History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c16.17

v1.c16.17

The Eastern Chālukya kings were worshippers of Śiva. They usually had long reigns being apparently well behaved (or in the absence of a truthful and detailed historian like Kalhaṇa they appear to be so from the inscriptions and grants which only eulogise their merits!). They observed Hindu religious practices rigorously and were strict enforcers of Varṇāśrama. They were usually educated persons, one king especially was proficient in mathematics and hence was called Guṇaka. The pedigree of the family derived from Yaduvaṃśa does not appear in their grants till about the 10th century when they appear to have entered into marriage relations with the Cholas who were now assigned to the solar race. This Yaduvaṃśa pedigree is neither taken from the Mahābhārata nor the Bhāgavata and is a riddle as discussed in detail in our note.