Impact of Vedic Culture on Society
by Kaushik Acharya | 2020 | 120,081 words
This page relates 鈥楳ingling of Cultures (G): The Panduvamshis鈥� of the study on the Impact of Vedic Culture on Society as Reflected in Select Sanskrit Inscriptions found in Northern India (4th Century CE to 12th Century CE). These pages discuss the ancient Indian tradition of Dana (making gifts, donation). They further study the migration, rituals and religious activities of Brahmanas and reveal how kings of northern India granted lands for the purpose of austerities and Vedic education.
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Mingling of Cultures (G): The 笔腻峁囜笉耻惫补峁兣浤玸
笔腻峁囜笉耻惫补峁兣浤� kings generally followed Brahmanical traditions, although they were also tolerant towards Buddhism. N膩nnar膩j膩 I was probably a 艢aivite, as Sirpur stone inscription of his descendant B膩l膩rjuna states that he covered the earth with 艢颈惫补 temples.[1]
Sirpur was the capital of this dynasty. It has been significant for its temples. We came across this name several times in our study, which is an important archeological site on the banks of the river 惭补丑腻苍补诲墨 mentioned in ancient Indian texts and inscriptions.
King Tivaradeva was a Vai峁ａ箛avite, as evident by his title 笔补谤补尘补-痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补 in Bond膩 Plates of 惭补丑腻艣颈惫补-Tivara (c. 60s0 CE)[2] issued by him. The inscription records that the village Bondaka has been granted to the twenty-five 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s who belonged severally to Yajurveda and 厂腻尘补惫别诲补 to increase the religious merit of his parents and himself. Another inscription issued by him titled as Baloda Plates of Tivaradeva (c. 600 CE)[3] records another grant for the feeding of the 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s and others.
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
USVAE, vol. IV, part I, pp. 47-54.
[3]:
Ibid., pp. 54-57.