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PREFACE. A note on Īsānasivaguru, the author of Īsānasivagurudevapaddhati, was kindly prepared and sent to me at my request by Mahārahopadhyāya Haraprasāda Sāstri M. Ai, C. I. E, of Calcutta; and I am glad to add the note as preface to this second part of Isānasivagurudevapaddhati. The note runs as follows: "Mahādeva performed a sacrifice at Daruvana from which rose the founder of a line of Munis who successively lived at Kadambaguhit Sankhamathika Torambi, and Amardaka Tirtha--- all in Gwalior State. One of the line, performed severe austerities on Uttama Sikhara. His name was Purandara. Attracted ly his austerities and piety, a local Chief Avantivarman by name, became his disciple in the early years of the 9th century and gave his capital city, Mattamayūra, as his Dakshina. There the Guru built a great matha, and from this time, the line became known as Mattamayūra-Vamsa. He also built another Matha at Ranipattra (Ranipadra), which has been identified with Ränod in the state of Gwalior half way between Jhansī and Gunā. He had many successors: Karachasiva, Sadasiva, Hridaya Siva and Vyoma Siva. (Epipiruphia Indieu, Vol. 1 p. 351 1") Lambakarna, one of this line, migrated from Ranipattra to Gerätiku Matha in Dhārä and was at once taken "as his own by the king there. In this branch of the line was born Isanasiva and Hridaya Siva II, the author of a Saiva Smriti work, entitled Práyaschitta Samuchachaya (Ms, in the Nepal Durbar Library). Another branch of the same line settled in the seacoast of konkın under the auspices of Rattaraja, the Silhar prince about the year 930) of the Saka Era. (Epi. Inl. Vol. III 297 ff). Thus the Mattamayüra Vamsa was settled all over Central India from the West Coast to the borders of Magadha. They were greatly respected by the kings of the Chedi, Paramara, Rastrakuta Chalukya lines and their Sämantas. In Saka:960), Briihimasumbu, belonging to the Karkanroni lrlich of this line, wrote : work entitled, Nimittika lirival u ma (V. A.S.B.). But the most important work for the present purpose is Pratishthit Darja (lls, in A.S.B.) written by Vina , il disciple of lshan Siva, the
