Book Title: Chronology of Gujarat
Author(s): M R Majumdar
Publisher: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

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________________ -30 CHRONOLOGY OF GUJARAT 788 Jhälāvād Division of Saurāştra ); in the north Indrayudha (identified with Indrarāja, the brother of the Rāştrakūta king Dhruva), whom he had left in charge of Lateśvara mandala, with presumably Gujarat and other Rāştrakūța possessions in the north.-(R. C. Majmudar, Journal Department of Letters, Vol. X, p. 37, fn.2); in the South Srivallabha; in the east Vatsarāja, king of Avanti (Ujjayini), and in the west Varaha or Jayavarāha in the territory of the Sauras, i.e., the Southern part of the Saurāṣtra peninsula. Dr. D. R. Bhandarkar has suggested an amendment to the translation as: “In the east the illustrious king of Avanti ; in the West, king Vatsrāja : and in the territory of the Sauras, the victorious and brave Varāha."-( JBBRAS, XXI, p. 421, fn. 4). This Jaina Harivaṁsa mentions the name of Vatsarāja of the Pratihāra family as king of Avanti, and a contemporary of Dhruva, the Rāşțrakūţa ruler of the Deccan (called in this stanza stagit of the South). This reference strengthens the inference that the Pratihāras were established at Ujjayini before they migrated to Kanauj.-(IA., XV, p. 147). P.M.P. Karkarāja II of South Gujarat extended his sway over Central and North Gujarat and shifted his capital to Khețaka (Kheda ), as implied by the references in the Hilol plates of Mahāsāmanta Candrāditya-( Buddhiprakāśa XCIX, 294 ff.). This must have been facilitated by the sudden fall of Maitraka power at Valabhi.-(H. G. Shastri,' Rise of the Rāştrakūta Rule in Gujarat'. XVIIth session, I.H.C., 1954). Sankarācārya, the famous Brahmanical reformer went to establish the Sāradāmatha at Dwarka; and his visit strengthened the position of Saivism in this part of the country. His visit to Dwarka is mentioned by Mādhavācārya in the poem Sankaravijava.—( Also see, Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, Vol. XI, p. 186; Durgashankar Shastri, Saivadharma no Sanksipta Itihāsa, pp. 45-6). Sankarācārya who hailed from Kāladi in Cerā country (Kerala State) revolutionised the spiritual outlook of men in India within a very short life of thirty-two years. His death is placed in $. 742 ( 820 A.D.). There are various views about Sankara's date, placing him between sixth and ninth Century A.D.. Justice Telang, places Sankara as early as 590 A.D. (IA., XI, 175, 263; See, Winternitz's History of Indian Literature, III, 434, fn. I). Among the disciples of Sankara, the most prominent was Sureśvara. He is identified with Mandanamiśra, who was placed in charge of the Säradāmatha at Dwarka. Out of the four Pithas (centres) or Maţhas believed to have been established by Sankara in the four corners of India, the one at Dwarka, had its spiritual jurisdiction extending over the region of the Sindhu river, the country of Sauvira (including Kaccha and Rājasthān), Saurāṣtra, Mahārāșțra and the intervening territories in the West : 788-820 Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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