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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA No. 5─BHUBANESWAR INSCRIPTION OF ANANGABHIMA III ; ANKA YEAR 34 (1 Plate) D. C. SIRCAR, OOTACAMUND In an interesting article entitled “ Chronology of the Eastern Gaṅga Kings of Orissa ”,[2] published half a century ago, the late Mr. M. M. Chakravarti noticed some inscriptions on the walls of the Liṅgarāja temple at Bhubaneswar (Puri District, Orissa), which were ascribed by him to the Gaṅga monarchs Anaṅgabhīma II (c. 1190-98 A.C.) or Anaṅgabhīma III (c. 1211-38 A.C.). About fifteen years ago, I had an opportunity to examine the impressions of three of these records which were edited by me elsewhere.[3] One of these three inscriptions in incised “ on the south jamb of the porch ” of the temple. Chakravarti assigned it to Anaṅgabhīma III as he read the following passage in lines 1-4 : Rājarāja-tunuja-Anaṅga-Bhīma-vīra . . . rājasya sāmrājy-ābhishēka-chaturtha-saṁvatsarē. It was, however, shown by me that the record actually belongs either to the Gaṅga ruler Narasiṁha I or more probably to the Sōmavaṁśī king Vīravarakēsarin and that the passage in question really reads : Rājarāja-tanuj-ātmajasya . . . Vīravara-Kēsari-dharādhipasya[4] . . . . . sāmrājy-ābhishēka-chaturtha-saṁvatsarē. The second inscription, engraved on the same jamb, was ascribed by Chakravarti to the fourth regnal year of Anaṅgabhīma II and the following passage
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[2] JASB, Vol. LXXII, 1903, 97-147.
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