Indian Antiquary Vol 48

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 119

JULY, 1919)
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHÂLUKYA VIKRAMADITYA
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With reference to the first argument it may be observed that every one of the early Ch&jukya kings had the biruda Satyasraya or 'refuge of truth' from Pulakési I down to Kirtivarman II with the only exceptions of Kirtivaiman I and Maugalisa.26 From the Chalukyan genealogy of the Kannada poet Ranpa le it is evident that the early Châlukyas had a progenitor in Satyasraya who was the first to rule at Ayodhyâ. The Ittagi inscription 2 informs us in addition that the family was therefore known as Satydórayakula and states definitely that this Satyasraya was himself in turn descended from the sons of Hârit. As regards the second argument of Dr. R. G. Bhandarkar it must be pointed out that, besides some birudas common to the later as well as the earlier branches, such as Maharajadhiraja, Parameswara, Bhattâraka, Paramabhattâraka and Pithvivallabha, we find some later kings of the early dynasty such as Vikramaditya I and Vinayaditya had even the birudas Rajamalla and Yuddhamalla, 38 thus indicating a leaning to 'malla' title, so familiar among the later Chålukyas. Albeit, one is inclined to think that to argue continuity or otherwice from biru las, which so much depend on the caprice and desire for novelty among individual monarchs, seems to be treading on doubtful and even dangerous grounds.29 Thus it will be seen that Dr. R. G. Bhandarkar's reasons for the assertion that the later C# åļukyas were not a continuation of the earlier are not conclusive enough and that there is nothing to discredit tho continuity of the two lines mentioned in the Mirêj, Kauthem and Yêvar records where the Châļukya genealogy is given in full.
The political outlook of the Dekkan at tha, close of the tenth century.
The last quarter of the tenth century witnessed a revolution in the mutual relations of powers contending for supremacy in the Dekkan. Everywhere the old combatants receded to the background and their places were slowly and steadily taken up by new cruce.
The old order changed, yielding place to the new. In the Dekkan the Râshțra kuras disappeared from history. Tho way for their declire was paved, as was seen above, by Erf Harsha, the Paramâra king of Mâļava, and the feudatory Châļukyas, urder the leaderslip of Tailapa, seized the opportunity, extinguished their power and stepped in much to tło chagrin of the Paramârag. In the further south the Pallavas of Kanchi had been throwo out of their foremost place and the Cholas were already rising rapidly on their ruins. The latter also interfered successfully in the affairs of the Eastern Ch&fukya dominions of Vergi which was then broken by internal dissensions and a long period of anarchy and interreg. qum 30 and would appear to have wrested a part of their dominions from oven the Gaigas of Talaka in Mysore. This revolution contained in itself the germs of future hostility between the rising powers and it must have been clear to keen-sighted politiciane that in the place of the old rivalries between the Rashtrakajas, Måsavas and Pallavas in the ninth-and terth conturies, the later Châ]akyas would have to contend long and hard with the Chôļas in the south and the Paramaras in the north.
Tallapa (A.D. 978-997). Tsila pa calls himself 31 as the truly valorous king, terrifier of the Karahala and Koika, kings, poison to the Rashtrakafas, fover to the Garjaras, and a consuming fire to the Mala var.
25 Bom. Caz., IL
* Ind. Ant., XI, 48, 44. 27 Kpi. Ind., XII, No. 4, v. 21. The 'Satyadaya referred to here is the early maler at Ayodhya but not Palak. i II as understood by Dr. Barnett.
# Bon. Gas., I, Part II, Ch, IT, 368. * Vide Mr. Rios's erroneous inforonoa notioed in Part II, ira. # SpiInt., VI, NJ. 36. Rapastipaadi graat of Villings
Ind. ant., XI U 44