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AN EARLY HISTORY OF ORISSA
the second, and the great-grandson and great-great-grandson would represent the third. And if, says Dr. Barua, as is recorded in the Hāthigumphā inscription, the third purus ha-yuga, of the then reigning dynasty of Kalinga, was completed with the birth of prince Khāravela, it follows that he was the great-great-grandson of the first king of this dynasty and that the part of the third couple could be over only with the death of his father. Keeping consistency with this meaning of purusha-yuga, we might say that Khāravela's father remained joined as a king with his grandfather, when he had been discharging the administrative functions as the crown-prince for nine years-viz. from bis 16th to his 24th years :(1) that on the death of his grandfather, he himself
became joined with his father as a king as soon
as he completed his 24th year ; (2) that his father died in the 11th year of his reign,
in the record whereof, we are told that part of the third couple was over by that time, and he paid proper homage to the memory of the former king of Kalinga, which is to say, he performed the
Srāddla ceremony ; and (3) that Vakradeva? came to be joined with him as a
1. The meaning made out is this—"A & B represent the first purusha-yuga. After the death of A, the first yuga comes to be partly over and C comes to be joined as a king with B. After the death of B, C & D combine to represent the second purusha-yuga. After the death of C, the second yuga comes to be partly over and E comes to be joined as a king with D. After the death of D, E & F combine to represent the third purusha-yuga. After the death of E, the third yuga comes to be partly over and G comes to be joined as a king with F. Note: The author had the opportunity of discussing this problem with
Pt. Sukhlalji the renowned Jain Scholar, and he accepted Dr.
Barua's interpretations. 2. Dr. Barua teads Kadampa or Kudepa.
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