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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
INSCRIPTIONS OF THE EARLY GURJARAS present grant, for the expired Kalachuri year 460 would regularly correspond to Tuesday, the 23rd September 710 A.C., according to the epoch 248-249 A.C. which suits other verifiable early Kalachuri dates. On that day the 11th tithi of the dark fortnight of the amānta Āśvina commenced 45 minutes after mean sunrise and the Tulā-sankrānti occurred 15 h. 20 m. after mean sunrise. Tuesday, the 23rd September 710 A.C. is, therefore, the date of the present grant As for the geographical names in the present record, Bharukachchha is, of course, modern Broach. Nāndīpura is Nāndōd in the Rājpiplā subdivision of the Broach District. Tōranaka is still called Tōran or Tōranmāl and lies only two miles to the north of Nāndōd. The statement in the present grant that Tōranaka was situated in the NāndīPura vishaya proves the correctness of the identification of Nāndīpura with Nāndōd which was first proposed by Pandit Bhagvanlal Indraji. The river Karillinī is clearly Karjan, on the right bank of which both Nāndōd and Tōran are situated. Jayapura cannot be definitely located, unless it is Jesalpur, 3 miles to the north of Tōran. As described in the present plates, it lies on the road passing through Tōran. Bhūtishōhī may be Bhuchād, about 1½ miles from Tōran, on the western bank of the Karjan1. Viddhēraka cannot now be traced in the neighbourhood. Brahmapurī, where the done resided, is probably identical with Brahmapura, mentioned as the place of residence of the donee of the Jhar plates of Dharssēna II2 . It may be identical with Bāmanphaliā, nine miles south-west of Nāndōd.
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