Epigraphia Indica Vol 21

Author(s): Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

Page 62

No. 9.]
TWO PARAMARA INSCRIPTIONS.
praise of this king and his army. King Jayasimha is mentioned in verse 21 and the splendourg of his army are likewise described, while his superiority and control over other kings are spoken of in the next four verses. Here ends the first part of the inscription.
The second part commences by saying that in the Paramāra family was born Dhanika, who built the temple of Dhanēśvara near Mahākāla (at Ujjain) (vv. 26-27). After him, his brother's son Chachcha became king (v. 28). Verse 29 tells us that a ruler of the same family, whose name is lost in the present portion of the record, gave battle to Khottigadēva at Khalighatta on the bank of the Rēvā (Narmadā) in the cause of Siyaka and went to heaven. Verse 31 introduces Satyarāja who is said to have received a fortune from king Bhöja and fought with the Gurjaras. He married Rājasri of the Chāhamāna family from whom was born Limbarāja (vv. 32-33). His i.e., Limbarāja's) younger brother was Mandalíka, who took General Kanha prisoner and handed him over to Jayasimha (vv. 34-37). Mandalika is glorified in verse 39 and is said to have built the temple of Mandalēśvara (Siva) at Pāṁsulākhőtaka (vv. 45-47). This king Jayasimha is said to have assigned to the god, for defraving the expenses of worship, one vinsõpakal on every bull (that passed) on the road and also some land at Pām uläkhētaka. Mandalika also granted to this temple, for his own spiritual welfare, some lands and a garden behind Nagna-tadāga and the temple of) Varuņēśvari together with some rice-fields as well as lands in the villages of Nattapāțaka, Pānāchhi and Mandaladraha (vv. 47-52). The date is given at the end as Vikrama-Samvat 1116 (A.D. 1059). The inscription was engraved by Asarāja, son of Kāyastha Sridhara of Valabhi.
As to the personages spoken of in the inscription, kings Siyaka, Muñjadēva, Sindhurāja, Bhöjadēva and Jayasimhadēva are the well known Paramāra rulers of Mālwā. Up till now only one copper plate inscription dated V. 1112 (A.D. 1055) of the time of Jayasimha (I) has been discovered, so this inscription carries his reign to a further period of some four years. Among the rulers of Vāgada, Dhanika, Chachcha, Satyarāja, Limbarāja and Mandalika are mentioned in the inscription. The names of Kankadēva and Chandapa, the two rulers after Chachcha, which are found in the Arthūņā Inscription of V. 11363 are not preserved in the present record. The battle fought against Khottigadēva at Khalighatta (v. 29) is evidently the one mentioned in the Arthünā Inscription of V. 1136 (verse 19) as being fought by Kankadēva against the Rashtrakūta king of Karņāța.
From verse 36 of the present record, Mandalika who is called Mandaladēva in the Arthūņā Inscription, appears to have been the feudatory of King Jayasinhadēva (I) of Mälwā.
Many of the localities mentioned in this inscription may be easily identified. Thus Påmsulākhē taka (vv. 39, 46) is the village of Pāņābēļā where the inscription was found. Nattapā taka (v.50) is the village called Nātāwāsā lying about two miles to the west of Pānā. hērā. Dzulapāțaka is the modern Dēlwāsā situated about 4 miles south-west of Jagapurā. Bhogyapura is the village Bhagērā which stands about 3 miles to the north-west of Pāņābērā. Pânăchhi is now called Pānāsi and is situated at a distance of about 4 miles from Pāņāhērā. Mandaladraha is Mādaldā of the present day and is about 4 miles to the west of Nātāwārā. Nagna-tadäga (v. 48) is a tank called Nāgēlātalāva and is to be seen at the foot of the temple of Mandalēgvara at Päņāhērā. Khalighatta (v. 29) was evidently the name of a ford on the bank of the Narmadā. I am unable to identify the other localities mentioned in the inscription.
1 For the meaning of this word see above, Vol. I. p. 166. * Above, Vol. III. p. 46. • Above, Vol. XIV. pp. 297 ff.