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three years, but thereafter he permanently joined it with his Gujarata. § The authors of the Prabandhas are quite well-known for their habit of confusing historical chronology. Therefore this Jaya kesin I also may be meant by the term 'Narapati' of our text.
The Prabandha-works have described at length the defeat of Mallikarjuna, the Silahara king of Konkana, at the hands of the army of Siddharaja's successor Kumarapala. The Silahara kings of Konkana bore the title Rajapitāmaha'. The king of Gujarāta does not appear to have benefitted by this victory over Mallikarjuna, which fact also would hint at his powerfulness. In short, the term 'Narapati', in all probability, denotes this Mallikarjuna, referring thereby to a future fight!
In this way, the terms Asvapali Gajapati and Narapati' most probably denote Arnorăja of Sakambhari, Naravarman or Ya so varman of Malava and Mallikarjuna of Konkana respectively.
It will be interesting to note that these three kings are also referred to by Merutunga suri in his PC under peculiar circumstances:
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ततः क्रमेण त्रयोविंशतिहस्तप्रमाणं परिपूर्ण प्रासादं कारयामास । तत्र प्रासादेऽश्वपति गजपति नरपतिप्रभृतीनामुत्तमभूपतीनां मूती: कारयित्वा तत्पुरो योजितामल खां मूर्ति निर्माप्य देशभङ्गोऽपि तान् प्रासादस्याभ याचितवान् । [PC, p. 61.3
When Siddharaja got erected the famous huge artistic and majestic temple of Rudramahālaya [ Rudramahākāla prāsāda] at Siddhapura (in North Guj.), he got prepared a full-size mansion of the measure of twenty-three hastas, established therein the statues of such excellent kings as A svapati, Gajapati, Narapati etc., placed his own statue in front of them, with folded hands, and appealed thereby to them that even in the event of the defeat of Gujarata (at their hands) that particular temple (viz. Rudramahālaya) should not be disturbed. It is evident from this reference also that these three kings were very powerful ones and that Siddharaja always entertained fear from them. It is curious that such an important reference could not draw the attention of Sri Durgāśankara Sastri, the renowned author of GMRI, and other veteran historians.
The name of Siddharaja's another is Minaladevi according to LPS. She has been named elsewhere as Mayapallade vi and
§ Vide CG, p. 39.
Vide GMRI, pp. 347-351; CG, pp. 113-115.
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