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AVANTISUNDARI KATHA SARA
Rajahamsa, whom the learned people place on the throne.1
Rājahamsa is described as a partial incarnation of Vişnu² and
his two sons Hamsavāhana and Rājavāhana, as incarnations
of Pradyumna and Samba. The last two are the sons of Sri
Kṛṣṇa and two of the holy Pañcaviras of the Vṛṣṇis;3 and a
temple is set up for them. The Pallava kings are praised as
partial incarnations of Vişnu.5 Nandivarman Pallvamalla
was a devout Vaiṣṇava6 and he was placed on the throne by
the people of the city.7 He is known to have built the
Vaikuntha Perumal temple at Kāñci. Dandin describes
Rajahamsa as a lover of elephants8 and his army consists of
huge corps of elephants.9 The Pallava sovereigns are said
to be well-versed in elephant-lore and Rājasimha is extoled
for his proficiency in Gaja Sastra¹0. Dandin's Rājahaṁsa has
a state elephant in Hemakūṭa and a state horse in Bhadra-
vahana; while the state elephant of Parameśvaravarman I
is called Arivāraṇa and his state horse, Atiśaya. ¹1 Pallava-
malla was very fond of elephants and captured the elephant
Paṭṭavardhana as a booty from a Ganga king. 12 The magnifi-
cent sculptures of elephants at Mamallapuram also bear
witness to the great regard the Pallavas had for the animal.
In our work the queen of Rajahamsa offers worship to Guha
सद्भिराहत्य मद्याध्यारो यत्
VIII
1. " सुजन्मा राजहंस:. • अनवद्यैः
( अद्याध्यारोपित:) प्रतापलक्षीम् ।", 40. p. 154.
'अतोऽयमंशावतारो नरसखस्य', Ibid.
2.
3.
chap. 97);
4.
p. 17.
'मनुष्यप्रकृतीन् देवान् कीर्त्यमानान् निबोधत ।
संकर्षणो वासुदेवः प्रद्युम्नः साम्ब एव च ।
अनिरुद्धश्च पञ्चैते वंशवीराः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥' (Väyu Purāņa,
Ep. Ind. Vol. XXIV., PP. 196-98.
'qgâırðìè ÁÐÎa¬' Dasakumāra, N. S. Edn.,
5. 'विष्णोरंशावतार इव वंशावतार: पल्लवानाम्', S.I.I, Vol. II, part
III. p. 347.
6. S.I.I. Vol. II, part V, p. 519.
7. S.I.I. Vol. IV, No. 135.
8. Av. pp. 79, 203.
9. Av. pp. 77-88.
10. Cf. his titles in inscriptions S.I.I., Vol. II, part I.
( इभविद्याधर, 16 (इभवत्सराज )
11. S.I.I., Vol. I, p. 153 ff.
12. S.I.I., Vol. II, part V.
Pp. 15,
Rajahamsa, whom the learned people place on the throne.1
Rājahamsa is described as a partial incarnation of Vişnu² and
his two sons Hamsavāhana and Rājavāhana, as incarnations
of Pradyumna and Samba. The last two are the sons of Sri
Kṛṣṇa and two of the holy Pañcaviras of the Vṛṣṇis;3 and a
temple is set up for them. The Pallava kings are praised as
partial incarnations of Vişnu.5 Nandivarman Pallvamalla
was a devout Vaiṣṇava6 and he was placed on the throne by
the people of the city.7 He is known to have built the
Vaikuntha Perumal temple at Kāñci. Dandin describes
Rajahamsa as a lover of elephants8 and his army consists of
huge corps of elephants.9 The Pallava sovereigns are said
to be well-versed in elephant-lore and Rājasimha is extoled
for his proficiency in Gaja Sastra¹0. Dandin's Rājahaṁsa has
a state elephant in Hemakūṭa and a state horse in Bhadra-
vahana; while the state elephant of Parameśvaravarman I
is called Arivāraṇa and his state horse, Atiśaya. ¹1 Pallava-
malla was very fond of elephants and captured the elephant
Paṭṭavardhana as a booty from a Ganga king. 12 The magnifi-
cent sculptures of elephants at Mamallapuram also bear
witness to the great regard the Pallavas had for the animal.
In our work the queen of Rajahamsa offers worship to Guha
सद्भिराहत्य मद्याध्यारो यत्
VIII
1. " सुजन्मा राजहंस:. • अनवद्यैः
( अद्याध्यारोपित:) प्रतापलक्षीम् ।", 40. p. 154.
'अतोऽयमंशावतारो नरसखस्य', Ibid.
2.
3.
chap. 97);
4.
p. 17.
'मनुष्यप्रकृतीन् देवान् कीर्त्यमानान् निबोधत ।
संकर्षणो वासुदेवः प्रद्युम्नः साम्ब एव च ।
अनिरुद्धश्च पञ्चैते वंशवीराः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥' (Väyu Purāņa,
Ep. Ind. Vol. XXIV., PP. 196-98.
'qgâırðìè ÁÐÎa¬' Dasakumāra, N. S. Edn.,
5. 'विष्णोरंशावतार इव वंशावतार: पल्लवानाम्', S.I.I, Vol. II, part
III. p. 347.
6. S.I.I. Vol. II, part V, p. 519.
7. S.I.I. Vol. IV, No. 135.
8. Av. pp. 79, 203.
9. Av. pp. 77-88.
10. Cf. his titles in inscriptions S.I.I., Vol. II, part I.
( इभविद्याधर, 16 (इभवत्सराज )
11. S.I.I., Vol. I, p. 153 ff.
12. S.I.I., Vol. II, part V.
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