North Indian Inscriptions

INSCRIPTIONS OF THE PARAMARAS OF VAGADA

We may also say a few words with respect to D. C. Ganguly’s assertion, since, following Barnett, he also takes the Paramāra ruler to be Vairisiṁha (1) and not (II). The battle between Vairi- siṁha (II) and the Rāshṭrakūṭa Khōṭṭiga is known to have been fought in 971-72 A.C., and the reigning period assigned by Ganguly to Chachcha from c. 945 to 970 A.C., goes against his own statement that Dambarasiṁha, the younger brother of Vairisiṁha, received the province of Vāgaḍa from Vairisiṁha (I).[1] Ganguly’s assignment of complete 25 years’ reign to each of the princes of the house may be accepted, but this cannot be in the case of Chachcha whom we known as killed in a battle, as seen above. It cannot be doubted that this prince ruled for some time at least, but he may have enjoyed the throne for a very short period, and it is difficult to assign him, as in the case of the other rulers of the house, complete 25 years, on which Ganguly’s whole theory is based.

...Of the geographical names figuring in the inscription, Arbuda (1. 4), Mālava (1. 12)and Rēvā (1.22) are well known. Khalighaṭṭa (1. 22), which still retains its name in the form of the modern Khalgāṭ, is a ford on the Narmadā, about 11 kms. south of Dhāmnōd in the Dhār District, and on the Bombay-Agra high-way. It is also known as Akbarpur. Pāṁśulā-khēṭaka (1.27) is the modern town of Pānāhēḍā, as already seen. Nagna-taḍāga, behind which the donated land was situated (1. 32), is the tank now known as Nāgēlā-talvā, which exists at the foot of the temple of Maṇḍalēśvara at Pānāhēḍā, as shown by Halder. The villages of Naṭapāṭaka, Dēülapāṭaka, Bhōgyapura and Pānāchhī (1. 33), as also shown by him, are all in the vicinity of Pānāhēḍā and retain their names in some change forms even to this day. Thus, the first of these places has been identified with Nāṭāvāḍā, situated about 3 kms. west of Pānāhēḍā, and the second is the modern village of Bhagōrā, lying about 5 kms. north-west. Dēülapāṭaka is the modern Dēlwāḍā, which exists about 6 kms. south-west of Jagpurā near Pānāhēḍā, or the village Dāwēla, about 20 kms. south-west of it. And Panāchchhi is the modern Panāsī,[2] which lies at a distance of about 6 kms. south by east of Pānāhēḍa.

TEXT[3]
[Metres :–– Verses 1, 2(?). 52 Ātyā; vv. 3-6. 8. 11. 13-15, 23, 26, 29, 31, 32, 39, 60 Śārdūlavikrīḍita; vv. 7. 16 Vasantatilakā ; vv. 9, 10, 12, 17, 18, 22, 35. Sragdharā; vv. 19, 20, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 34, 36, 37, 44-51, 53-59, 61 Anushṭubh; v. 21 Mālinī; v. 35 Śālinī; v. 38 Upajāti; vv. 40-43 Toṭāka].

[1] See Ep. Ind., Vol. XVI, p. 296, n. 1.
[2] There are two villages of this name, budrukh and khurda, situated side by side. See C. S. R. A., p. 474.Nos. 91-92.
[3] From impressions.
[4] Expressed by a symbol.
[5] The consonant is engraved as हas also in some other places below.
[6] The gap may be filled in by कण्ठलुठिता जूटा जटानां शिवाः, or कठोरकण्ठरुत्रयो लोकस्भयोत्पाद्रकाः (or तापवयोत्सारकाः )
[7] The second letter of this word is damaged and also shows that some other letter was originally engraved here.

................CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM
VOL.VII ....................................................................PLATE LXXXIII
PANAHEDA STONE INSCRIPTION OF MANDALIKA: (VIKRAMA YEAR 1116)

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