Gaudavaho

Author(s): Vakpatiraj, Narhari Govind Suru, P L Vaidya, A N Upadhye, H C Bhayani
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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(LiV) सर्वेषां मूग्निं दत्त्वा पदमवनिभृतामुद्गतो भूरिधामा निस्त्रिशाशुपतानप्रदलितनिखिलारातिघोरान्धकारः। ख्यातो यो लोकपालः सततवसुमतीपद्मिनीबोधहेतुः श्रीमान भास्वानिवोच्चैस्तपति दिशि दिशि श्रीयशोवर्मदेवः ।।
“Here blazes high, in every direction, the famous King Yasovarman, of great refulgence, who, stepping on the heads ( tops ) of all kings (mountains ), destroyed with his quick-projecting sword all his enemies ( dreadful darkness) and caused the awakening of the whole earth (lotus-plants )”. He is also supposed to have founded a town called Yasovarmapura, to commemorate his victory over the Magadha king and the annexation of this country into his own kingdom.
History records Yasovarman's conflict with king Muktāpīda alias Lalitāditya of Kashmir. He belonged to the Karkoța or Nāga dynasty and spent most of his life in expeditions of conquests. According to Kalhana, the author of the Rājatarangini, he conquered most of the eastern kings and those in the Antarvedi or the region between the two rivers, Gangā and Yamunā. After the defeat of the eastern kings, the first bloodless victory he had was over the King Yasovarmā of Kanauj, because
this King showed what was the best thing to do, when he turned his back on Lalitāditya and became his obedient servent'. Peace was made between the two, much against the wishes of Lalitāditya's minister of peace and war and his soldiers too felt dissatisfied that a treaty was effected before their desire of fighting a longer battle was gratified. At the same time the allies of Yasovarman took up a bellicose attitude and showed fight. Lalitāditya, therefore, deposed the king of Kanauj and rewarded his own minister with five great titles. Yasovarman, under