son-in-law at (his father-in-law’s) home,[2] (and) who
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[1] Mt. Maināka, son of Mt. Himālaya from Mēnā or Mēnakā, is described here as absolutely care free, because
he was lucky enough to have escaped the calamity when Indra clipped the wings of the mountains. He owes his
escape to his friendship with the Ocean. The word janaka in the original stands for both janaka and jananī, ‘ father
and mother ’, according to Pāṇini, I, ii, 67 or I, ii, 70.
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