History of Early Ganga Monarchy and Jainism

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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Sustenance of Sripurusa / 23
Kirtinandi. When Vimalacandra was the main abbot of the Śripura diocese, Kundacci, consort of Paramagūļa of Nirgunda territory, built Lokatilaka Jinālaya at Sripura [1WG: No. 48: pp. 182-89]. Princes Kundacci was the daughter of Maruvarma, a prince of Sagara family [Nagarajaiah, Hampa: 1995: 41-42].
4.7.2 Pruthuvi Kongani Mahārāja Śrīpuruşa gifted the village Ponnalli situated in Nirgunda viṣaya along with other cultivable land, garden (bāgāyitu) house and sits for the construction of building from the neighbouring villages, all free of hindrances, for repairs, new constructions and for the worship of god of Lokatilaka Jinālaya [EC. VII (R) Ng. 149 (IV Ng 85). C.E 776-77 Devarahalli (Md dt/Ng tk) pp. 144-47]. At the time of issuing this record, at the solicitation of Parama Gula alias Prithvi Nirgundarāja, husband of princess Kundacci, Ganga king Śrīpurusa was residing in the victorious camp at Manyapura (Manne). 4.7.2.1 An epigraph of the early eighth century applies the epithets of Konganivarma, the first king to PrithiviKonganivarma, also named Raṇabhājana, and says that during his visit to the Kongeśvara caityalaya, in the city of Perur, the king made a grant of a house, situated in that portion of Perur known as Kittangadi, and also certain lands to one Iśvara Sarma, younger brother of Sivaśarma. Prithivi-Konganivarma of the record might be Sripuruşa; the particular line of the text reads 'Perura-puramati-vasati-tatraḥa Kongeśvara-nāma caityalayasta'. [EC. XVII. Supp. Ins. in the Kolar Dt (1965), CB. 105. C. 728 A.D. (MAR 1914. p. 34) p. 78]. 4.7.3 Nagavarma belonged to the family of 'Pasindi', a branch of Gangavamsa. When Śripurusa was ruling Gangavaḍi, Nagavarma was solemenly enthroned as a Ganga king. Tuluga Adi of Kadambakula had married the sister of Nagavarma [MAR 1920. p. 23. 8th cent]. Tollagrāma, a village in Gangavāḍi, had a caityalaya. Nagavarma and his brother-in-law Tuluga Adi, together gifted a village