The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s12.123

c5.s12.123

Utkala—Orissa (*Brahma P*, ch 43) Utkala is a corruption of Ut Kalinga which means north (Ut) part of Kalinga Chauduār, situated on the opposite side of Katak across the river, was the ancient capital of Orissa under the Magadha kings The Kesari dynasty from Yayāti Kesari reigned over Orissa from 474 to 1132 A.D., and the Gangā vaṃśi kings from Choragaṅgā to Pratāparudra Deva’s son reigned from 1132 to 1532. Chaitanya Mahāprabhu visited Jagannath during the reign of Pratāparudra Deva (1503 to 1524) The capital of the Kesaris were at Jājpur and Bhuvanesvar, and the capitals of the Gaugāvamsī dynasty were at Katak, Chauduar and Barabati In the fifth century Orissa was converted to Śaivism from Buddhism during the reigns of the Kesari kings and from Śaivism to Vaishṇavism in the twelfth century at the time of the Gaṅgā vaṃśi dynasty See Odra At the time of the *Mahābhārata*, Uthala formed a part of Kalinga (*Vana Parva*, ch 114), the river Vaitaraṇī being its northern boundary, but at the time of Kālidāsa, Uthala appears to have been an independent kingdom (*Raghuvansa*, IV, v 38) According to the *Tārā Tantra*, the southern boundary of Uthala was Jagannāth Uthala and Kalinga were separate kingdoms at the time of the *Brahma Purana* also (see ch 47, v 7)