யபூசை உச்சவாதிகளும் சிறப்பாகமாமூலப்படிக்கி நடபபிவிச்சார்கள் அதுமுதலசகா றதம் - தளளஉயஉ - க்குமேல்செல்லாநின்றாவுத்திரி - u ஆனிமீா - வரைக்கும். நபாபு சாயபு அவர்கள் ராச்சியமஆணடார்கள். துன்மதி -é)-முதல(மகாராசமானனியராச ஸ்ரீகும்பினியாரவர்கள்சீமையாச்சுது.]

in-law Porkashudiaver, ruled the kingdom thirty-three years, from Virothikirathu to Sitterabanu year. These two last also gave many jewels to the Siva and Vishnu temples, and ordered the sacred services to be conducted.

SECTION 3.-Temporary Restoration of the Pandion Race; and, as supposed, Rule of Mysore Governors.

After the Sagartam year one thousand three hundred and twenty-seven had gone by, from Subana to Vibava year, being forty-seven years, Leckina-naicker and Mathana-naicker ruled the kingdom. Beyond this, from the Sagartam year one thousand three hundred and seventy-four, from Sukila to the Nala year, being forty-five years, Leckina-naicker having brought the children of a Pandion king, by his concubine, one Abirami, a dancing-girl of the Kali temple, he crowned, them, paid them homage, and delivered over the kingdom to them, they being children of the Pandion; and they reigned-(their names were) Suntara-tora-mavili-vanathi-rayer, Kaliyar-somanar, Anjatha-perumal, Muttarasatirunali-mavili-vanathi-rayer. - Beyond, after the Sagartam year one thousand four-hundred and twenty-two, in the Pingul year and month Vyasi, Narasinaicker having come and worshipped at Ramiseram (temple), he dwelt in the fort of Madura.*-From Auvani of the Pingul year, to Angirasa year, being fifteen "years, Tennaicker reigned. Afterwards, Sagartam one thousand four hundred and thirty-seven, from Sirimuka to Dathu year, one called Narasu-pillay reigned four years. Beyond, from Isura to Visu year, Kuru-kuru-timmapa-naicker ruled five years. Beyond, from Sagartam one thousand four hundred and forty-six, from Sittera-vanu to Supana year, Kattiya-camaiya-naicker reigned two years. From Taruna to Sarvasittu year, Chinnapa-naicker reigned four years. From Sarvutari to Nandana year, Iyakari-viyapa-naicker ruled five years. From Visya to Pilava year, Visvanatha-naicker-ayen ruled nine years. In the Soba-kirathu year, the

The Manuscript is here obscure; but its manner being always extremely concise, we may perhaps infer, or conjecture, that Narasi-naicker, perhaps the son of Mathana-naicker, having prefaced his proceeding with a shew of religion, had interest sufficient to depose the three Pandions; and that this was effected between May and August-that he exalted his son to the government, &c.

crown was in the hand of the Varathamanner race.* From Soba-kirathu year, to Kartikeya month of Kurothi year, Dumichu-naicker ruled the kingdom (twenty months). From Margali month of Kurothi year, to Visuvavasu year, being one year and four months, Visvanatha-naicker ruled. From Parabara to the Pingala year, being twelve years, Vittilpu-rajah ruled. From Kalayutti year, to Kartikeya month of Ravutteri year, being three years, Timmapa-naicker, Sevapunaicker, Pattakottai-ravapa-naicker, reigned. From Salivahana-sagartam one thousand two hundred and forty-six, to one thousand four hundred and eighty one, being two hundred and thirty-five years, twenty-seven governors ruled. SECTION 4.-Beginning of the Kurtakul Dynasty, or of Kings from Bijnagur.

In Margali month of the Ravuttiri year, of Salivahana-sagartam one thousand four hundred and eighty-one, by the permission of the Rayer, Visvanatha-naicker, the son of Kottiya Nagama-naicker, having come to Madura, he ruled the kingdom from Margali of the Kavutteri year, down to Dundimi year, being two years and four months. From Rudirokari year, down to Angili year, being ten years, Krishnapa-naicker, the son of the above Visvanatha-naicker, ruled the kingdom. From Masi month of Angili year, down to Manumata year, being twenty-four years, Visvanatha-naicker and Virapa-naicker, the sons of Krishnapanaicker, ruled the kingdom. From Margali of Manamata year, to Sittera of Pelava year, being seven years, Krishnapa-naicker, the son of Virapa-naicker ruled the kingdom. His sun went down (he died) on the tenth day of Vyasi, in the Subakirathu year. Kustoori-rungapa having been crowned, died eight days afterward, in the Santiyana-mundabum, on the opposite bank (of the river Vygai), where he was residing. After that, from the month of Vyasi, down to the sixth day of Masi of Dundimi year, Mootti-virapa-naicker-ayyah ruled twenty-one years, and died. From the seventh day of Masi of Dundimi year, the younger brother of Mootti-virapa-naicker, named Trimul-naicker, was crowned in the presence of the god, and having received the sceptre, he ruled illustriously,

* Unknown. The extreme brevity of the MS. renders this place, as indeed the whole of this section, very obscure.

