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was divided; the other divisions were Pundra including
Varendri, Vanga, including Samatata and Uttara-Räḍha.
In the description of Suhma we have mention of a temple of
Visnu (v.28). We have also reference to the town of S'iva (v. 29)
and to the temples of the Sun and Ardhanaris'vara (v. 30). It is
very difficult to trace the ruins-if there be any-of these ancient
monuments and to identify them satisfactorily. It is also not
easy to determine whether the town of S'iva refers to an
actual town like Shibpur in modern Howrah district in Bengal,
A bridge constructed probably by Ballālasena is referred to
in verse 31.
The wind next has to go to Triveṇī (in Hugli Dt. )
where the Yumna issues from the Ganges and does
not join the latter as at Allahabad. It is to be
noted that here we have no mention of the famous port
of Saptagrāma or Satgaon to which frequent references
are met with in medieval Bengali works in course of
descriptions of journeys from Bengal to Ceylone. But we are
not sure if the port had risen to eminence during the time
of Laksmansena.
The wind is next asked to go to Vijayapura -the capital
of Lakṣmaṇasena (v. 36). It is represented as having been
both a camp (Skandhāvāra) and a capital (rājadhānī) of the
king. The identification of this capital town has been the
fruitful source of a good deal of controversy among scholars.
According to some it has to be identified with Vijayanagara
in Rajshahi, while according to others it is identified with
Nadia.
1. Gaudarajamāla p. 75.
2.
J. A. S. B-1905 p. 45.
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was divided; the other divisions were Pundra including
Varendri, Vanga, including Samatata and Uttara-Räḍha.
In the description of Suhma we have mention of a temple of
Visnu (v.28). We have also reference to the town of S'iva (v. 29)
and to the temples of the Sun and Ardhanaris'vara (v. 30). It is
very difficult to trace the ruins-if there be any-of these ancient
monuments and to identify them satisfactorily. It is also not
easy to determine whether the town of S'iva refers to an
actual town like Shibpur in modern Howrah district in Bengal,
A bridge constructed probably by Ballālasena is referred to
in verse 31.
The wind next has to go to Triveṇī (in Hugli Dt. )
where the Yumna issues from the Ganges and does
not join the latter as at Allahabad. It is to be
noted that here we have no mention of the famous port
of Saptagrāma or Satgaon to which frequent references
are met with in medieval Bengali works in course of
descriptions of journeys from Bengal to Ceylone. But we are
not sure if the port had risen to eminence during the time
of Laksmansena.
The wind is next asked to go to Vijayapura -the capital
of Lakṣmaṇasena (v. 36). It is represented as having been
both a camp (Skandhāvāra) and a capital (rājadhānī) of the
king. The identification of this capital town has been the
fruitful source of a good deal of controversy among scholars.
According to some it has to be identified with Vijayanagara
in Rajshahi, while according to others it is identified with
Nadia.
1. Gaudarajamāla p. 75.
2.
J. A. S. B-1905 p. 45.
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