No. 2. Udayagiri Jaina cave (Svargapuragumphа) inscription. Prakrit.
1837 Prinsep, JBAS VI, p. 1074, No. 8, and Pl. LIV; 1877 Cunningham, CII I, p. 33; 105, No. 9; 136, No. 8, and Pl. XVII, 9; 1880 Rajendralala Mitra, Antiquities of Orissa, Vol. II. p. 15 f., with facsimile; 1885 Bh. Indraji, Actes Six. Congr. Or. aй Leide, Part III. Sect. II. p. 177 f., No. 2, and Pl.; Luders list No 1346; B.D. Banerji - EI.XIII, No 13.1;
- Fragment. Establishment of a cave (lенa) for the Kаliga (Kаliкga) monks (samana) in honour of the Arahaмtas (Arhats) by the chief queen (agamahisи) of [Siri-Khаra]vеla, emperor (? cha[kavati] ?) of Kaliga (Kaliкga), and daughter of rajan Lаlaka, great-grandson of Hathisiмha (Hastisiмha).

(B.B.) Inscription in the Manchapuri Cave-Upper Story.
This cave is called Vaikuнтha gubhа by Prinsep and Vaikuнтhapura by Mitra. It is in reality the upper story of a cave with two stories and a side-wing, but the local people very often give different names to different parts. It was known as svargapura some time ago. In the plan printed with the Puri volume of the Bengal District Gazetteer, the whole group is called Maгchapurи. I have found that the local names of these caves vary with each generation. As one name is forgotten a new one is immediately invented. The record is incised on the raised space between the second and third doorways in front. This raised space represents a house or veranda, with a pointed roof, and spires supported by quaint little dwarfs, who act as brackets. It consists of three lines which have suffered much from exposure. The characters of this and the two following inscriptions are slightly later than these of the Hаthigumphа inscription of Khаravеla.

TEXT.

1 Arahaмta pasаdаya[м] Kаliмgа[na]м [sama]nаnaм lенaм kаritaм rаjinо L[а]lаka[sa]
2 Hathisаhasa-papоtasa dhu[tu]nа Kaliмga-cha[kavatinо siri-Khа]ravеlasa
3 agamahisi[n]а kаri[taм]