Impact of Vedic Culture on Society
by Kaushik Acharya | 2020 | 120,081 words
This page relates 鈥楳ingling of Cultures (H): The Mudgalas of Dakshina Toshala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 (H): The Mudgalas of Dak峁峁嘺 To峁Ｄ乴a
Mudgalas ruled the region of North 罢辞峁Ｄ乴墨, the river 惭补丑腻苍补诲墨 served as the border between North and South 罢辞峁Ｄ乴墨 in Odisha. However, in c. 603 CE, they captured South 罢辞峁Ｄ乴墨 from the Vigrahas who ruled there during second half of 6th century.[1] The inscription titled as 笔腻迟颈腻办别濒濒腻 Grant of 惭补丑腻谤腻箩腻 艢颈惫补 谤腻箩补 (c. 602 CE)[2] issued by the King 艢ambh奴yasa of Mudgala of 顿补办峁苍补鈥�罢辞峁Ｄ乴墨 dynasty records a land grant to several vedic 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺. In Soro plates, Mah膩谤腻箩补 艢ambh奴yasa is described as the great devotee of Gods (Parama-Daivata), and he did not, however, accept any other title or no sectarian epithet is attributed to him. However, the 笔腻迟颈腻办别濒濒腻 plates attribute the epithet 笔补谤补尘补-惭腻丑别艣惫补谤补 to 艢颈惫补 谤腻箩补. In this record, 艢颈惫补 谤腻箩补 is described as one whom the evils of Kali age could not reach because of his virtue. This statement is an apparent attempt made by 艢颈惫补 谤腻箩补 to get the religious sanction to his rule. Almost all the epigraphs of the Mudgalas record donations in favor of 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s.
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USVAE, vol. IV, part I, pp. 146-150.