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THE DYNASTIES OF RAJASTHANA
Harivarman
Vidagdha
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Mammata
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T Bālaprasāda
III. PARAMARAS OF BANSWARA (VĀGADA)
The two Jain inscription discovered near Arthûna, village about 28 miles to the west of Banswara in Rajasthāna, indicate that a line of the Paramāras was ruling over this area also.
The first epigraph is much defaced. It was found in a Jain temple of Arthuna and fortunately is dated 1159 V.E. (1102 A.D.)-perhaps in the reign of Camuṇḍarāja.1
The second one was found in a very good condition at the same place and is preserved in the Rajputana Museum. This inscription contains thirtyone lines of writing and records the installation of an image of lord Vṛsabha (Adinatha) in V.E. 1109 in the reign of Vijayaraja. The inscription opens with the 'Om namah Vitarägäya' and devotes one verse in adoration of the Jina.
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In verse 2 the genealogy of Vijayaraja is given. It states that in the Paramāra clan was born a person by name Srimanḍalika, who killed the commandar Kanha and Sindhurāja. From him was born Camuṇḍarāja, who destroyed by various means the king of Avanti in the Sthali (Vägada) country. Camuṇḍarāja's son was Vijayaraja in whose reign the epigraphs were engraved. Verse 26 informs us that the name of Arthūņa was Utthūņaka.'
1 Raj. Mu. Rep., 1915, p. 2.
EI. XXI p. 50. V. 25 वर्ष सहसे याते षष्ठयुत्तरशतेन संयुक्ते ।
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विक्रमभानोः काले स्थली विषयमवति सति विजयराज्ये ॥
Ibid., आसीच्छ्रीपरमार वंशजनितः श्रीमण्डलीकाभियः । कन्हस्य ध्वजिनीपतेर्निधनकृच्छ्रीसिन्धुराजस्य च ॥ जज्ञे कीर्तिलतालबालक इतश्चामुण्डराजो नृपो । योऽवन्तिप्रभुसाधनानि बहुशो इंतिरम देशे स्थली (स्थायाम् ) । श्री विजयराजनामा तस्य सुतो जयति विततयशः ॥
• Tbid. उस्थूणकनगरेऽस्मिन्निह जगती (या)।
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