The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c16.487

v1.c16.487

Besides these two inscriptions we have the *Edilpur grant of Keśavasena*, another son of Lakṣmaṇasena. It was discovered in a *char*-land in the pargana Edilpur, Bakerganj district. The seal and the historical portion of the inscription are exactly the same as in the Madanapara grant of his brother. The inscription, which is incised on a single plate, contains 65 lines—31 on the front and 34 on the back. It begins exactly as his brother’s inscription (No. 1). It was issued from the *Jaya-skandhāvāra* situated at Jambugrāma, and records the gift of Talapaḍāpāṭaka in *Pauṇḍravardhana-Bhuktyantaḥpāti-Vaṅge-Vikramapurabhāgapradeśa* to the Brahman Iśvaradeva Śarman by *Aśvapati-gajapati-narapati-rājatrayādhipati-Senakula-kamala-vikāsa-bhāskara-Somavaṁśapradīpa … Dāna-karṇa-Satya-vrata P.-Pb.-Parama-saura-Rājādhirāja-Ari-rāja-Asahya-Śaṅkara-Gauḍeśvara* Keśavasena, son of Lakṣmaṇasena.¹ The occasion for the grant was the king’s birthday. At the end occur the words: *Saciva … Dattodbhava-Gauḍa-mahāmahantakaḥ khyātaḥ Mahāsā* (?) *Karaṇani Śrī mahāmahantaka Karaṇani Śrīmat-Karaṇani*, and finally the date, year 3, Jyaiṣṭha-dine. The grant was sealed by the *Sadāśiva-mudrā*.²