Sambodhi 1976 Vol 05

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

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Historical data in the Tilakamanjan of Dhana pala
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consecrated him to his own throne wbile yet holding the sceptre, Sindhu. raja's succession to bim, however, being necessitated by his son's lack of majority at the time of the accidental demise of Muñja
Bilbana, the Kasmiri poet who wrote his Vikramankadevacarita in 1088 A. D, 108 10 the roign of Caulukya Vikramaditya VI after enjoying the patronge of many kings, has described in bus Kavya (I. 63) that Caulakyas of Kalyān had had their sway over Ayodhyā just as Rāma had had his sway over this horeditary capital of his lineage, after having decapitated Ravana 200 Tailapa, the king of that lineage was skilled in annihilating the Raştrakatas.110 The Caulakyas under their sway had every region but not the kingdom of Vibhişana (1 e. Lanka). Ini Talapa was followed by his son Satyasraya112 (997–1008 A, D). Paramāra king Vakpatiraja Muñja had suffered extinction at the hands of Tailapa in 997 A, D.118 The Cola king Rajaraja I had morcilessly carried death and devastation in the Caulakya kingdom, Satyasraya, however, 800n recovered. After bim bis nephew Vikramaditya I ruled for a short time. The latter was defeated by Paramāca Bhoja who attacked the Caulukyas to avenge the humiliation and assassination of Vakpati Muñja. He came to term with Bhima I of Anabilavada and the Kalacuri king. But an Iscription informs us that the ambitions of Bhoja were frustrated abortly before Saka samvat 941=1014 A. D. when Vikramaditya V's successor Jayagımba II Jagadekamalla (1016-1042 A, D.) routed him and broke the confederacy of Malaya, The Caulukya monarch 18 also represented to have gained an advantage over Rajendra Cola I although Cola epigraphs testify to the contrary. 114 Bilhana, however places Jalsimba after Satyasraya,116 who was followd by Abavamalladevaus, who has been called a second Rgma, as it wero, the ajo of Dasaratha 117 He 18 said to have demolished the glory of the Paramacas 118 He even vanquished the Colaraja. 120 Ahavamalla did not have a son for long and having one after a long time was named Vikramaditya 120 Ābavamalla has been called Kuntalendra.131 Vikramaditya subdued the king of Kamarupa 122 and Kancs, the capital of the Dravidas.123 He even subdued the king of the Simhala dvipa. All these facts display a complete reflection of Dhanapala's talented deg. criptions in the versea of Bilbana How far the bistoricity of the data availa. ble in the two texts la genuine, it is very difficult to be definite about, Ono thing is certain and it is that since Dhanapala has described Ayodhya128 exactly on tho same line as Dhara described by Bhoja, in his Samaranganasatradhara126, we can casily presume Meghavahana to be Vakpati Muñja and Yuvaruja Hacivahana to be Bhoja himself
The king of Kafci may have been the Caulakya of Kalyani, the vanquisher of Kance and her ruler or he may have boen Gadgeyadeva Kalacuri or even Rajendra Cola who had succeeded to the throne of Rajaraja who