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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Ya o varian (1133-7135 A.D.). At a number of places it is stated that the light continued for as many as twelve years. We may not take the literal meaning of 'twelve years. All the same it appears from all these accounts that the battle between Gujarāta and Måla vå must have lasted for a pretty long period. Yasovar man ruled only for about three years. Therefore, the struggle must have started during the reign of Naravarman and must have continued in Ya śo varman's reign also resulting in his defeat. Tlie Paranara kings of Mala va have come to be regarded as powerful since the age of Mu i ja and Blinja, and a very long duration of the fight as well as the importance given to the same by so many authors of repute is an evidence for regarding Naravarmao and Yasovarman as very powerful contemporaries of Siddharija. As such Gajapati' may be taken to denote either of these, or, more probably, Yasovarma n. The incident of Ya $ 0 - varman's successiul attack on Patana in the absence of Siddharaja and his returning with the pilgrimage-merit incurred by Siddharaja, which was tactfully offered to liim by the shrewd minister of Gujarāta, corroborates our conclusion in the matter.
Now let us try to find out the probable meaning of the term 'Narapati'. One of the Western Ciluky a rulers of Kalyāņa or the Kadamba kings of Goa or the Silahāra kings of Konkana appears to bave been meant by it. Tlie rulers of these dynastys are considered powerful, but none of them has ever become prominent due to either a powerful cavalry or a powerful elephant--force. Consequently they must have mostly relied on their foot-soldiers. Vikramaditya VI (1996-1126 A.D.) of the Western Căluky a dynasty was popularly known as Paramar dd in, and in the well-known inscription of Talavāda, Ja y asimha is described as " Parawarddi-mardaitka" or "subduer of Para mi arddin". That Paramarddin must be none else than this Vikramiditya VI of Kalyana. Certain other contemporary kings also bore the title " Paramar. ddin", but this "Paramarddin" was very powerful as compared to other ones of his age. As such the term 'Narapali' may be taken to mean this Paramarddin Vikramaditya VI of Kalyān a.
Ja ya kesin ( of the Kadamba dynasty of God reigned during 1950-1980 A,D. Micala devi or 11 a y an allá devi, mother of Siddharāja Jaya şi pha, was his danghter, Karnadeva's marriage with Ma yan allá devi is regarded as politica., having special concern with luis victory over the Lāç a territory. He lost L äta fter
+ Vide CG, pp. 79-80; G, H, Oza, Solankion-kā Prăcina Itihasu (Hindi), Part I, p. 317.
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