The Age of the Imperial Guptas c5.8

c5.8

The inscription opens with the name of the Bhaṭṭāraka-Mahārāja-Rājādhirāja Candragupta, the worthy son (satputra) of the Bhaṭṭāraka-Mahārāja-Rājādhirāja Samudragupta. The date in the Gupta era is expressed both in numerals as well as in words. The object of this inscription is to record the building of Śaiva temple, named Kapileśvara by a Śaiva ascetic in which the latter dedicated a statue (?) of his spiritual preceptor. The last portion of the inscription contains a request to the emperor to protect the grant made for the worship of the deity and for charity at the temple.