Sambodhi 1998 Vol 22

Author(s): Jitendra B Shah, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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SUDARSHAN KUMAR SHARMA
SAMBODHI
M Krishnamachariar is the only critic who has brought two Trbhuvanapālas, one before Kumārapala and the other after him in his "History of classical Sanskrit Literature" para 116 pp 204-206, under the head-"Someśvara-Deva" where in while enumerating the descendants of Sola under the successors of Mūlarāja holding the office of Purohita viz Lalla, Muñja, Soma, Ama, Kumāra, Sarvadeva, Āmiga, Kumāra and Someśvara, he refers to the geneology of Mūlaraja as given by C V Vaidya in his History of Mediaeval Hindu India (III209) as under. Someśvara was the son of Kumāra and Laksmi His 8th ancestor Sola was enrolled as the state Purohita by king Mülarāja, the founder of the Caulūkya Dynasty Kumāra was in the court of Kumārapāla, Ajayapāla and Mülaraja II Kumāra had three brothers Saryadeva, Muñja and Ahada Kumāra was made a generalissimo of the forces of Mūlarāja II and he vanquished King Vindhyavarman of Dhar Like M Winternitz, Dr M Krishnamachari also takes Someśvara as the court poet of King Viradhavala (1219-1239) A D. and Visaladeva (1343-1271 A. D) as revealed by Prabandha-kośa of Rājasekhara, having flourished between 1179 and 1262 A D His Kirti-Kaumudī is a biography of Vastupala minister of Vāghela kings Lavanaprasāda and Viradhavala"? Someśvara calls himself as the chief priest of the king of Gujarat and is the author of many inscriptions dated between 1241 and 1255 A D One of these inscriptions contains a stanza from Kirti-Kaumudī the panegyric of liberal minister Vastupāla4 Dr M Krishnamacharior calls Someśvara as a frend of Vastupāla. He also calls Harihara, Subhta as Someśvara's friends who praised his poetry This geneology refers to Cāmunda as the son of Mülarāja I reigning between 997 and 1009 A D Vallabha son of Cāmunda having died or having been Ignored, Durlabharāja (1009-1021 A D) succeeded Cămunda Bhīma-I being the son of Nāgarāja who died during the reign period of Durlabharāja was the nephew of Durlabharāja, grand son of Mülarāja-I as stated by Dr R S Tripāthi 50 Bhima-I was succeeded by Karna Ksemarāja brother of Karna, father of Harpāla and grandfather of Tribhuvanapāla having expired during the reign period of Karna, and having Jayasimha Siddharāja succeeding himself as his son, was succeeded by Kumārapāla brother of Maīpāla and father of Ajayapāla The point of this Tribhuvanapāla-I father of Kumārapäla-deva (1143-1173 A. D) stands precluded by a possibility being the Mahārājādhırāja referred to by Subhata as he never ascended the throne according to this geneology which