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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
RELIGION tenour of the decrption shows that the first four Acharyas of this clan were living at different places such as Kadamabguhā, Śankhamathikā Tērambi and Āmardakritha far away from the country of Avantivarman and that Purandara was the first Āchārya who came to Mattamayūra,1 the prince’s town and founded a matha there, from which this clan derived its name Mattamayūravamśa Upēndrapura where Purandara practiced penance, has not been identified. Banerji has called our attention to place of the same name which is mentioned as the head-quarters of a mandala in a grant of Naravarman, dated V. 1167 (1110 A.C.).2 This grant mentions Kadambapadraka as situated in the pratihāgaranka (paraganā) of Mandāraka in the mandala of Upēndrapura. None of these places have yet been identified. Mandāraka may be identical with Mundair, about 15 miles north-east of Ujjain. The village Kamlikhērā, which lies only about a mile to the east, may be the ancient Kadamba padraka. Whether the latter is identical with Kadambaguhā the traditional original home of the Ācharyas of this clan, cannot be determined at present. We may, in any case, be certain that the earlier Śaiva Āchāryas of this clan were living in Western Malwa. The places Kadambaguhā, Śanskhamathikā Tērambi and Āmardaka from which they derived their appellations, must therefore be sought for in Malwa.3 Kielhorn identified Kadamba guhā with Kadwāhā six miles to the south of Ranōd, and Tērambi with Tērahi, 5 miles to the south-east. At both these places some remains of Śaiva mathas and temples are still extant, but these identifications do not seem to be plausible in view of the description given in the Ranōd inscription. Perhaps some places in the kingdom of Avantivarman were named after the older seats of the clan in western Malwa.4
Avantivarman who brought the sage Purandara to his capital is not known from any dated record, but his age can be ascertained approximately on the other evidence. The Bilhāri stone inscription of Yuvarājadēva II (circa 980-990A.c.) gives the following genealogy of the Mattmayūravamśa:—
1The Mattmayuras are mentioned in the Mahabharta as living in Rohitaka (modern Rohtak. 43,
miles north-west of Delhi). See M B H., Sabhaparvan, adhyaya 32, vv. 4 f. They were, of course not
connected with this town of Mattamayura.
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