The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s8.19

c11.s8.19

We may therefore well presume that the obverse of this unique coin represents Chandragupta II as receiving a divine favour direct from Chakrapurusha, who is manifesting himself before him for that purpose. the *prasāda* in the form of the three round objects may well be taken to symbolise threefold royal power consisting of *prabhuśakti*, *utsāhaśakti* and *mantraśakti*, which together constitute the *kriyāśakti* of a king, as Chakrapurusha was a representation of the *kriyāśakti* of Vishnu (*Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā*, 36-56).