History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c9.s2.29

c9.s2.29

Mr. Krishna Sastri identifies Vīravarman of this charter with the Vīravarman of the published copper-plate charters and with the Virakūrchavarman of the Darśi record. ‘If Vīravarman’s identity is thus established, it must be easy to see that his father Skandavarman would be the first king of that name mentioned in the published copper-plate grant and that Vijayaskandavarman, his son, would be identical with Skandavarman II. Kumāravishṇu, the first king mentioned, and the father of Skandavarman I, is probably to be identified with Kālabhartṛ of the Vēlūrpāḷayam plates¹ though there may be very little in common between the two names.’ Thus Mr. Krishna Sastri would identify the first four kings mentioned in the Vēlūrpāḷayam plates with those mentioned in the Ōmgōḍu (I) copper-plates which may be represented as follows :—