Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c14.s5.9

c14.s5.9

Verse 3. He [Madra] perceived that all this world is transitory, and being [thus] afraid, he created a mass of merit for [his own] benefit [and] for the well-being of [all] creatures, [by] setting up in stone (these) five Lords, the leaders on the path of the self-restraining *Arhats*. Then [he] erected this very beautiful stone pillar, which is like the highest peak of a mighty mountain, and which confers fame [upon him].