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Swami Samantabhadra.
Based on the way Shivakoti is mentioned in the 'Rajavali Kathe' and the support it receives from the Pattavali and inscriptions, we believe that a king named 'Shivakoti' or a person with that identity definitely existed, and the possibility of his existence is mostly found in Kanchi; the fact that Brahmaneimidatta has written him as the king of Varanasi (Kashi-Banaras) does not seem quite right. There are many other things in Brahmaneimidatta's story that do not seem right. This story states that - . . "At that time in Kanchi, there was a lack of (snigdhaadi) food capable of destroying the Bhasmaka Vyadhi, so Samantabhadra left Kanchi and went north. While traveling, he reached 'Pundrendra Nagar', seeing the great almshouse of the Buddhists there, he assumed the form of a Buddhist monk, but when he saw there too, the lack of food suitable for the peace of the Mahavyadhi, he left from there and wandered through many cities suffering from hunger, reaching the city named 'Dashpur'. Seeing the advanced monastery of the Bhagavatas (Vaishnavas) in this city and seeing that the Bhagavata Lingadhari Sadhus were offered abundant special food by the devotees, he abandoned the Buddhist garb and assumed the Bhagavata garb, but even the special food here could not calm his Bhasmaka Vyadhi.
1 'Pund' is the name of North Bengal, which is also called 'Paundravardhana'. 'Pundrendra Nagar' seems to refer to a specific city in North Bengal like Indrapur, Chandrapur or Chandranagar. The printed 'Aradhanakatha Kosh' gives the same text. It is possible that it is somewhat incorrect.