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(XIV.) Pritlivi Varmma Deva. (Probable date 1120-1130.) 
The inscriptions which mention this Raja have already been discuss¬ 
ed. A few coins of his are extant, but we know nothing definite about 
him, except that he was the father of Madana Varmma Deva, and that he 
is praised for his piety in the Mau-Chhatarpur inscription. The passage in 
that document relating to his ministers scarcely yields sense. 
(XV-) Madana Varmma Deva. (Probable date 1130-1165.) 
The dated inscriptions of this prince are unusually numerous, and 
when considered along with those of his successor, fix the limits of his reign 
very closely. 
They are as follows : — 
1 . 
Maisey’s No. IV, from Kalinjar, 
S. 1188 = 
A. D. 
1131. 
2. 
Augasi copper plate 
S. 1190 = 
A. D. 
1133. 
3. 
Neminath statue at 
Mahoba 
S. 1211 = 
99 
1154. 
4. 
Sambhunath „ „ 
Khajuraho S. 1215 = 
99 
1358. 
5. 
Sumatinath „ „ 
Mahoba 
S. „ = 
99 
99 
6. 
Ajitanath „ „ 
99 
S. 1220 = 
99 
1163 
The earliest inscription of his successor Paramardi Deva is dated 
1167 A. D. 
Madana Varmma’s name is preserved in the designation of the Madan 
Sagar lake at Mahoba, and in that of a small mound of ruins at Mahilpur 
or Mahinpur about three miles east of the town, and known as Madan 
Khera. 
The bardic lists all insert Kirtti Varmma between Madana Varmma 
and Paramardi Deva, but these lists are worthless as evidence of the order 
of succession, and we have already seen that there were really two Kirtti 
Varmmas, at an earlier date. 
In the Dahi copper-plate, which will be discussed in Part III, of this 
essay, the name of Paramardi’s predecessor was read from an imperfect 
copy as Yadava, an obvious mistake for Madana. 
A few gold and copper coins of Madana Varmma Deva are extant. 
The numerous Jain images bearing dates, which fall within the limits 
of Madana Varmma’s reign, and four of which are expressly stated to 
have been set up in his time, prove that under his rule the Jain religion 
flourished. 
In the Augasi copper-plate Madana Varmma calls himself the devout 
worshipper of Siva, but whatever his own belief may have been, it is evi¬ 
dent that he freely tolerated a rival creed. 
The poet Chand and the inscriptions concur in testifying that Madana 
Varmma was a great and successful warrior who widely extended the rule 
of his house, 
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