INIG1339a Narwar Inscription of VS 1339a

Author: M. B. Garde

INIG1339 pauṣa badi 10 guruvāra Narwar (Shivpuri). On a slab. 27 lines, old nāgarī, Sanskrit. Records the construction of a well (vāpī) and the planting of a garden (upavana) by Gaṅgadeva, son of Ajayadeva and minister (saciva) to Gopāladeva; also mentions Jayapāla or Jajapella, the progenitor of the Jajapella dynasty, who was brought forth at Ratnagiri by the goddess Mahāruṇḍā. Born in the Jajapella dynasty were Cāhaḍa (who captured Narwar or Nalagiri), his son Naravarman or Nṛvarman, his son Āsalladeva and his son Gopāla who defeated Vīravarman, lord of Jejabhukti.

 

Uploaded on November 6, 2017
November 1, 2019
INIG1336 Barodī Inscription of VS 1336

Author: M. B. Garde

INIG1336 mārgaśīrṣa badi 6śukravāra Barodī (Shivpuri). Well inscription found lying on a hill near the village. 29 lines, nāgarī, Sanskrit. Records the construction of a well in Vaṭapadra (modem Barodī) by Devadhara, son of Jalhaṇa and a minister of the Yajvapāla king Āsalladeva. The Yajvapāla lineage is given and Lāvaṇyadevī is mentioned as the consort of Āsalladeva. Further records that Jalhaṇa was appointed to Gopaśaila (i.e. Gwalior) by Hammīra. Written by Śivanābha, traced on the stone by Vikrama and engraved by sūtradhāra Bhīmadeva, all three working under the supervision of Somadeva. Now in the Archaeological Museum, Gwalior.

Uploaded on November 6, 2017
October 29, 2019
INIG1327 Rāi Inscription of VS 1327

Author: Alexander Cunningham

INIG1327 Rāi (Shivpuri). On a satī stone. 2 lines, nāgarī, Sanskrit. Mentions Yajvapāla Āsalladeva.

Uploaded on November 6, 2017
October 27, 2019
INIG1319a Bhīmpur Inscription of VS 1319a

Author: M. B. Garde

INIG1319a  Bhīmpur (Shivpuri). On a Jaina temple. 40 lines, old nāgarī, Sanskrit. Describes the construction of a Jaina temple by Jaitrasiṁha, an officer of Jajvapella (i.e. Yajvapāla) Āsalladeva of Narwar, and the dedication of the image by Nāgadeva. Also mentions Paramāḍirāja, Cāhaḍa and Nṛvarman. Now in the Archaeological Museum, Gwalior.

Uploaded on November 6, 2017
October 25, 2019