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from A. D. 1062 to A. D. 1078, but as it has been already proved that Rajendrachola II appointed Vijayaditys as his vioeroy, there is no real contradiction to be explained. We must include the first four years (A.D. 1070 to 1074) of Rajendrachola II's reiga in the fifteen years' reign of Vijayaditye as a governor of Vengi, otherwise Virachoda's acceasion in Saka 1001 is impossible. In the early years of his reiga Rajendrachola II was engaged in wars in the Central Provinces as they are called now. Hence he could not come to help his sovereign Adhiri iêndradeva at the time of the above mentioned rebellion in 1070-71. Besides he could not rule Vêngi himself and intrusted it to Vijayaditya.
Vijayaditya was firmly established in this office in A, D. 1074 when the subjects of the Chola empire rebelled a second time and killed their king Adhirajendra as already stated. Even then Rajendrach6la II was not able to go in time to save his sovereign, but went to the place after Adhirajendra's death and occupied the vacant throne, as stated in Kalingattupparaní,95 and assumed the title of Kalottangachóla. There being no enmity between the two we have no reason to suppose that a war between Râjând rachola II and Adhirajêndra had taken place in A.D. 1074 As is said in the Annual Report on Epigraphy for 1904 (page 12). Divyasuricharita of Garudavî hans Srinivasa, which, as I understand it, supplies a detailed account of Adhirajêndra's death, also supports my statement that Adhirajêndra died in a rebellion. I quote below that portion of the work completely, as orientalists have not looked into it as yet, though it was written by a contemporary disciple of the well-known philosopher Ramanuja.80
Divyasaricharita, canto XVIII, vv. 71-89.
बोलेऽभूपय कुलपसिनी नृशंसो Tawi: सशक्षबकरपाव मन्बनीस्वाग
पाणपस्तंम्बतनुत शेवमार्गनिष्ठम् ।। Then began to rule a cruel Cbola king, who brought disgrace to his family and who was like a collection of evils caused by Kali. Intending to destroy his family, a Pandya converted him to Saivism.
दुर्मेधाः परुपपुरोहितानुरोधी Para
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पाथोधेः पयास स पातबांबभूव ।। Following the advice of his cruel preceptor, the evil-minded Obola destroyed the principal shrine at Chitrakuta (Chidambaram) dedicated to Viebņa, the Lord of the three worlds, and threw it into the waters of the ocean.
भास्थान्बामखिलविपश्चितां पुरस्तापाहतस्वाविषयवासिवैष्णवेभ्यः ।
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