History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c7.s1.24

c7.s1.24

According to him the Pallavas were alien to South India and the early members of this dynasty were not kings. They were neighbours of the Nāgas and Chūṭu-Nagas in the days of Rudradāman in the second century. The first Pallava king inherited the throne of Kāñchī on marrying the daughter of a Nāga chief by name Śivaskanda-Nāga. On pages 55-56 he elaborates this view and establishes a connection between the Pahlavas of the west coast with the Pallavas of Kāñchī. On page 55 of this work he says :—