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No. 1260, 25th Aug. 1915, Part II, No. 13, page 91). This information is very precious as throwing light on the origin of the dynasty of the Vishṇukuṇḍins that we shall study further. In fact, we shall see that this dynasty had for its tutelary deity, the God of Śrī-Parvata; and that the first king of this dynasty, Mādhavavarman married a Vishṇukuṇḍin princess. I think there can be no doubt that this princess was the daughter or the grand daughter of queen Prābhāvatī or Chandravati who was the daughter of the Gupta emperor, wife of Rudrasēna II. mother of Pravarasēna II. and a votary of the God of Śrī-Parvata. It is probably during the reign of Pravarasēna II. that the Vākāṭakas who reigned over almost the whole of the modern State of Hayderabad, succeeded in founding the dynasty of the Vishṇukuṇḍins by placing on the throne of Vēṅgī, Mādhavavarman I who was the husband of a Vākāṭaka princess and an adorer of the God of Śrī-Parvata.