History of Early Ganga Monarchy and Jainism

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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It is the irony of fate that Kundaņasāmi's husband Rājāditya, a crest-jewel of the Cālukya family and a son of Būtuga's sister, and therefore a nephew of Būtuga, was defeated and beheaded by his own brother-in-law Mārasimha. The incident remainds us of the famous adage that all is fair in love and war. Rājāditya had also another consort, a senior spouse, who was the daughter of Krsna-III. That principal wife's name was Cangāmbā; She, on account of seperation from her spouse, became a nun and putting up with bodily pain, by being completely indifferent to it, resorted to the moritification situation and died by the rite of sallekhanā at Koppaļa in C.E 1007 [Nagarajaiah, Hampa No. 27: 78-80). Thus, it is paradoxical to note that Rājāditya, as a scion of Cālukya family, let down both his wives and father-in-law, and paid a heavy penalty for it by loosing his life (MAR 1935. pp. 114 ff; ARSIE. No. 172. IWG: No. 159, 968-69; EC. 11 (R) "Intro". IXXXIV]., This Rājāditya is identical with the Rājāditya, who was once vanquished by Būtuga [1WG : no. 138: 962-63 C.E. ; p 411-30] and who fought against Bāsagāvuņda in a battle for taking the possession of the Uccangi fort [EC. IX (R) Bl. 551. (XV BI. 308) C.E. 971 p. 480]. An inscription of Śravanabelagola eulogises Mārasimha's generosity to protect his religion (EC. II (R) 64 (59) 10th cent. p. 23]. He, with the biruda Māņdalika triņetram and Nolamba-kulāntaka, had commissioned basadis at several places and erection of Mānastambas (ibid, lines : 107-08]. He had made provisions for burning a perpetual lamp in the Ganga-Kandarpa Jinamandira sanctuary at Puligere, the modern Laksmeśvar [SII. XX. 244 and 245. 968-69. pp. 294-96]. Apparently, the above shrine is named after him because he had the biruda GangaKandarpa (a cupid in the Ganga family). Mārasimha granted the villages Molagere and Siggalagrāma to the
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