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whereupon the latter gave him the two brothers Vastupala and Tejahpala who were working as his ministers."
The story of the dream does not deserve consideration as it possesses poctic rather than historic truth. It is probable as Arisimha relates that Bhima II made Lavanaprasada Sarvesvara or Lord of All; for the Lekhapanchasika contains two documents which support this view. One is about a gift of land. It bears the date V. Samvat 1288. In it, Lavanaprasada, the donor, is called Mahamandaleśvaradhipati or "The great overlord of feudatory princes.' "" Before his name stands the whole genealogy of the Chaulukyas of Anahilavada, and it is said that by the grace of his overlord Bhima II, he possessed the Khetakapathaka or the Kaira District. This document clearly shows that Lavanaprasada had not rebelled against his lord; otherwise he would not acknowledge Bhima II as his master. It also shows that Lavanaprasada had the power of making grants of land. The other document records an agreement of the same date between Mahamandaleśvara Rana Lavanaprasada and Simhana, the Mahārājādhirāja of Deogiri, in which 6. Jayasimhasari, Vastupala-Tejahpala Prasasti, 39-52.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
