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Swami Samantabhadra.
Being inclined towards the character of a Vitaraga. In such a situation, the reader can understand for themselves how dubious the situation of Shivakumar Maharaj is. - Secondly, there is no logical reason for the equation that has been made between Shivakumar and 'Shivmrigeshavarma'. A better equation seems to be that of Professor A. Chakravarti Nayanar, M.A., L.T., which has been made with the ancient Pallava king of Kanchi, 'Shivaskandavarman'*; because 'Skanda' is a synonym for Kumar and in a donation letter he is also written as 'Yuvamaharaj' which is a synonym for 'Kumar Maharaj'; therefore, from the point of view of meaning, Shivakumar and Shivaskanda both seem to be one. Apart from this, the donation letter of Shivaskanda, 'Mayidabolu', except for the final Mangal pady, is written in Prakrit language and from it, the Prakrit language of Shivaskanda's court is found, which seems more suitable for establishing a connection between Shivaskanda and the creation of this text. Also, the time of Shivaskanda is estimated to be many centuries before Shivmrigesha. Therefore, the said equation of the reader
_ * See 'Historical Introduction' written by Prof. A. Chakravarti in the English edition of 'Panchastikaya', 1920.
+ Mr. Chakravarti, starting from many years before the time of Kundakunda's existence, has considered him to be a scholar of the first half of the first century AD, and therefore, according to him, the time of Shivaskanda should be the first century AD; but in one place he has also given these words
It is quite possible therefore that this Sivaskanda of Conjeepuram or one of the predecessor of the