History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c14.s2.29

c14.s2.29

14. Before proceeding further we should notice here that the Vāyu calls these Vaidiśa Nāgas ‘V r i s h a’³—Śiva’s bull, i.e. ‘N a n d i’, with which the names of the kings coming after the close of the Śuṅga dynasty end. It seems that the title Bhāra Śiva, which was taken up later, is connected conceptually with the ‘V r i s h a’ of the Vāyu and the ‘N a n d i’ of the names.