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The Indian Analyst
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North Indian Inscriptions |
INSCRIPTIONS OF THE KALACHURIS OF SARAYUPARA KASIA STONE INSCRIPTION Śivarāja I. Dr. H.C. Ray¹has attempted to identify him with the Chandēlla king Kīrtivar man (1098 A. C.), but this would necessitate our assigning the present record to the 13th century A. C. Such a late date is opposed by the palæographic evidence set forth above. It is again very doubtful if kīrti in line 17 is at all a proper name. It is more probably used here in the ordinary sense of 'fame'. There is only one place-name Śaivaya in the preserved portion. Kielhorn identified it with Seweya about a mile to the south of Kasiā, but as Sahni has pointed out, it is described in the present records as a mountainous district (śikhari-vishaya), while Seweya is situated on perfectly level ground. It is, however, quite likely that this branch of the Kalachuris was ruling over the adjoining country. TEXT²
¹D. H. N. I., Vol. II, p. 750.
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