The Colas c17.28

c17.28

The fall of Bhīma and the subordination of Vēṅgī to Rājarāja were bitter pills to Satyāśraya. In fact from this time Vēṅgī becomes a bone of contention between the Cōḷas and the Western Cāḷukyas, and for the next 135 years, with few intervals, Vēṅgī becomes a theatre of their hostilities; the Eastern Cāḷukya rulers of the country recede into the background. Śaktivarman's inscriptions are silent on the occurrences after his accession. But a Western Cāḷukya inscription⁷¹ from Cebrolu (Guntur district) shows that a Western Cāḷukya army under the command of Bāyal Nambi invaded Vēṅgī, burnt down the forts of Dharaṇikōṭa and Yanamadala, and that the general had established himself at Cebrolu by A.D. 1006. What happened subsequently is not apparent; but the date of the record suggests that Satyāśraya made an effort to displace or subjugate Śaktivarman before he could establish himself firmly in his kingdom. The invasion of Raṭṭapāḍi by Rājēndra that occurred about the same time and is so vividly described in the Hoṭṭūr inscription already noticed was perhaps calculated to draw off Satyāśraya's forces from Vēṅgī and succeeded in its purpose.