A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c11.21

c11.21

Brahminism also flourished and most of the Sātavāhana rulers were devoted to it. The third king of the line performed a number of Vedic sacrifices and even named one of his sons Vediśri. Hāla's Saptaśati opens with a passage in adoration of Śiva. Gautamiputra Śātakarni was a great supporter of the Brahmins and tried to emulate the epic heroes Rāma, Keśava and Arjuna. The pantheon of Hinduism in this period included Indra, Vāsudeva, the sun and the moon, Śiva, Vishnu, Krishna, Ganeśa and Paśupati. Temples to Gauri are mentioned in the Saptaśati as also the vrata of fire and water.