History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c16.119

c16.119

The historical portion of the grant mentions the origin and exploits of the early Chāḷukyan Kings, Pulakēśin, Satyāśraya-Vikramāditya of whom it is said that he forced the king of Kāñchī ‘who had never bowed to any man to lay his crown at his feet’. Of his son Vinayāditya it is said that he captured the whole army of Trairājya-Pallava and also levied tribute from the rulers of Kavēra, Pārasika, Simhala, and other islands. Then Vijayāditya’s exploits are mentioned and is followed by an account of Vikramāditya who immediately after his coronation, being resolved to root out the Pallavas (who are described as the obscurers of the splendours of the former kings of his line and their natural enemies) entered the Tuṇḍakārāshṭra, slew the Pallava king Nandipōtavarman, captured his trophies, elephants and rubies, etc., triumphantly entered Kāñchī and without plundering it caused the statues in the Rājasimhēśvara to be overlaid with gold. Of Kirtivarman the donor of the grant, the inscription records that, while yet a Yuvarāja, he marched into the city of Kāñchī scattered the forces of the Pallava king who had to take refuge in a hill-fort, and returned with a large booty which he delivered to his father and in due course became a Sārvabhauma.