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Caturmukhadeva, who is also known as Vrşabhanandi, is said to be so called, because he observed eight days of fasting facing towards the four directions. The description of him in the inscription no. 55 ( 69 ) and no. 492 is identical, which roughly reads as follows : Glory to Caturmukha, lord of yogis,
forest-born is his heart,
king of hours in the forest. A cruel lion, engaged in austerity,
where elephants crush themselves
in the sweat of furious passion of love. Caturmukha who used to practise severe austerity in such a place is likened by the lay villagers to a cruel lion. Our verse 99 also depicts Sarvasādhu's life in the strict yogic observances. Both descriptions are rather convincing of the same yogi who is devotedly engaged in the ascetic duties with strikingly unusual severity. Is there any evidence that this Caturmukha alias Vņşabhanandi was also called Sarvasadhu ? In fact, it is not impossible to read his name, Vrsabhanandi, in the final verse of the praśasti to Tattvarthavrtti : sisyo bhaskaranandi-nāma-vibudhas-tasyabhavat
tattvavit tenākári sukhadi-bodha-viṣayā tattvārtha-vsttiḥ
sphuţam Thus, Vf-şa-bha-nandi can be recognized in the reversed order. Since the proper names are distinctly inentioned in this praśasti, it may be a far-fetched idea to find a hidden name in it. However, Sarvasādhu sounds
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