History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.226

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¹⁶⁰² Nākula stands for what is Lakulīśa-pāśupata-darśana in the Sarvadarśanasaṅgraha. The Liṅgapurāṇa (24 124-133) dilates upon Lakulī. The Vāyupurāṇa (chap. 23 221-224) mentions in a prophetic vein Nakulī (Lakulī) as the founder of a Śaiva sect and Kāyārohaṇa (modern Karavan in Dabhoi Taluka of former Baroda State) as its sacred place (siddha-kṣetra). The Mathurā Ins. of Candragupta II dated in Gupta era 61 (380 A. D ) in E. I. vol. XXI pp 1 ff shows that Lakulī, the founder of the Pāśupata sect, flourished about the first century A. D. Vide Dr R. G. Bhandarkar's 'Vaiṣṇavism, Śaivism' &c. p 166 (in collected works) and the paper 'Antiquities in Kārvan with reference to Lakulīśa worship' in Journal of Bom. Uni. vol 18 part 4 pp. 43-67 by Mr. M R. Majmudar and Pāśupata-sūtra of Nakulīśa in T. S. S, E. I. vol XXI pp. 1-9, JBBRAS vol. XXII pp 151-167 (both by D. R. Bhandarkar), IHQ. vol. 19 (1943) pp. 270-271 for the origin and history of the Lakulīśa sect.