The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c28.292

v2.c28.292

(10) *Baghari stone-inscription.*—This was originally found in Singhanpur-Baghari, near Mahoba. The stone on which it is incised 'is broken right through from top to bottom.' It consists of 24 lines, and is in Sanskrit verse throughout. The inscription begins with *Oṁ oṁ namo bhagavate Vāsudevāya*. Then follow two verses invoking *Śauri* (*Viṣṇu*). Next comes the usual genealogy of the Candrātreya kings beginning from Atri and the Moon down to Paramardi. The only interesting point is that this portion of the inscription alone mentioned Paramardi's father Jayavarman, and describes him as an 'ornament of great rulers.' Then we are given the genealogy of a family of Brāhmans of the Vasiṣṭha *gotra* who served as officers of the Candella kings. The real founder of the line was Lakṣmīdhara, 'a swan sporting in the lake of all sciences.' His son was 'the chief of the twice-born' *dvijendra* Vatsarāja. His son Lāhaḍa served as a *mantri* of king Madana. By his wife Prabhā he had a son named Sallakṣaṇa, 'through whom Paramardi-deva has become a lord of the earth with three eyes.' His son was Puruṣottama, who when still a youth was appointed by the same king to be chief of his ministers (*saciveṣu mukhyabhāvaṁ*). The object of the inscription is to record that Sallakṣaṇa built a temple of Viṣṇu and another of Śiva. The second was left unfinished by him and was completed by his son Puruṣottama. The inscription was composed by the *Kavīndra* Devadhara, son of *Kavicakravarti* Gadādhara, the *Saṁdhāna-vigraha-mahā-saciva* of Paramardi, and grandson of Gauḍānvayaikatilaka Lakṣmīdhara. It is not impossible that this Lakṣmīdhara is identical with Lakṣmīdhara of the ministerial family. It was written by the *Bāla-kavi* Dharmadhara, younger brother of Devadhara, and engraved by Mahārāja (?), 'who rouses the admiration of all *Śilpis*' (artisans?). The inscription is dated in the last verse in the year of Vikrama counted by the wings (2), the faces of the three-eyed (*Pañcānana*), (5) and the Ādityas (12), *i.e.*, 1252 (A.D. 1195).¹