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wherein also there is no reference to two lakes near the capital but only one. Sri Durgāśan kara Sastri infers that this new lake was constructed in :190-91 V. S. = 1134-1135 A.D. by turning the flow of the Sarasvati towards it through canals. roo8 Siva-temples, 108 Devi-temples and a temple of the ten incarnations adorned the banks of this excellent lake-which was one of the four great things accomplished by the great king according to PC (p. 75). At the centre of the lake there was an islet upon which was erected a temple of Rudreśvara, which has now been turned into a mosque. The beauty of this lotus-covered, swan-teaming lake was further enhanced by a towering snow-white column of victory, of which no traces are now left. To judge from the taunt of the Banaras king to Siddharija Jaya. simha's Ambassador at his court about the use of the water of this lake by the populace of Aņa hill a pattan a though it was Siva-nirmālyu, this tank must have served the purpose of water-supply for the citizens of Pata ņ a.* The Sukytasankirttana (II. v. 35 ) calls it Siddhasuras. The Sarasvatipurāņa, PC, etc., however, clearly state the name Sahasralinga. The present text also bears a testimony to this name which is mentioned in such Old Guj. poems as the Samarā Rāsu as well. It is worth noting that the Ain-e-Akabari too calls the lake Sahasanak.t
5. SIDDHI-BUDDHI-RAULĀNI-PRABANDHA
This story is very interesting and the trick exercised by Haripāla in order to establish the king's capacity and eligibility for bearing the title "Siddhacakravartin' has indeed a realistic touch. It is not always advisible to reject all such incidents as mere intellectual exercises having no bearing on history. The present editor is inclined to regard Anādi Rāula and the Raulāņis Siddhi and Buddhi also as historical personages.
The other characters are already known to history. They are the ministers Santū, Haripāla and Sajjana and king Jaya simha - deva. Sajja na was a Dandanāyaku during the reign of both Siddha.
$ GMRI, pp. 300-303.
* Vide Altekar A. S.: A History of Important Ancient Towns and Cities in Gujarat and Kathiawad, IA, Vol. LIII, p. 12; GMRI, pp. 300-303.
Vide RCMLS, I, pp. 1-2.
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