Mysore and Coorg from the Inscriptions c8.s5.17
Mysore and Coorg from the Inscriptions c8.s5.17
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c8.s5.17
His son Viṣṇugōpa next became king. He is said to have been devoted to the worship of gurus, cows, and Brāhmans, and seems to have set aside the Jain faith for that of Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu), for the five tokens before mentioned now vanished. In one place (DB 67) his mental energy is said to have been unimpaired to the end of life, implying that he lived to a great age. In kingly policy he was the equal of Bṛihaspati, and in valour equal to Śakra (Indra).