Some Historical Jaina Kings and Heros

Author(s): Kamtaprasad Jain
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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his army distinguished themselves in this compaign, one of whom was Amayasayya who repeated the exploits of Butuga by making the enemy's Howdah his battlefield and killing him with his dagger in single combat. In this war of extirpation and subjugation of territory, Marasimha relentlessly and systematically suppressed the truculence of the chiefs and their attempts at independence."
: Marsimha helped and installed his soninlaw Indra on the throne of the Rashtrakutas and then set out to Crush the turbulent Nolambas. In 972 A:D. Marasimha returned triumphant to his capital Bankapur, where he devoted his afterlife to doing deeds of piety and religious observances at the feet of his preceptor the Jaina sage Ajitasena. And when he anticipated his end at hand, he observed the vow of sallekhana for three days and passed away in 974 A.D. A born hero, he lived a life full of deeds of valour and bravery and died also in a manner befitting a hero. The Kudlur plates inform us further that Marsimha delighted in doing good to others. He is praised for his not coveting the wives and wealth of others, for his aversion in the matter of giving ear to evil reports regarding the good, his diligence in making gifts to sages and brahmins, and for his solicitude for those who sought his protection. In the estimate of the com