History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c9.s1.t9.2

c9.s1.t9.2

It appears that Iśvaravarman did not long survive the disturbances that had occurred during his reign, and so his successor was called upon to avert the falling fortunes of his dynasty like a second Skandagupta. This fact seems to be metaphorically alluded to in the following statement of the Haraha inscription: “By whom the earth was forcibly upheld, like a broken boat, after fastening it on all sides by hundredfold virtues (or, strings), when it was sinking below the invisible ocean of the nether regions, being shaken by the storm of Kali.”² Fortunately, the record also makes specific mention of the foes against whom Iśānavarman had to contend before he could feel his position secure, or exercise any power effectively. We are told that Iśānavarman occupied the throne after :—