Sambodhi 1976 Vol 05

Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Sudarshan Kumar Sharma
Mabicandra was perhaps a feudatory under Kalachuri Laksmikarna (10421070 A.D.) whose empire included Prayaga and Varanasi regions. We have 1089 A,D, the first known date of Candradeva, the third king of the dynasty, who was certainly in possession of Ayodhya Assigning 25 years to each generation we may place the beginning of the reign of Yasovigraha over the Ayody region about 1035-1037 A.D. which saw the end of the Pratihara dynasty.108
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Regarding the third ruler of this dynasty the Basahi inscription of 1140 A.D. states
"When after the death ef Bhoja and Karna the earth was troubled, she took with confidence Candradeva as her husband."104 This statement shows that Bhoja (evidently Bhoja Paramara) and Karpa (Kalachuri Lakṣmı-Karna) for sometime exercised political sway over Kanauj. It further says that Candradeva was the protector of the sacred places of Kasi, Kausika, Uttara Kosala and Indraathaniya, 10s It shows that Ayodhya was included in the kingdom of the early Gahaḍavala rulers
Yasovigraha, the Gahadavala monarch has been termed
"astadyutivamsajātakṣmāpālamālāsu divam gatasu sākṣāt
vivasvaniva bharidhamna Yaśovigrahaḥ Ityudarah."los agitadyutı' is Sun or Surya. The Vamsa or lineage-connected with Surya is that of the Ikavāku. Gahadavala's were, therefore, descendants of the Iksvakus Dilipa, Raghu, Aja and Dasaratha who had Rama, Kusa and Lava to follow them, the last named (i. Kusa and Lava) founding the different branches of their race. Yasovigraha has likewise been called a Sun-incarnate because of his name that was ampy illustrious Yasovigraha appears to have been a contemporary of Bhojaraja as is evident from the dates [1035-37 A.D] available in his case. Prince Jagatipala referred to above while referring to the history of Ceylon may have been a descendant of the Pratiharas such as Devapala, Rajyapala, Trilocanapala and Yaśaḥpala (947-1037 A.D.). As he was killed by the Colas who had their sway over Ceylon the descendants of Jagatipala, the early Gahaḍavalas become the mastera of Ayodhya, being the feudatories of Kalacuri monarch Lakṣmıkarna who in association with Paramara Bhoja had hls sway over Kanauj. Meghavahana may, therefore, be taken to refer to Yasovigraha and Harivahana may be his son Mahicandra while Candraketu and Samaraketu, the king and prince of Simhalas may be identified with Rajaraja Cola (985-1014 A. D.) and Rajendra I Cola (A. D 1014-1044). We may even conjecture the identification of Meghavahana with Sıyaka alias Harga who had adopted Vakpatırāja Muñjalo and got his own son Sindhuraja at a later atage He may even be construed as Vakpati Muñja who being fond of his brother's son Bhoja,