The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c29.s2.224

v2.c29.s2.224

(2) *Lal-Pahad rock-inscription.*—This is ‘rudely engraved on a piece of rock on the top of a hill called Lāl-Pahād,’ near Bharhut in the Nagod State, C.I. (Lat. 24°27′ N., Long. 80°55′ E.) It contains 8 lines. It begins with *Svasti Śrī*; then follows *Pb.-* *M.-P. Vāmadeva-pādānudhyāta-Pb.-M.-P.-Parama-māheśvara-Trikaliṅgādhipati-nija-bhujopārjit-Aśvapati-Gajapati-Narapati-rāja-trayādhipati-Srīmān-Narasiṁhadeva-caraṇāḥ.* In lines 5-6 the inscription seems to record the construction of a *vaha* or water-channel by the *Rāuta* Ballāladevaka, son of Keśavāditya, the *Mahārājaputra* of Vadyavā-grāma. The date, (K.) *Saṁvat* 909 (A.D. 1158) is given in line 5.¹