Indian Antiquary Vol 61

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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OCTOBER, 1932)
THE HISTORY OF THE PARAMARA MAHAKUMARAS
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Lûnapasaka was in charge of the government of this province. In 1172 A.D., LänapAsaka, for the spiritual benefit of his father, granted the village of Umaratha, situated in the Pathaka known as Bhrmgârika-Catub asti, in favour of the god Vaidyanatha, at Udayapur. Here the record describes Udayapur as being situated in the province (mandala) of Bh&illasvamimahadvadasaka (modern Bhilsa). This settles the eastern limit of the kingdom over which the Caulukyas asserted their supremacy in the third quarter of the twelfth century A.D. During this period, though the Imperial dynasty of the Paramaras was lost in obscurity, some of its junior branches continued to rule over the old Paramára kingdom south of the Vindhya mountains. Their ruling chiefs assumed the titles Samadhigata pañca-mahasabd-alamkara-virajamana-mahakumdra. This means that they were great princes who attained the five mahd-Sabdas. The following are the sources of evidence from which we may reconstruct their history :
A. The copper-plate grant of the Maharaja Yasovarmadeva, dated V.S. 1192=
1135 A.D. B. The copper-plate grant of the Maharajadhiraja, Jayavarmadova.' The genealogy given is
P.M.P. Udayaditya.
P.M.P. Naravarman.
P.M.P. Yasovarman.
P.M.P. Jayavarman. C. The copper-plate grant of the Mahakumara Lakşmivarmadeva, dated 1200-1144 A.D. The kings mentioned are
P.M.P. Udayaditya.
V.S.
P.M.P. Naravarman.
P.M.P. Yasovarman.
MahAkumara Lakşmivarman. Here the name of Jayavarman is omitted. D. The PipliAnagar grant of the MahAkumara Hariscandra, dated 1178 A.D. In this the genealogy is given thus
P. M. P. Udayaditya.
V.8. 1235=
P. M. P. Naravarman.
P. M. P. Yalovarman.
P. M. P. Jayavarman.
Mahakumara Hariscandra, son of Lakamivarman. Hariscandra is mentioned in the record as having obtained his territory through
3 Ibid., p. 347.
Ibid., p. 349.
4 Ibid. # Ibid., p. 351.
6 1.A., vol. XIX, p. 352. 9 JASB., vol. VII, p. 736.
. Ibid., p. 348.