46. Sarnath (Banaras, U.P., now in I.M.Cal.) Vaiшнava Inscr. of a king Prakaтаditya or Prakащаditya, son of Bаlаditya & Dhavalа of Kащи (?) (Fl. No. 79; Bh. No. 1789)
Inscr. is of about the 6th century A.D. Bаlаditya is identified with Narasiмhagupta Bаlаditya of Gupta Dynasty. See Bh. List., p. 252, fn. 4 & 5.

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1 . . . . . . . . . . . dе(?)vо(?) . . . . . . . . .. . . . || . . . . . . Kащ-иti-vikhyаtaм puraм kа(?)mе(?)na bhушitaм | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . [||1] [Pu]raмdara i[va] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pataty=ahо(?) || T[u]кga-ta(?)raкga(?)va . . щаstra-vidо . . . . . . taтаnаm | kari . . . .
3 . . . . . . . . rаn=madhya-da . . мщam=аnиtaх | tad-vaмщa-sambhavо=nyо Vа(bа)lаdityо nрpaх prиtyа ||2 Tad-gоtra-lavdha(bdha)-janmа Vа(bа)lаdityо
4 . . . . . . . . patiх ||3 Tasya Dhaval=еti jаyа pati-vratа Rоhiн=иva chandrasya | Gaur=иva Щуlapанеr=L[l]akшmиr=iva Vаsu[dеvasya ||4]
5 . . . . . . . . [pra]tаpa-tapt-аmitra-vadhу-sindhu-що[шa] . . . . | . . . . . . . . ti-vinayа dvaya-bhр(?)taм bhakti-dharmm-aika-щakti-satata-prathita . . . .
6 . . . . . . . . nu(?)х suta-vatsala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sutaх щauryya-vinaya-sampannaх | щrиmаn=Prakaтаdityо . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 . . . . . . [dvi]ja-vara-nikar-ащrayaх pravр(?)ddha(?)-guнaх | kalpa-druma iva nitarам niшkampaх prakaтa-mуlо=pi ||5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 . . . . [|] . . . . . . dvija-gaнa-sеvyaх sa[tata]м vidvat-samudaya-vihita-ruchiх ||6 Nir[jj]ita-[du]rjjaya-щat[tru]s=tri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9 . . . . . . . pу(?)rvvaх Kаrttikеya iva ||7 Yasya . . . . va . . nirgata . . . . luvdha(bdha)-hрштa-bhramad-bhrama[ra] . . . . vi . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 . . . . . . . ta-dinaм pрthu-puшkariнyaх ||8 Ye(?)na(?) ripu-sundarинаm malinаni kрtаni v[i]pu[la] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .naщa(?)na(?)-dvija-guru . . . . . . . . . . . . . ||9 . . . kаritam=еtad=bhavanaм Muradviшо ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yаbhа(?)su(?) yutаyаmikа prakaтa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bahu-matо dharmma-yaщо-rащi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yaх(?) ||10 Khaндa-sphuтita-saмskаra . . . dhу . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . haмsa-bha . . . . praщastiх svа . . . . . . . ta(?)х || . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R[а]machandra-[pu]ttr[е]нa Dеvakеna ||

Notes
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From the ink-impression. (Fleet)
Metre v. 1 - Щlоka (Anuштubh), 2-7 Аryа, 8 - apparently Vasantatilaka, 9 - probably Аryа, 10 - probably Щlоka (Anuштubh). (Fleet)