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[Vol. XXX city of Udaipur) to Vēņi, daughter of Gõsvāmin Yadunātha, granting a deed in the name of her (Vēni's) husband Madhusudanabhatta.
From his accession onwards Jagatsimha performed a silver tula charity every year, besides giving other gifts. In the year 1704 during the month of Ashādha on the occasion of the solar eclipse (Tuesday, 22nd June, 1647 A.D.), Jagatsimha worshipped the lord Omkāra, one of the Jyotirlingas, especially venerable to Mändhātri, at Amarakamtaka, and performed a gold tulā gift there. That time onwards he performed a gold tulā every year. He had performed various other great gifts on the occasions of his birthday anniversaries, such as Kalpavriksha, Svarnaprithvi, Saptasägara and Visvachakra. In the said year (1704) in the month of Kärttika, Jagatsimha's mother Jämbuvati" set out on pilgrimage. She first visited Mathurā and saw Gokula where she witnessed the festivals of Dipāvali and Annakūta connected with lord Govardhana ; then on the fullmoon day of the month of Kärttika at the holy Sükara(-kshētra) on the banks of the Ganges she performed & silver tula-dāna. There she was accompanied by her daughter's daughter Nandakūmvari, daughter of Karņa, the ruler of Bikānēr and wife of Hathīsimha, the ruler of Ramapura, who also performed a silver tula gift. She (Nandakumvari) had in the previous year also given the Umāmahēgvara gift to Ranachhöda (the poet), having made him stand before the Queen Mother Jambuvati, at the latter's instance. Jāmbuvati made another silver tula gift at Prayaga, and after visiting Kāsi, Ayodhyā and other holy places she returned home where she performed a number of silver tula gifts again. Further, she made Jagatsimha's wife give the Umamahēsvara gift to Vēņi and her husband Madhusudana. To these two were given similar gifts also by the queens of Rānā Amarasimha, all amounting to thirty. In that year on the fullmoon day of the month of Vaisakha, Jagatsimha erected a temple to the deity Jagannātharaya and on the occasion of the consecration he made the following gifts : one thousand kine, Kalpalatā, Hiranyāsua, and five villages. To Madhusudanabhatta he made the Mahāgödāna gift, and to Krishnabhatta the village of Bhaiṁsada (near Chitor). He also performed the Ratnadhēnu (gift). . ' 1 Also mentioned in the Jagannatharāya temple inscription, above, Vol. XXIV, p. 77, v. 118.
See also above, Vol. XXIV, p. 62 and n. 3 and pp. 73-74, vv. 77-86, Amarakantaka mentioned in v. 35 of the Rajapar Sasti apparently refers to Mandhātā itself, where the temples of Omkarnath and Amarokvara are situated on either bank of the river and should not be confused with Amarkantak in the Rowa State.
According to the Jagannatharāya temple inscription, the Kalpavsikaha, Saptasagara and Vidvachakra charities were performed on his birthday anniversary in V.S. 1705, 1707 and 1708 respectively. See above, Vol. XXIV, p. 62.
She was a daughter of Rathor Jasavanta (Mahocha) as mentioned in v. 16.
Also mentioned in the Jagannatharāya temple inscription, see above, Vol. XXIV, pp. 79-80, vv. 15-16 and v. 22.
See above, Vol. XXIV. p. 64. In the courtyard of the Omkärji temple, situated on the other side of the Narmada at Mandhātā, there is actually & stone inscription of Jagatsimha, dated Samvat 1704. This record is in two parts, the first of which is in eleven lines containing the origin and the genealogy of the Guhilas. In the family of Raghu was born Bapa Rävala whose descendants were Rapa Rahappa. After that come the names of his descendants beginning with Narapati down to Jagatsimha, omitting the name of Kumbhakarna's son, the patricide Udã and also those of Ratnasimha II and Vikramaditya who reigned between Samgrāmasimha and Udayasimha II. The name of Vanavira who usurped the throne after murdering Vikramaditya is also omitted. The second part of the inscription consisting of 23 lines is mainly devoted to Jagatsimha and his visit to Mandhata. In the family of Bapa and Guhadatta was bom, of Jambuvati and king Karma, Jagatsimha. Desirous of visiting the temple of Siva worsipped by Måndhátri, he started from his capital and visiting Amarakantaka on the way reached Omkūrēsvara. Then, in the town of Mandhata, he distributed his weight in gold mixed with pearls and precious jewels. The occasion of the gift was a solar eclipse in Vikrama Samvat 1704, dark half of Ashādha, Tuesday (22nd June, 1647 A.D., Tuesday). The inscription also states that the Rāņā had also two föraras erected at Mandhata for the fula ceremony, which were the work of Mukunda, son of Bharu. Other arhisans mentioned in this connection are Bhudhars and Arajuns (Arjuna), son of Kala of the Gughavata taraily. The names of the artisans mentioned here are also found in the Jagannatharāya temple inscription and the Rajaprasasti.
