Jinvijay Muni Abhinandan Granth

SR No.: 012033
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: Jinvijayji Samman Samiti Jaipur
Publication Year: 1971
Total Pages: 462
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Smruti_Granth & Articles
File Size: 13 MB

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Adris Banerji
The next inscription, which on palaeographic grounds is ascribed to C, 4th Century AD,, by D. R. Bhandarkar, records the performance of sacrifice called Vajapeya.? Since Bhandarakar, wrote his memoir on Nagari, as a subaltern of the Archaeological Survey, the secretive bosom of Rajasthan has yielded many other records of the instances of Srauta sacrifices.
YUPAS The eareiest record is the Nandsà yupa dated in (Krita) Màlava-Vikrma year 282 (C. 225-26 A. D.). Nandsa is now 36 miles to the east of Bhilwarà and 4 miles to the south of Gangapur railway station, in the Western railway, next to Sawai Madhopur, The pillar containing the inscriptions, because there are actually two, is approximately 12' in height and 51/2' in circumference and is located within a tank. It was set up by (Sri) Soma, leader of the Sogi clan, son of Jayasoma and grandson of Prabbhågra (?) Varddhana, born in Malava Stock, as famous as the royal race of the Ikshyakus. 3 Next comes the first Barnala yupa inscription, dedicated in (Krita) Malava -- Vikrama year 284 (C227-228 A.D.). That is, two years later than that of Nandsà. Barnàlà is in Jaipur district, a part of ancient Matsya country. The name of the person who put up the pillar and performed the sacrifice is lost, But he has the epithet Rajno and his surname ends with Varddhana. His father was also a king. It recors the erection of seven yüpas, indicating that seven sacrifices were performed. The late Dr. A. S. Altekar was inclined to take them as Sapta-some-samsthà mentioned in Katyayana Srauta Sutra (X, 9. 27). But Dr. B. Ch. Chhabra differs from this view.4 It is 21' 5" in height.
Bàdvà is a small village, 5 miles S. W. of Antah railway station on the KotaBinà section of the Western Railway, in the present Kotà district. In 1936, only three of these yupas were found. The characters belong to C, 3rd Century A. D., not much different, naturally, from those of the Nandsà record. Each record commemorates the performance of Tri-ratra sacrifice; description of which is to be found in the Taittiriya Samhità (VII.15) and Purva-mimàm sà 5. The performers of the sacrifices were three brothers named Balavardhana, Somadeva and Balasimha, sons of Maukhari Mahasenapati Bala 6 They are dated in 295th year of (Krita) Malava-Vikrama era (ç. 238-39 A.D.), Another yupa was found by Dr. Mathuràlàl Sharma in another part of the same village, later on? It is undated but palaeographically belongs to 3rd Century A.D. Its
2. Memoirs of Archaeological Survey of India, No. 4, p. 120; G. S. Gai Madhayamika in Journal of Orien
tal Institute, Baroda. Vol. X. p. 180. 3. Indi, Ant., Vol. LVIII, p. 53; EI, Vol. XXVII, pp. 252. ff. 4. El, Vol. XXVI, p. 120 ff. They are now in Sarasvati Bhandara and museum at Garh Palace, Tipta
Kota city. 5. I am indebted for this information to Mm. P. V. Kane thorough L. G. Parab. 6. EI Vol. XXIII, p. 46. 7. lbid, Vol. XXVI. p. 118 ff.