The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c16.s2.49

v2.c16.s2.49

"Under the fortunate Government of an equitable prince, this cavern (was excavated),—to endure as long as the sun and moon—for the heaven-born *munis*—(or holy ascetics), in the Virajā Kṣetra (or holy precincts) of the lord of gods (Jagannāth) as a cave of sacrifice (*ijya garbha*). In the Samvat year nine (muni)." It is just possible that this record exists in some dark corner of the Elephant Cave, which escaped my notice; but its character is such that I strongly suspect that it was taken from some other locality by Major Kittoe, and by some accident or other having been wrongly labelled was mistaken by Prinsep. Its language is corrupt and the reading very doubtful, The use of the term Virajā-kṣetra in it is particularly suspicious. That word was a well-known name of Jājapur a thousand years ago, as it is now, and the word *jājapura* is a corruption of yajñapura or "the town of sacrifice," and the presumption is strong that the record is from Jājapura, and not Udaygiri, which never had the