________________
22 ANDHRA KARNATA JAINISM.
himself Rājamārtānda Sri Rachiraj, son of Tammiraj, gives an account of the origin of the Pūsapati family among the Andhra Rajaputs. According to this version Jayaditya of Kōsala came on a conquering expedition to the south of India. Along with him came his redoubted general Dévavarma. Jayaditya conquered several lands and planted pillars of victory in various places and perhaps died in the return journey. His general Devavarma of the Trilinga command succeeded him in the Andhra country,
.
- defeated Vallabha in the severe contest at Addur and became overlord. His son Buddhavarma was a saintly prince and he had two sons Buddhavarma and Dēvavarma, of whom the former became celebrated. His valiant son was Madhavavarma who, like his great grandfather, obtained the Saptasati mantra along. with its angas from Ramadēsika and attained status and wealth by the favour of Kanakadurga. He appeased Durga with the blood of Chauhattamalla Baladhipa and killed Maliyasinga in open warfare and became celebrated owing to Durga's favour in S.S. 548 (A.D. 626). He built a city on the, site of Pūsapādu and henceforward his line of princes1 like Amalraj became the leaders of the South Indian Kshatriya clans and were traditionally known as the Pūsapātis.
According to Vishnubhakti Sudhakaram, Amul Raj was the first to call himself a Püsapati and the Rachiraj, author or
the present Malika, must be Rachi I, son of Tammiraj, given in the "genealogy" of that work."
