गुप्त अभिलेख संग्रह (जे. एफ. फ्लीट - गुप्त सम्राटों एवं परवर्ती नरेशों के ऐतिहासिक पाषाण व ताम्रलेख)

208 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM, VOL. III.
has a halo of fame, [acquired] by destroying the power of many enemies; the darting
fire of the prowess of (his) feet has had thrown into it (to feed it) the locks of hair on the
tops of the heads of all (other) kings; he is possessed of fortune; (and) he has a pure
and celebrated reputation (acquired) by honourable behaviour in war.
(L. 23.)—This best of temples has been caused to be made, on account of (the god)
Vishṇu, by him, the king, whose very great fame, (of) this (kind that has been described),
white as the orb of the autumn moon (and) conferring renown on the (whole) circle of
the world, was for a long time made angry by him through (his) desire for (her) associa-
tion with (his) wealth, and then, becoming more wonderful than ever, went, forsooth,
through the enmity natural to the condition of rival wives, to the other side of the ocean
(in order to dwell there far away).¹
(L. 24.)—By his mother, the Mahâdêvî Śrîmatî, a religious college has been
caused to be built, resembling a house in the world of the gods, (and) has been given by
herself in person to religious people.
(L. 25.)—By the queen, the illustrious Kôṇadêvî, the dear wife of that same king,
in the performance of an excellent penance, there has been caused to be excavated a
wonderful tank, the waters of which are eagerly drunk by people; which is full of drifting
and glistening spray, resembling in lustre a śaṅkha-shell, or the moon, or crystal; (and) in
the waves of which, driven to and fro by the motion of the alligators, the birds disport
themselves and the large fishes play about.
(L. 26.)—As long as a digit of the moon [remains] on the head of (the god) Hara,
(and) (the goddess) Śrî on the breast of Vishṇu, (and) (the goddess) Sarasvatî . . . . .
. . . . . in the mouth of Brahman; as long as the earth [remains] on a hood of (Śêsha)
the king of serpents; and as long as there is lightning in the interior of a cloud,—so
long shall the king Âdityasêna display here (in these works) (his) dazzling fame!
(L. 27.)—(This) eulogy, (written in) beautiful letters, . . . . . . . . . . [has been
composed, or engraved] by Sûkshmaśiva, (a native of) the Gauḍa (country), who is
thoroughly religious (and) very intelligent.

No. 43; PLATE XXIXA.
SHÂHPUR STONE IMAGE INSCRIPTION OF ÂDITYASENA.
THIS inscription was discovered, apparently in 1879-80, by Mr. J. D. M. Beglar,
Assistant to the Director General of Archæological Surveys; and was first brought to
notice, in 1882, in the Archæol. Surv. Ind. Vol. XV. p. 12, where General Cunningham
published his reading of the text, and a translation of it, accompanied by a lithograph
(id. Plate xi. No. 1).
Shâhpur,² also known as Shâhpur-Têtarâwâṅ, is a village on the right bank of

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¹ Kîrtti, 'fame,' and Lakshmî, 'fortune or wealth,' are here regarded as the two co-wives of the
king. The idea is that his fame became at length so great as to extend to the uttermost ends of
the world, beyond even the oceans; and this is indicated by Kîrtti becoming at length jealous of
Lakshmî, and leaving her husband's house in order to dwell far away from her rival wife.
² The 'Shahpur, Shahpoor, Shahpoor-Tetranwan, and Shahpoor-Titarawa.' of maps, &c Indian
Atlas, Sheet No. 112. Lat. 25° 6' N.; Long. 85° 43' E.