The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c31.410.5

v2.c31.410.5

The author gives us the following names from this class: (1) *Mevāḍa-Kumāra*, (2) *Suraṭṭhāhiva-sahodara* (brother of the king of Suraṭṭha), (3) *Camdrāvadī-pati*, (4) *Naḍūla-nariṁda-nattuo* (nephew of the Naḍūla king), (5) *Guharāja-bhāya-naṁdaṇo*, (6) *Dhārāhirāya-bhāginijjo* (sister’s son of the Dhārā king), (7) *Sāyaṁbharī-bhuvāla-mādulago* (maternal-uncle of the Śākambharī king), (8) *Kumkaṇāhiva-vemāugo* (step-brother of the king of Konkan), (9) *Kaccha-bhumibhuyaniga-sālao* (brother-in-law of the king of Kaccha), (10) *Maru-maṇḍala-khaṇḍa-duhidā-naṁdano* (sister's son of the king of the Maru country), (11) *Cālukya-niva-jaṇassa-mādugo* (maternal uncle of the Calukya king). We are told that these were so much addicted to gambling that they did not stop even if their father, mother, or any other relatives died. The next interesting information in this work is the names of the various sects who were wedded to the principle of slaughter.² These were the (1) *Kaula*, (2) *Kāpālika*, (3) *Rahamāṇa*, (4) *Ghaṭacataka*, and (5) *Māri (?)*. There is general agreement amongst the other Jain authors about the facts detailed above, and there is some epigraphic evidence to show that the statements, though exaggerated, are at least partially based on fact. The Kiradu and Ratanpur inscriptions, for instance, actually record edicts for the prohibition of animal-slaughter on certain specified days, while the Jalor stone-inscription calls Kumārapāla *Paramārhata*.