234 N.N. Vasu—Copper-plate inscription of Nrsimha-déeva II. [No. 3, 
The following is seen in the pena accn es 2 of Ananga- 
bhima IT ; — 
framfadtnaatenga aesant faa 
famfamearaettata waeatem: Waar | 
aad & ufesaa a aa Feraaraifae 
fad fama aut ufemd qaaa-wealad: | 
qRUifaa-aaay quer vaifaat faa: 
fa cart saratigent ave aeaay | 
‘The Vaikhanasas could not even by their most austere penance 
comprehend the omnipresence and all-pervadingness of Visnu to the 
extent to which the idea was realised by the Tumghana king, (2.e. 
Tughril-i-Tughan Khan), when he began, apprehending Visnu here and 
there, to look around through extreme fear, while fighting on the bank 
of the Bhima, at the skirts of the Vindhya hills and on the sea-shores. 
He alone fought against the Muhammadan king, and applying arrows 
to his bow killed many skilful warriors. His heroism transcends des- 
cription.’ 
According to the above inscription, it was Visnu, the minister of 
Ananga-bhima II, who fought a furious battle against the Muhammadan 
king, Tumghana by name. The ministers of the Hindu kings of Utkala 
used to get the title of Santra; even now in some places in Orissa, the 
eldest sons of the minister-families are enjoying that title. Under the 
circumstances, it seems to me that it is Visnu-santra who has been 
described by the Muhammadan historian by the name of Sabantar only. 
Minhaj says that this Santra was a son-in-law of the Jaj-nagar or 
Utkala king; but the Categvara Inscription? makes it clear that he was 
a Brahmana by caste. It was not then customary for a Brahmana to 
take a Ksatriya girl for his wife. Very likely Narasimha-déva I, son 
of Ananga-bhima II, in company with Visnu, attacked Radha and 
Varéndra, (7.e., the territory of Laksmanavati) at that time. It seems 
that Minhaj, by mistake, has described the son to be the son-in-law. 
Nrsimha-déva I, in his father’s life-time, fought many battles with the 
Yavanas; and after he ascended the throne, attacked the Muhammadans 
several times. The glory of his heroism has been narrated in the 84th 
verse of the present plate. It was this Nrsimha-déva who erected the 
Black Pagoda of Konaraka, famed far and wide as one of the wonders: 
of the Hindi world. The 86th verse of the present plate proves that: 
1 See Vigva-k6sa, Vol. VI, Art. ‘‘ Categvara.” 
2I hope to be able to publish this important ereerohien in our Saisie 
Journal. 
