Indian Antiquary Vol 51

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

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KAL
Kalkl-Tutikorin at the mouth of the river Tamraparni in Tinnevelly : it is the Sesikourai
of Ptolemy (McCrindle's Ptolemy, p. 67). It was formerly the capital of Pandya
(sce Kolkai). Kalyanapura-Kaliani or Kalyana, thirty six miles west of Bidar in the Nizam's territory.
It was the capital of Kuntala-desa (aee Kantala-desa). In the beginning of the seventh century A.D., the Chalukyas were divided into two main branches,--the Western Chalukyas in the Western Deccan and the Eastern Chalukyas in that part of the Pallava country which lies between the Krishņd and the Godåvari (Rapson's Indian Coins, p. 37). Ahavamalla or Somebyara, one of the latter Chalukya kings of the Deccan, founded this city in the eleventh century and removed his seat of government from Manyakheta (Malkhet) to this place (Dr. Bhandarkar's History of the Dekkan, see. xii; but - 866 Indian Antiquary, vol. I, p. 209). Vijñanebvara, the author of the Mitakshard, flourished in the court of Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya II, the second son of Somesvara I, who reigned from 1076 to 1126 A.D., and who was the most powerful monarch of the Chalukya dynasty (Dr. Burnell's South Indian Palæography, p. 56). Bilhana also flourished in the court of this king in the eleventh century. He was the author of the Vikramdi kadeva-charita which was written about 1085 A.D. (Dr. Bahler's Introduction to the work, p. 23). The kings of Kalyana were also called kings of Karnata. According to the Vdeava Puriņa, Bijala Raya, the last king of Kalyana, was a Jaina. Ho persecuted the followers of Vasava, who was his minister, and was the founder of the Lingait or Jangams sect of Saivas. Bijala was assassinated in his own palace by Jagaddeva, a Lingait, at the insti. gation of Vasava. After the death of the king, Kalyana was destroyed by internal dissension (see Garrett's Classical Dictionary of India, 8. v. Vasava Purana ; Wilson's Mackenzie Collection, pp. 311-320). But it appears that Kalyana ceased to be the capital on
the fall of the Kalachuris. Kama-Asrama-Karon, eight miles to the north of Korantedi in the district of Balia
Mahadeva is said to have destroyed Madana, the god of love, at this place with the fire of his third eye in the forehead (Ramdyana, Bala, ch. 23). It was situated at the confluence of the Sarayu and the Ganges, but the Sarayu has now receded far to the east of this place, and joins the Ganges Dear Singhi, eight miles to the east of Chapra in Saran. The place contains a temple of Kamesvaranatha or Kauleivaranatha Mahadeva. It is the same as Madana-tapovana of the Raghuvanda (ch. II, v. 18). But according to the Standa P., (Avanti Kh., Avanti-kshetramáhatmya, ch. 34), the incident took place at Deva
daruvana in the Himalaya. Kama-Girl-See Kamakhya (Deut-Bhagavala, viii, 11). Kåmåkhyl-1. In Assam (Brihat-Dharma P., I, 14): see Kamarapa. 2. In the Punjab :
a place of pilgrimage (Padma P., Svarga, ch. 11) on the river Devika. 3. Same as
Mayapurt (Brihat-Siva P., I, ch. 16). Kåmakoshthi (Kamakoshņi)-1. Kumbhaconum in the province of Madras. It was the ancient capital of Chola (Bhagavata, Bk. X, ch. 79; Chaitanya charitamrita, Madhya, ch.9 : Life of Chaitanya, p. 43 published by the Buddhist Text Society). But this identification
is doubtful. 2. Same as Kamdlhyd (Brihad-Dharmma P., Parva, ch. 14). Kamalanka-Comilla : it was the capital of Tipard in the sixth century. Most probably
it is the Komalê of the Vayu P., (II, ch. 37, v. 369) and Kiamolongkia of Hiuen
Tsiang.