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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
RELIGION line such as Narasimha and Kēsarin and describes their wars with the Kalachuris, their neighbours on the east, as well as with the rulers of Lāta (Central and Southern Gujarat), Kachchhavātha and Hūna kings. Narasimha was a feudatory of Krishnarāja who is undoubtedly the same as Krishnapa, the younger brother of the Chandēlla Dhanga. The latter flourished from 950 A.C. to 1005 A.C. These kings, therefore, undoubtedly flourished in the 10th century A.C. They evidently belonged to the same line as Avantivarman and Simhavarman. The known kings of this line may, therefore be stated as follws1:— The subsequent history of this family is not known; but as shown elsewhere,2 the Chaulukyas of Gujarat who flourished from the 10th century onwards may have been related to these kings. That the Chaulukyas of Gujarat were staunch supporters of Saivism is well known
The matha at Mattamayūra, being a renowned seat of Śaivism. supplied Śaiva pontiffs from time to time to the monasteries in the Chēdi country. As stated above, Yuvarājadēva I invited Prabhāvaśiva to his county and made munificent gifts to him, villages to him. Her son Lakshmanarāja II called Hridayaśiva from the matha of Madhumati and made over to him the mathas of Vaidyanātha and Nauhalēśvara. Hridayaśiva placed his disciple Aghōraśiva in charge of the latter matha. Kalachuri inscriptions mention some other Śaiva Āchāryas who acted as Rājagurus. They also probably belonged to the Mattarmayūra clan. The Jabalpur inscription dated K. 926 (1174A.C.) mentions the following Śaiva Āchārya:—
Two sons of the last Acharya Vimalasiva became sannyasins. The elder was Santasiva, who became the Rajaguru of the Chandella king Trailokyamalla, when the latter
annexed the Chedi country. The younger son was Nadasiva. He executed a mortgage
deed recorded in the Dhureti plates of Trailokyamalla, dated K. 963 (121A.C.)3
1he dates given against the royal names here are approximate.
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