The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c29.s2.109
The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c29.s2.109
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v2.c29.s2.109
Kokalla II was succeeded by his son Gāṅgeya. The only inscription of this prince so far known, is the *Piawan rock-inscription*. Piawan is a small valley, 25 miles to the N.N.E. of Rewa. At the western end of the valley, below a waterfall formed by a small stream, there is a rock formed into an *Argha* for the reception of a *liṅga*. The inscription is engraved on this rock. It consists of 6 lines and begins with the name of the king: *Śrīmad-Gāṅgeyadeva Mahārājādhirāja Parameśvara... Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara*. The record is damaged, but it contains the date (K.) *Saṁvat* 789 (A.D. 1038), and ends with *Śrī-Ḍhāhala-m-iti*. It was certainly a Śaiva record, for it contains the word *Maheśvara*.¹