1921.] Gupta Empire in Sixth and Seventh Cents. A.D. 321 
Prabhakara, and the Aphsad, inscription of Adityasena which 
alludes to the desire of Madhava Gupta, son of Mahaséna 
Gupta, to ‘‘ associate himself with the glorious Harshadeva.”’ ! 
The Pushpabhiti alliance of Mahaséna Gupta was 
danger threatened from the east. A strong monarchy was at 
this time established in Kamaripa by a line of princes who 
claimed descent from Bhagadatta. King Susthitavarman’? of 
this family came into conflict with Mahaséna Gupta and was 
defeated. ‘“‘The mighty fame of Mahaséna Gupta,” says the 
Aphsad inscription, “‘ marked with honour of victory in war 
over the illustrious Susthitavarman, (and) (white) as a full- 
blown jasmine-flower or water-lily, or as a pure necklace of 
pearls pounded into little bits (2) is still constantly sung on 
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all subdued by Rajyavardhana. As the Gupta princes are 
uniformly connected with Malwa in the Harshacharita there 
can be no doubt that the “ wicked ’’ Deva Gupta is identical 
with the “ wicked lord of Malwa’” who cut off Grahavarman 
Maukhari, and who was himself defeated ‘“ with ridiculous 
ease” by Rajyavardhana.® It is difficult to determine with 
with the Gaudas whose hostility towards the Maukharis dated 
from the reign of Isanavarman. The Gupta king and the 
2 Nidhan si 
3 Fleet, C.I.I., p. : 
4 The Emperor Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya was Deva Gupta I. 
5 Epigraphia Indica, iv, 
