Marasimha, Mārasiṃha: 3 definitions
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Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras1) Mārasiṃha or Mārasiṃhadeva, son of Goṅka, is the name of a king from the Śilāhāra dynasty, mentioned in the “Miraj plates of Mārasiṃha”. Mārasiṃha, ruling over Kolhāpur and the surrounding country, was residing in his capital of the Khiligila fort at the time of the grant.
Accordingly, “To king Goṅka there was born a son of great fame, who had the marks of all virtues, who was devoted to the omniscient (God) and had the blessings of the (whole) world. He is Mārasiṃha, whose arm wielding a sword is fully capable of destroying the army of his powerful foes; whose gift-bestowing hand gladdens the whole multitude of poor, distressed and forlorn suppliants; whose pious hand shines by the construction of temples resembling the heavenly mountain (Meru); whose arm is engaged in rescuing the great earth; and who is an ornament of the three worlds”.
2) Mārasiṃha is also mentioned in the “Kolhāpur plates of Gaṇḍarāditya”. Accordingly, “Then there was the illustrious Mārasiṃha, son of the illustrious king Goṅkala. His son was the illustrious Gūhala (II) by name, whose feet were fondled by the crowns of (other) kings. His brother was king Bhojadeva (I), a lion to the elephants that were his foes in this world. He, of great fame, ruled uninterruptedly like the lord of Laṅkā”.
3) Mārasiṃha or Mārasiṃhadeva, son of Goṅkala, is also mentioned in the “Bamaṇī stone inscription of Vijayaditya”. Accordingly, “In the illustrious Śilāhāra family there was born a king named Jatiga. His sons were Goṅkala and Gūvala. Of them, Goṅkala had a son (named) Mārasiṃhadeva; his offspring was Gaṇḍarādityadeva”.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMārasiṃha (मारसिंह):—[=māra-siṃha] [from māra] m. Name of a prince, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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Starts with: Marasimhadeva.
Ends with: Amarasimha, Kumarasimha, Samarasimha.
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