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kingdoms. In the first half of it, we are informed that this prince resorted to retaliation against the kingdoms of Kuśa and Vārana." Kuśa as the name of a kingdom, may denote Kuśasthala of Kanauj. Vārana is the well-known ancient name of Bulandaśahara near Delhi. The identification of these two places shows that he extended his dominion farther eastwards from Duddai and northwards from Bayānā, the two places already occupied by his father noted above.
The next half of the verse informs us that Arņorāja had shown disrespect to one who was called Nirvāņa Nārāyaṇa and thus brought him to humiliation. Nirvāņa Nārāyaṇa as we already know was the epithet of the Paramāra prince Naravarman (1094-1133 A.D.) who was a contemporary of both Ajayadeva and Arnorāja. He has been referred to in the concluding portion of the verse by name Devarāja, because he also has been called Nirvāņa Nārāyaṇa. Consequently he was looked upon as Devaraja, lord of gods.* Arnorāja might have attacked and subdued him either independently or he might have assisted his father-in-law Siddharāja Jayasimha who waged war against Naravarman in order to avenge himself of the latter's attack on his capital when he was on a pilgrimage to Somanāth. The fact has already been referred to elsewhere."
The Prabandha-cintāmaņi states that Jayasimha Caulukya gave back Sapādalakṣa with several lacs to humbled Āņāka king. The Dvyāśrayakävya simply states that Āņa of Sapädalaksa bent his head before the Caulukya Jayasimha (c. 1094-1144 A.D.)." The Kirti-kaumudi confirms the fact by stating that Jayasimha differed from Vişnu in this respect, that while Vişnu conquered Arnorāja (Ocean) and took his daughter Lakşmi, Siddharāja Jayasimha conquered Arņorāja (king of Ajmer) but gave his own daughter to him in marriage. The commentator of the Prthvirājavijaya refers to the name of his daughter as Kāncanadevi.' This marriage
1 V. 17: 774 FTRU Ta Tipita 2 EI., XXVI, p. 93. 3 V. 17: agi qaraganda faforar
न्यक्काराचरणेन भंगकरणं श्रीदेवराज प्रति॥ 4 El., XXVI, p. 94. 5 See supra pp. 110-III, Chapter on the Paramāras of Mälava 6 SJGM., I, p. 76: HT: RETETT TART GT: 1 ?DV., Canto XVI, V. 20 and XVIII, V. 103. 8 Canto II, Vs. 27-29, p. II. 9 PV. p. 198.
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