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MAITRAKA-GURJARA PERIOD
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C.700
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The other stories about Malla given by Merutunga in Prabandha Cintāmani and by Rājasekharasüri in Prabandhakośa agree on the main point.-(K. Virji, Ancient History of Saurastra, pp. 181-82).
Existence of Mallavādin sect in Western India is recorded in an inscription. :-( Altekar, Surat Plates of Karkkarāja Suvarṇavarşa, Saka 743'. EI, XXI, p. 135).
Modheraka (modern Modhera') is a small town of northern Gujarat. It is referred to in Suyagada-Cunni (p. 348) Šilānka Sūri mentions this city as Moherakāhāra in his com. pt. II, p. 87 a) on Vijjukti (v. 170) on Suyagada (II, 3). In some of the Purāņas we come across the word Moheraka. "For its history, see 'Modhera' by Manilal M. Mistry (1937); JAG. (p.149).
Rāştrakūța Govindarāja I succeeded his father Indrarāja I about 700 A.D. He was followed by his son Kakkarāja I, who was succeeded by his son Indrarāja II.
Dandin says that the Apabhramsa is in poetry, an appellation of the speech of the Abhiras and the like, [Cf. straffefiti: 1690 sfa : II.......(I, 36)] He also speaks of Lāța as one of the Lovers of Prākrita languages: -
शौरसेनी च गाडी च लाटी चान्या च तादशी। .
wat Ta r g Ara 11 (, 36) Dandin's Daśakumāra carita (a work almost contemporaneous with the Maitraka dynasty, p. 225) refers to Valabhi as a prosperous centre of trade and commerce where even private individuals possessed ships of their own : “ There is a city named Valabhi in Surāştra. In it there is an owner of ships (Nāvikapati) named Gțihagupta who can vie with Kubera in riches. He had a daughter named Ratnamati. A merchant-prince named Balabhadra from Madhumati (Mahuva ) comes to Valabhi and marries her."-(Ibid., p. 173).
Gurjasa king Jayabhața III (706-736 A.D.) was reigning in Gujarat, in succession to his father Dadda III.
A grant of land at Samipadraka in Korillā (Koral) Pathaka was issued by the Gurjara king Jayabhaţa III to Brāhmaṇa Devasyāmin who emigrated from Girinagara (Junagadh) and settled at the Agrahāra of Sraddhikā (sādhi). The royal order was issued from Kayāvatāra (i.e. Kāyāvarohāna, represented by modern Karvan) and executed by Balādhikrita Bāvull. The grant was composed by Mahābalādhikṣita Keśava and issued on the occasion of a lunar eclipse (Candroparāga) in the Cedi year 456, Māgha su. 15 Bhaumavāra.* (706 A.D.)-( Navsari Plates; IA, XIII 70 ). • The initial letter of this word is illegible and is supposed to be either or it. The
specified day actually falls on Tuesday and hence the word should be restored as (Bhau )mavara.
706
706
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