Jain Journal 1999 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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JAIN JOURNAL : Vol-XXXIV, No. 1 July 1999 3.2 The very fact that Vikki, in the beginning, was first placed in charge of the Gangavādi-96,000 go to approve his Ganga affiliation. Besides, only he had all the titles of the Ganga dynasty, also go to confirm his relationship to Ganga genealogy. In fact, he is introduced in the earliest of his inscriptions, in addition to his many complimentary titles, with the full set of royal birudas of the Gangas found in their records. For examples, the Shiggaon charter, one of the earliest of epigraphs to mention the name of Vikramaditya, introduces him with the usual titles of the Ganga dynasty; other relevant details will follow in the subsequent discussions.
3.3 In reality, the earliest of the inscriptions to mention the name of Vikramānkadeva, along with all his official birudas, are two, and interestingly both are of the same date. 10 These two charters introduce Vikramādityadeva with all the Ganga epithets, such as, the boon lord of Kuvalālapura, lord of the fort Nandagiri, having the crest of a lusty elephant, obtainer of a boon from Padmavatidevi, the attendent goddess of Arhat Pārsva, the 23rd Tirthankara, the Ganga-Cupid, a head-jewel in the crown of subordinate chiefs, the Ganga in Truth, the CālukyaGanga-Permmānadi-Vikramādityadeva as governing the Gangavādi, numerically labelled as 96000 and Banavāsi-12000 provinces.
3.4 The two inscriptions do not directly refer to Jainism, except that the Shiggaon charter has an indirect suggestion that Bamkāpura town was a place of five mathas (pañca-matha-sthāna) viz., Jaina, Saiva, Bauddha, Vaisnava and Viprakula (ibid, line : 29), and that Lacchaladevi, queen consort of Hariga, a Kadamba king (ibid., pp. 22
been compared to Dānacintamani-Attimabbe, a noble lady of a distinguished Jaina family, the members of which laid a strong foundation for the Calukya kingdom.11 This has led the epigraphists to speculate that the prince is of the Ganga origin : "The Chālukya prince Vikramāditya, who was a Ganga on the mother's side and adopts all the Ganga titles, was in Balligāve, ruling Gangavāļi, as well as apparently the Banavāsi, Santalige and Nolambavādi provinces, under his father, called Āhavamalla and Trailokyamalla."12
9. Of all the titles that adorned Vikki, it was Permmādi the biruda of Gangas,
that was more frequently used, in addition to Tribhuvanamalla. An epigraph, while stating that he is the greatest of all the Cālukya kings. mentions his name with duly the biruda of Permmāļi-nripa (KI. iv. 10.
C.E. 1121. Hire-halli (Hāveri dt Byadagi tk)] 10. KI. I. 17. 1055. Shiggaon, pp. 22-23 and, SII XX 35. 1055. Kalkeri (Hāveri
dt. Hāngal tk) pp. 38-39 both dated 25-12-1055. 11. Kamala Hampana, op.cit., 1995. 12. B.L. Rice : EC. VII-i (1902): "Intro" p. 13.