Early History of the Dekkan down to the Mahomedan Conquest c21.64

c21.64

and thus "brought fresh strength to the Vedic ceremonial religion which in the course of time had lost its hold over the people" In a copper-plate grant dated Śaka 1171, found in the Belgaum Tâluka, Malla or Malliseṭṭi is spoken of as the elder brother of Bicha or Bichana, the viceroy of Siṅghana in the south, and was himself governor of the province of Kuhuṇḍ He lived at Mudugala, probably the modern Mudgala, and gave, by the consent of Kṛishṇa, his sovereign, lands in the village of Bâgevâḍi to thirty-two Brâhmans of different Gotras⁴² Among the family names of these it is interesting to observe some borne by modern Mahârâshṭra Brâhmans, such as *Paṭavardhana* and *Ghaisâsa*, prevalent among Chitpâvanas, and *Ghaḷisâsa*, *Ghaḷisa*, and *Pâṭhaka*, among Desasthas The name *Trivâdi* also occurs, but there is no trace of it among Marâṭhâ Brâhmans, while it is borne by Brâhmans in Gujarât and Upper Hindustan In another grant, Chauṇḍa the son of Bichaṇa, who succeeded to the office and title of his father, is represented to have personally solicited king Kṛishṇa at Devagiri to permit him to grant the village mentioned therein⁴³ Jalhaṇa, son of Lakshmîdeva who had succeeded his father, assisted Kṛishṇa diligently by his counsels in conjunction with his younger brother He was commander of the troops of elephants and as such fought with Kṛishṇa's enemies He compiled an anthology of select verses from Sanskrit poets, called Sûktimuktâvali, which is extant⁴⁴ The Vedântakalpataru, which is a commentary on Vâchaspatimiśra's Bhâmatî [114] which itself is a commentary on Śamkarâchârya's Vedântasûtrabhâshya, was written by Amalânanda in the reign of Kṛishṇa⁴⁵