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yoga in the derivative sense of 's conjunction leading to longevity', but the insertion of the expression between the nakshatra and karana rather indicates that it was used in its technical sense of a par'icular yoga. It is also possible that the framer of the record purposely substituted Ayushmat for Sūls, as the latter is not an auspicious yoga. This discrepancy in respect of yoga is not very important; for, 46 D. B. S. K. Pillai has observed, the investigation of yogas is a matter of altogether secondary importance in historical and chronological research. The date may, therefore, be considered as identical with Thursday, the 7th April 1177 A.D.
The importance of the inscription lies in the fact that it introduces a new line of princes that ruled at Tēkkall which must be identified with modern Bärsi Takli in Berār. The founder of the family was one Danturāja. The names of this prince and of Ghatāma who was his descendant are not otherwise known. At the time of the inscription Hēmādridēva was reigning. Three persons of this name are known to the history of the Yadava period : (1) Hēmādridēva of the Nikumbha family, a feudatory of the Yādaves, who was ruling at Patna in the Chalisgaon region of Khåndesh sometime after Saka 1128 (1207 A.D.)'; (2) Hēmådri defeated by Khólsvara, the famous general of Bhillams, as mentioned in the stone inscription dated Saka 1150 at Ambeo ; and (3) Hēmādri Pandit who was a minister of Ramadēva Yādava and is mentioned in the Thana* inscription dated Saka 1194 (1272 A.D.). Of these the first and the third are out of the question for the former was ruling in Khāndesh and not in Berār, while the latter was only a minister and Aourished nearly a century later. Again prima facie it appears doubtful if our Hēmādri who was ruling in Saka 1098 could be identified with the second prince named above, who was defeated by Kholesvara sometime before Saka 1150. Even if we suppose that the battle in which he was defeated was fought early in the reign of Singhans who ruled from Saka 1132 to 1169, there is a difference of at least 34 years to be accounted for between the two dates. There is, however, one circumstance which renders this identification possible in the present state of our knowledge. Our inscription mentions that H&madridēva defeated Rajala, the son of Målugidēva, who invaded Tēkkali with a large army. Now two princes of the name Mälugi (or Mallugi) were reigning at the time-(1) Mallugi, the Kalachari prinos who, according to the Mardi stone inscription dated Saka 1134, succeeded his brother, the Kalachuri prinoe soma or Sõvidēva whose last date is Saka 1096, and (2) Mallugi, "the father and predecessor of the Yādava king Bhillama (Saka 1109-1113). As to the first
alternative, it is clear that the Kalachuri Mälugi was reigning for a short interval between Bakas 1097 to 1098 as we have a record of the second year of his reign dating from Saka 2098. From other records, we know that his younger brother Sankama also began to rule in Saka 1997 as his second and eighth years were Bakas 1098 and 1104 respectively. The only hypothesis on which this can be explained is that of joint rule by the two brothers. As the present record montions that Hemadridēva defeated Rājala, the son of Mālugi, this alternative is not entirely ruled out, but it is improbable that the Kalachuris could at this period engage in offensive warfare so far away from their capital, Kalyani. As to the second alternative, we learn from the Vratakhanda of Hômadri Pandit that Mallugi, the Yādava king, took a town named Perpalheta from his enemies and while residing there carried away by force the troop of slephants belonging to the king of Utkala. The early Yadave princes were ruling in
. Indian Epitemoris, p. 20.
* Ep. Ind., I. p. 341. .. 1. Khan, source of the Medieval History of the Deccan, Vol. I, p. 64. • Rp. Ind. XII, p. 198. "G. H. Khare, Sources of the Mediaval History of the Deccan,, Vol. I, p. 50. . Sur B. G. Bhandarker Early History of the Deccan, Third Eddition, p. 179.
