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Kavyanusasana
revenues were ultimately spent in building a Saiva temple in honour of Bāla - Mūlarāja known also as Tripurusha - prāsāda. Bhīma built another temple in honour of Şiva, known as Șrī Bhīmeşvaraprāsāda; another of his temple is known as Bhattārikā Bhiruaņī – prāsāda. His queen Udayamatī, who was a daughter of Naravāhana Khangara ( of Soratha ), built a step - well which had beautiful carving. The remains of this step - well are near Patan,
His minister Dāmodara seems to have built a well which must have been a great work of art as we gather from a Gujarati couplet. *
Bhīma, according to the D. K., first offered his throne to Kshemarāja, who, however, refused to accept it, as he wanted to devote his life to religious pursuits. Then Bhīma and Kshemarāja together asked Karna to become the king (C. IX v. 73 - 75). Bhīma died soon after. Kshemarāja retired to Mandukeşvara near Dadhisthalī, on the banks of the Sarasvatī. Dadhisthalī was given to Devaprasada son of Kshemarāja, so that he might attend upon his father (vs. 76 - 77 ).
Acccrding to the P. C., Karna reigned from V. S. 1120 to V. S. 1150 = A. D. 1064 to A. D. 1094 for about thirty years. Two copper - plate grants of his dated V. S. 1131 = A. D. 1075 and V. S. 1148 = A. D. 1092 have been discovered. The first grant contains the geneology from Mūlarāja to Karna. It refers to the grant of a village called Dhāmaņachhā (the modern Dhāmņā) in Nāgasărikā district (Navasarī).
* राणीकी वाव ने दामोदर कुवो
जेणे न जोयो ते जीवतां मुवो.
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