Kapalivarman, Kāpālivarman, Kapali-varman: 1 definition
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Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)Kāpālivarman is the name of a king from the Bhoja dynasty, as mentioned in to the “Argā Plates of Kāpālivarman” (6th century A.D.). Kāpālivarman, while he was residing at Pāmasākheṭaka, registered a gift of land in the village of Śivapuraka of the former who in turn donated it to a Brāhmaṇa named Bhavārya of the Kauṇḍinya-gotra, so that merit might accrue to him. The Bhoja king Kāpālivarman bears the epithet Dharmamahārāja like the Kadamba kings.
These plates (mentioning Kāpālivarman) were under worship in a temple at Argā, situated 4 miles to the south of Karwar. It registers a gift of land in the village of Śivapuraka donated to a Brāhmaṇa named Bhavārya of the Kauṇḍinya-gotra.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Partial matches: Kapalin, Varman.
Full-text: Shivapuravishaya, Shivapura, Shivapuraka, Shivapurakagrama, Svamikaraja.
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