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192 / Jijñāsā
No. Name of donee
I
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bhatta Soddhaka
DikshitaGangãditya Aniruddha
Bhatta Gosala
Bhaṭṭa Śīlāditya
Bhatta Saddhala
Bhatta Padmanabha
Bhatta Ravidhara
8
9
10 Bhatta Vämne
11 Bhatta Vankaka
12 Bhatta Mädhava
13 Bhatta Vishnu
14 Bhatta Vasudeva
15 Bhatta Someśvara
16 Bhatta Rishi
17 Bhatta Devadībha 18 Bhatta Bhavadeva
19 Bhatta Sankuka
20 Bhatta Bhima
Father
Bhatta Mahidhara
Bhatta Harikanva
Dhäräditya
Yasaditya
Saubhari
Govinda
Śridhara
Śarkkarāksha
Pañcha
Bharadvāja
Tri
Kausika
Tri
Bharadvāja Tri
Upamanyu Tri
Kapishthala- Tri
Vasishtha
Kapishchala- Tri
Väsishtha
Parasti
Gautama
Kasyapa
Kasyapa
Vāmanasvāmi
Garga Pañcha Maudgalya Tri Vāmanasvāmi Maudgalya Tri Bhāradvāja Tri
Bhargava
Pañcha
Pañcha
Pañcha
Pancha
Tri
Śridhara
Vidhika
Bhūāka
Dhii
Jaäka
Śrīdatta
Gotra
Hrishikeśa
Śivaśarma
Harisarma
Sahadeva
Kesava
Vämuka
Table
Pravara
Bhargava
Vasishtha
Vatsa
Parāśara
Pañcha
Tri
Tri
Tri
Śākhā
Place of
origin
Bahvṛicha
Anandanagara
Takkärikä
Vājasaneya Vājasaneya Vesälaka Vājasaneya Ambeshṭhikā
Vājasaneya Rājagriha Vājasaneya Päsikä
Vājasaneya Pāśikā
Vājasaneya Aviddhaka
Bahvṛicha
Bahvricha
Chhandoga
Chhandoga Lai
Vājasaneya
Vājasaneya
Vājasaneya
Vājasaneya
Vājasaneya
Vājasaneya
Bahvricha
Vajasaneya
Khaḍupallikā
Khaḍupallikā
Takkärikä
Chhatumbară
Chhatumbara
Share
1
Pāniyakavaḍa 1/2 Udumbarani
1/2
Kuāva
Śonabhadra Hastigrāma
1
I
2
1
I
1
1
1
1
1
I
I
1
Total 20
23
The king, realising the transitoriness of life as a drop of water on the tip of grass, made the grant of village up to its boundaries, grass and pasture land with libation of water in his hand after having taken bath, accomplishing obsequial rites, worshipping the favourite deity (obviously Varaha incarnation of Vishnu praised in the beginning of the inscription) and properly performing the satiating rite in honour of moon at the time of the lunar eclipse on the date referred as to above, for the increase of the merit and fame of his parents and himself (11.7-8, 20). It was announced in the presence of the headmen and the village folk who were obviously concerned. He commanded the residents of the gifted village (1.21) to deliver the donees [bhaga (regular share of the produce), bhoga (periodical offerings), kara (tax in kind)], hiranya (tax in cash), danda (fine) and adaya (levy), which are the taxes also mentioned in other Chandella grants".
Of the geographical names mentioned in the record, Kalañjara is the well-known fort in the Bāndā district of U.P. which was one of the centres of Chandella power. Śivabhadrapura may either
