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Bons Simhavienu,* Manoratha and Atilobha, all of whom
became great scholars. Four sons by name Damodara,
Bhavadasa, Simhavisnu and Viradatta were born to
Manoratha. Viradatta married Gauri belonging to
Mathara Gotra and as a result got several daughters
and finally a son by name Dandin.
At the age of seven the Upanayana ceremony was
performed to Dandin, but soon he lost his father.
It was a time when Kancipura was attacked by ene-
mies and so Dandin was forced to leave that place. He
wandered about in different places studying under different
teachers and when peace was restored in Kanci he
returned there.
Once a renowned architect by name Lalitälaya
came to see Dandin at Kancı People assembled there
introduced him to Dandin as a great architect who
was proficient also in magic and who had written,
in Dravidian Language (Tamil), a work by name
Sadrakacarita. Lalitālaya then told Dandin that he
had jointed a broken forearm of the idol of Visnu
in Mahamallapuram on the sea coast and requested
him to see if it was done correctly. On hearing this
the Commander-in-chief's son Ranamalla who was the
". In the reading adopted by Sri Kavi the expression
ag: cannot be satisfactorily construed. So : should
be taken as denoting Damodara. Therefore Gandhamadana can be
taken to be the work of Damodara.
* It may be that it was out of respect for the king that he
gave his first son the name of the king himself.
became great scholars. Four sons by name Damodara,
Bhavadasa, Simhavisnu and Viradatta were born to
Manoratha. Viradatta married Gauri belonging to
Mathara Gotra and as a result got several daughters
and finally a son by name Dandin.
At the age of seven the Upanayana ceremony was
performed to Dandin, but soon he lost his father.
It was a time when Kancipura was attacked by ene-
mies and so Dandin was forced to leave that place. He
wandered about in different places studying under different
teachers and when peace was restored in Kanci he
returned there.
Once a renowned architect by name Lalitälaya
came to see Dandin at Kancı People assembled there
introduced him to Dandin as a great architect who
was proficient also in magic and who had written,
in Dravidian Language (Tamil), a work by name
Sadrakacarita. Lalitālaya then told Dandin that he
had jointed a broken forearm of the idol of Visnu
in Mahamallapuram on the sea coast and requested
him to see if it was done correctly. On hearing this
the Commander-in-chief's son Ranamalla who was the
". In the reading adopted by Sri Kavi the expression
ag: cannot be satisfactorily construed. So : should
be taken as denoting Damodara. Therefore Gandhamadana can be
taken to be the work of Damodara.
* It may be that it was out of respect for the king that he
gave his first son the name of the king himself.