History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c9.31

c9.31

A careful study of the Vēlūrpāḷayam plates shows that the members represented in this record from Kālābhartṛ, who is called Kāṇagopa in the Kāśakuḍi plates, belonged to what we have called the period of Sanskrit charters. As it is clear from this record the members mentioned in verses 5 to 8 as Aśokavarman and others in whose family Kālabhartṛ is said to have been born, included the members of the Prakrit charters such as Bappa, Śivaskandavarman, etc. We cannot rely very strictly upon the order of succession in this record as there are several breaks and gaps in it. We may therefore proceed to make one or two observations regarding the kings of this period.