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INSCRIPTIONS OF THE KALACHURIS OF RAIPUR

RAIPUR STONE INSCRIPTION OF BRAHMADEVA : YEAR 1458

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TRANSLATION

Ōṁ ! Success ! Adoration to Gaṇēśa ! Adoration of Sarasvatī ! Adoration to Preceptors !

(Verse 1) May (Gaṇēśa). the lord of obstacles, protect you !—(he) who is the unique sun in dispelling the darkness of obstacles, the fire (which burns) the forest of obstacles, the eagle which destroys the families of serpents which are obstacles, the lion which destroys the elephants, namely, obstacles, the thunderbolt which shatters the high mountain of obstacles, the submarine fire which consumes the ocean of obstacles,^²³ (and) the terrific wind (which scatters) the mighty clouds, namely, the collection of obstacles !

(V. 2) May the goddess of eloquence, who has a lotus in her hand, consume your
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¹Read अद्भतो न श्रुत न श्रुत: केन प्रासादः संलपन्ति वै । केन is used in the sense of केनापि Metre of this and the next five verses: Anushṭubh.
²Read शिवस्यैव
³Read तल्लीनोभवन्नित्यशः ।
⁴ Read पु त्रपौत्राश्‍च सम्पत्तिर्हाजिराजेन लभ्यते
⁵ Perhaps हाजिराजस्य पुत्रौ द्वौ is the intended reading.
⁶Read पज्ञनाभस्य
⁷ Read सन्मत: or सम्मत
⁸Read पुण्यचित्त
⁹ Read एतेर्गुणैर्वैभवसंयुतश्‍च
¹⁰ Read प्रसिद्ध
¹¹ Read पाहिदेवो
¹² Read पूज्यशंकरपार्व्वतीप्रिय
¹³ Read तत्प्रसादादभूत्पुत्रः शिवशर्म्मेति नामतः
¹⁴ Perhaps हाजिराजस्य बन्धू द्वौ is the intended reading.
¹⁵ This akshara seems to have been altered to some other which is not clear.
¹⁶ The correct reading of this hemistich may be तस्य तनुभवौ गोल्हो विष्‍णुदासस्तथैव य
¹⁷ Perhaps तथाम्बिकागर्भसमुद्भवश्‍च is the intended reading.
¹⁸ I am unable to suggest a satisfactory emendation of this reading. Perhaps अप्रमेय: is intended.
¹⁹ Read वै भुवि हाजिराज Metre: Upajāti.
²⁰ Read इति
²¹Read लिखितं नामेन
²² Read शुभ
²³The translation here and in some other places below where the text is very corrupt is according to the emendations proposed in the footnotes.

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