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him to vassalage. The Sundhā hill inscription informs us that Yojaka took joy in Anahilapura with his white umbrella.1
The Jains are quite silent about his another expedition on Lāța as known from the other sources.
The Sukrta-samkirtana also refers to Karna's victory in Sindha for which we have no support.3
Another expedition of Karna is referred to in the Prabandha-cintamani. It states that Karņa attacked a Bhilla named Āsā dwelling at Āsāpalli (identified with modern Ásāval near Ahmedabad), who was king of over six lacs. On the omen of Bhairavādevī he built there a temple to the goddess called Kocarabā and after conquering the Bhilla, he installed there in a temple the goddess Jayanti, and also he built the temple of Karņeśvara, adorned with the lake of Karņasāgara. He founded the city of Karṇāvati and reigned from there. In Pattana he got built the temple of Karņameru.4
According to the Prabandha-cintamani Karna went to invade Asäpalli after coronating Jayasimha and he found there a city named Karņāvati and reigned there himself. According to the Kumārapala-prabandha and the Kumarapala-carita of Caritrasundargani,7 he went to reside at A śāpalli because it was not proper that two kings lived in one place. According to the Dvyaśraya-kāvya Karņa, having enthroned Jayasimha, meditating on the god Visņu, went to heaven.8
In the face of these conflicting statements of the Jain authors this much may safely be inferred that Karma, during his lifetime, annexed the province of Khetaka ma:dala containing a dense forest and Bhilla settlements and thus linked up the North and South Gujjrata into one. The foundation of Karṇāvatī was laid only a few years before his death.
Most of the accounts about Karna describe the uncommon beauty of his person charming to women and his love romances. The Karnasundarinaţika of poet Bilhana was composed on the love episodes of Karna. The 1 EI., IX, pp. 76–77, V. 24: 15 atriarhaitata 4014:
श्वतातपत्रेण विराजमानः शक्त्याणहिल्लाख्यपुरेऽपि रेमे ॥ 2 EI., I, p. 316 ff. 3 Canto II, V. 23: JAG F fetareadej Tata: Tahsia 4 SJGM., I, p. 55: Pa IFTTTEIT HTATSHIRT ZAHUTYF....
Forfangi face FT T Tre FR etc. 5 Ibid. 6 P. 5. ? Canto I, V. 29. & Canto XI, V. 3: Fetal Rurt am fossartet etc.
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