The Colas c24.50

c24.50

Another of Rājēndra's successes is described in his *praśasti* in the phrase: 'the very Rāma to the prosperous Northern Laṅkā celebrated for its Vīra-rākṣasa(s)'. This is clearly a reference to a campaign against the Śāmbuvarāyas, some of whom called themselves Vīra-rākṣasa and who held sway in the region of North Arcot.⁸³ Tikkana Sōmayāji states that Tikkanṛpati undertook expeditions against Śamburāja and other hostile *maṇḍalikas* before he established himself at Kāñcīpuram, and it is quite possible that in the wars he co-operated with Rājēndra in the restoration of Cōḷa power.