He caused a new Mandabam
He made a gilded lion seat,

He gave many valuable ornaments to the god. to be made, and the Teppa-kollum to be dug. (or throne,) an ivory car, and a seat of black marble for the god. He also caused a throne of jewels to be made, as well as some repairs to the seven temples. In order to maintain the perpetual offerings to the god, he endowed (the temple) with an extent of country producing a revenue of forty-four thousand pieces of gold. He also gave up some villages expressly to maintain the various persons (pandarams, dancing girls, artificers, &c.) connected with the temple. He gave some of his own villages for the purpose of establishing the (HMPËÁLÂÎFQÅ) ceremony of putting the god and goddess to bed, and rocking them in a cradle, at midnight. He established the observation of the sacred days with pomp. He made also a splendid car for Alugar (Vishnu) in the April procession; and all other places he rendered very illustrious. Besides, on going to see the god, he gave a thousand pieces of gold for the purpose of anointing the god and preparing it food. In this way, from the seventh day of Masi of Dundimi year, down to the fourth day of Masi of Velambi year, being thirty-six years, he ruled the kingdom; and on the fifth day of Masi was deified, (that is, he died). Afterwards, from the month of Panguni of Velambi year, down to Vyasi of Vikari year, being three months, Mootti-virapa-naicker ruled the kingdom. From Ani of Vikara year, down to Ani of Dundimi year, being twenty-four years, Sokanatha-naicker, the son of Mootti-virapa-naicker, ruled the kingdom; and on the fourth day of Ani he was deified. His son, Ranga-kishna-mutti-virapa-naicker, ruled the kingdom from the seventeenth day of July of Rudirot-kari year to Brimha-ruther year, being eight years, and was deified. His son, Visia-runga-muttu-sokanatha-naicker, being an infant, his grandmother, Mangamal, kept the child in her lap, and ruled herself for some time. In that period she gave many Agrarams, (Bramin villages or streets,) choultries, and roads, to the god, and to the Bramins; and thus ruled twelve years. After she was deified, Visia-runga-muttu-sokanatha-naicker ruled twenty-eight years. (night sacred to Siven) of Masi of the Virothikerathu year. From the first of

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He was deified in the Siva-rartiri

Masi of Virothi year, to Vyasi of Sittatiri year, Minatchi, the wife of the above Visia-runga-muttu, being crowned, ruled the kingdom nine years together with Vencata-rayer-perumal-naicker.

SECTION 5.-Change of Government, and ascendency of the Mysore Rajah.

On the thirtieth Vyasi of Sittatiri year, and in the year one thousand six hundred and sixty-five of the era of Salivahana-sagartam, on Tuesday evening, Bengara-trimala-naicker's son, Visia-cumara-muttu-trimala-naicker, and Vairaven, the chief of the Saitopathi's troops, left Madura, in consequence of having heard that Baddi-khan had taken Dindigal. At that time Minatchi, and Sunteresuren, and Perumal, (tutelary deities,) were taken to Vanara_vira-mathuri, and the Bramins, and other persons belonging to the temples, went there. The Saitopathi gave whatever was necessary for the maintenance of the worship, and food to the temple followers; and thus the whole were supported by him from the fifth Ani in Sittateri year, to Ani of Dundami year, being two years and three months. While matters were thus, Battha-singa-maha-rajah, (of Mysore,) came with sixty thousand cavalry, and surrounded Trichinopoly; having slain Baddi-khan, and having dispersed all the Mussulmans, he placed Morari-rayer as chief of that fortress. After issuing an order that the Siva and Vishnu temples should be conducted according to Mamul, (ancient custom,) he returned to the north. Now as Morari-rayer was a just chief, he dispatched Apachi-rayer, with two thousand cavalry, who having come to Madura, and seen the temple, and reflecting, "We cannot dwell in a town which is des titute of a god," went immediately to Vana-vira-mathuri, where he saw the Bramins and temple followers, and obtained a sight of the god. He gave security to the Saitopathi; and they came to Madura two (Indian) hours (or forty minutes) after sun-set, on Saturday evening, the seventeenth day of August of Dunmiki year, and made the god condescend to dwell in the temple. Apachi-rayer afterwards caused the villages and lands, that had been given by the Carnata kings, to be restored.