The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c16.257

v1.c16.257

(1) *Gaya stone inscription.*—The stone on which this is incised is attached to the base of the *Akṣayavaṭa* at Gaya. The inscription contains 26 lines, and opens with *Oṁ Oṁ namaḥ Śivāya.* The inscription appears to be a *praśasti* of one Viśvarūpa-Viśvāditya, who seems to be the person for whom we have two inscriptions at Gaya dated in the 15th year of Nayapāla. It records the building of two temples by him for (Śiva) Vaṭeśa and (Śiva) Prapitāmaheśvara(?) in the Gayā-*Maṇḍala*. It is dated in the 5th year of king Vigrahapāla, and claims to have been composed by *Vaidya* Dharmapāṇi.⁴