hold a subordinate position, went to Benares, did penance to Kási Visvésvarasvámi there, and was told by the god in a dream to go to the kingdom of Nandapuram belonging to the Silavamsam line, of which he would become king. Vínáyaka Deo, continue the legends, proceeded thither, married the king's daughter, succeeded in 1443 A.D. to the famous throne of 32 steps there, and founded the family of Jeypore.1[1] His dates and those of his descendants (all of whom bore the title of Deo) may be quoted here at once for reference: —
| Vináyaka Deo | 1443-76 |
| His son Vijaya Chandrakhya | 1476-1510 |
| His son Bhairava | 1510-27 |
| His son Visvanádha | 1527-71 |
| His son Balaráma I | 1571-97 |
| His son Yesvanta | 1597-1637 |
| His son Vira Vikrama | 1637-69 |
| His son Krishna | 1669-72 |
| His son Visvambara I | 1672-76 |
| His brother Mallakimardhana Krishna | 1676-81 |
| His brother Hari | 1681-84 |
| His brother Balaráma II | 1684-86 |
| His adopted son Raghunátha Krishna | 1686-1708 |
| His son Rámachandra I | 1708-11 |
| His brother Balaráma III | 1711-13 |
| His brother Visvambara II | 1713-52 |
| His step-brother Lála Krishna | 1752-58 |
| His brother Vikrama I | 1758-81 |
| His son Rámachandra II | 1781-1825 |
| His son Vikrama I | 1825-60 |
| His son Rámachandra III | 1860-89 |
| His son Vikrama III | 1889 |
Not long after his accession, some of his subjects rose against him, but he recovered his position with the help of a leader of Brinjáris; and ever since then, in grateful recognition, his descendants have appended to their signatures a wavy line (called valatradu) which represents the rope with which Brinjáris tether their cattle.
Vináyaka Deo and his six successors, say the family papers, had each only one son; and the sixth of them, Víra Vikrama (1637-69) accordingly resolved to remove his residence elsewhere. The astrologers and wise men reported that the present Jeypore
- ↑ 1 Mr. Oram's report of 1784 on the estate says that the family is descended from a Rája who was a favourite of an ancient king of Jagannáth and sovereign of the Northern Circars, and was given his daughter in marriage and this tributary principality as her dower.
