Vākāṭaka

This stone inscription is carved onto the back wall of the veranda of the Ghaṭokaca cave at Gulwāḍā, which is a Buddhist site. The inscription, like those found at Ajaṇṭā, has been damaged by the weather, originally being 22 lines long, but now the last four lines are almost completely worn away. According to Shastri (1997: 44-45), the inscription was incised to record the excavation of the cave in which it is recorded and its donation to a Buddhist saṅgha, although the damage to the inscription over time has led to the details of the donation remaining unknown. The beginning of the inscription includes praise of the Buddha and a family history of Varāhadevā, a minister of the Vākāṭaka king, Hariṣeṇa.

This plate, which is unfinished, was found in the village of Mohallā in the Durg district of Chhattīsgaḍh. The details of the charter are not recorded in the inscription as it is not finished. According to Shastri, the plate is possibly dated to the reign of Pṛithivīṣeṇa I.

This plate, the fourth of a five plate charter, was discovered whilst digging for manganese in the Mānsar area. It is not know where the donated areas are or where the plate was issued.