The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c7.s5.131

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Ind. Ant. IX. 35, 38). Mr. Wathen suggests, ‘Like a Brahmadeva among kings’ that is ‘First among kings,’ and Mr. Telang, while translating the phrase as ‘The grandfather of the king’ suggests the same meaning as Mr. Wathen. The Kumárpal Charitra, which gives a detailed account of this invasion, has the following passage in explanation of the term Rájapitámaha: ‘One day while the Chálukya universal ruler (Kumár Pál) was sitting at ease, he heard a bard pronounce Rájapitámaha as the title of Mallikárjun king of the Konkan’ (in the verse), ‘Thus shines king Mallikárjun who bears the title Rájapitámaha, having conquered all great kings by the irresistible might of his arms and made them obedient to himself like grandsons.’