41. Eran (Sagar Dist., M.P.) stone Pillar Inscr. of the time of Budhagupta (Fl. No. 19; Bh. No. 1287)
G. 165 Ашадha Щukla dvаdaщи.
Fleet, IA. Vol. XX (1891), p. 377; Hiralal, Inscrs. in C.P. & Berar, p. 47, No. 80; D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III, No. 35, pp. 326-27; B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II, p. 76; R. B. Pandey, HLI. (1962), p. 106.

TEXT (FLEET).
1 Jayati vibhuщ=chatur-bhujaщ=chatur-arннava-vipula-salila-paryyaкkaх jagataх sthity-utpatti-nya[y-аdi]-
2 hеtur=Ggaruдa-kеtuх [||*] Щatе paгcha-шaштy-adhikе varшанам bhуpatau cha Budhaguptе | Ашадha-mаsa-щ[ukla]-
3 dvаdaщyам Suragurоr=ddivasе |(||) Saм 100 60 5 [||*] Kаlindи-Narmmadayоr=mmadhyaм pаlayati lоkapаla-guнair=jjagati mahаr[аja]-
4 щriyam=anubhavati Suraщmichandrе cha |(||) Asyам saмvatsara-mаsa-divasa-pуrvvаyам sva-karmm-аbhiratasya kratu-yаji[naх]
5 adhиta-svаdhyаyasya vipr-arшеr=Mmaittrаyaниya-vршabhasy=Еndraviшнох pra-pauttrенa pitur=guн-аnukаriно Varuнav[i]ш[нох]
6 pauttrенa pitaram=anu-jаtasya sva-vaмщa-vрddhi-hеtоr=Hariviшнох puttrен= аtyanta-bhagavad-bhaktеna Vidhаtur=ichchhayа svayaмvaray=еva r[а]ja-
7 lakшmy=аdhigatеna chatuх-samudra-paryyanta-prathita-yaщasа akшинa-mаna-dhanеn=аnеka-щattru-samara-jiшнunа mahаrаja-Mаtрviшнun[а]
8 tasy=aiv=аnujеna tad-anuvidhаyin[а] tat-prasаda-parigр[hи]tеna Dhanya-viшнunа cha | mаtр(tа)pittrох puнy-аpyаyan-аrtham=ешa bhagavataх |
9 puнyajan-аrddanasya Janаrddanasya dhvaja-stambhо=bhyuchchhritaх [||*] Svasty=astu gо-brаhmaнa-p[u]rоgаbhyaх sarvva-prajаbhya iti |(||)
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From the original stone.
L. 1. Metre Аryа; and in the next verse.-In the first pаda of this, and of the second verse, we have the proper number of twelve syllabic instants; but they are not arranged in accordance with the usual rule for this metre. (For -nya[y-аdi]-) I have adopted Dr. Hall's suggestion for supplying the effaced letters. In the last legible syllable, part of the subscript y is quite distinct, and the consonant above it seems to be a broken n; and the requirements of both the metre and the sense are properly met by supplying yаdi for the effaced syllables.
L. 3 (For dvа in dvаdaщyам) This akshara is somewhat damaged; but it is very distinctly dvа. Prinsep's reading of trayоdaщyам is proved to be wrong by the metre, if by nothing else. Metre, Аryа.
L. 4. (For pуrvvаyам) Supply tithau.
L. 8. (For last |) This mark of punctuation is unnecessary.