History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c16.130

c16.130

been born in the Pāṇḍya race and is credited with having destroyed the Pallavas. In the Tamil portion his son Jaṭila is described as having destroyed his enemies at Viḷiñam, Śeliyakkuḍi and Veḷḷūr and as having advanced against an enemy who was joined by the Pallava and the Kēraḷa. He is also stated to have captured the Western-Koṅgu king, entered the village of Kāñchivāyil and there built a temple to Viṣṇu. He also destroyed the town of Viḷiñam and the king of Vēṇ. (Vēṇāḍu or Travancore.) The object of the record is to register the gift of a village Vēlanguḍi to Sujjalabhaṭṭa, a learned Brahman.