Studies in Cola History and Administration c7.83
Studies in Cōḻa History and Administration c7.83
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c7.83
XVI. The *Coḷavamśacaritra* or the *Bṛhadiśvara māhātmya*, a work of the 16th century A.D. or thereabout, narrates at great length the story of Karikāla’s black leprosy being cured by his construction of the celebrated Tanjore temple and even reports the very words of the *Bṛhadiśāṣṭaka*, a hymn of praise uttered by the grateful king at the moment of his miraculous relief from a fell disease. †