Dynasty: Western Chalukya
Language: Sanskrit
Script: Old Telugu-Kannada
Vanguruvati vishaya
Historical Profile: Amudalapadu
4 Copper Plates
Varaha (Boar) Seal
Weight: 91.5 Tolas
Find-spot near Alampur; Year 5 of Vikramaditya I.
Primary Significance:
Records the Sivamandaladiksha (Saivite initiation) of the King, performed by Sudarsanacharya. This marks the formal royal patronage of Saivism in the Badami line.
Records the Sivamandaladiksha (Saivite initiation) of the King, performed by Sudarsanacharya. This marks the formal royal patronage of Saivism in the Badami line.
The Preceptor's Gift:
The village Iparumkal was given as guru-dakshina. The grant was distributed among 27 Brahmanas, including Rudrasivacharya.
The Royal Camp & Context
While camping at Marrura, King Anivarita-Vikramaditya (Vikramaditya I) restored endowments to gods and Brahmans that had been confiscated during the Pallava occupation.
The Lakula Legacy
7th Century A.D.
Sudarsanacharya: The Diksha-guru who brought the Lakula/Pasupata influence to the Badami Chalukya court.
12th Century A.D.
Somesvara-pandita: An Acharya master of the Lakul-siddhanta and logic (Nyaya).
Late Medieval
Kalamukha Sect: Organized upholders of the Lakul-agamasamaya tradition.
Sivamandaladiksha Details
This ritual involved 27 assistant scholars. Notable names include Gayatrisiva and Paramasiva, whose suffixes indicate a connection to early Saiva ascetic orders.
Modern Location Mapping (2026)
Royal Camp (Marrura)
Peddamarur and Chinnamarur villages in the Kollapur region.
District: Nagarkurnool
Gifted Land (Iparumkal)
Identified as Vippanagandla, located approx. 12 miles from Marrura.
District: Wanaparthy
Administrative Unit (Vamguravati Vishaya)
Corresponds to the Vanguru mandal.
District: Nagarkurnool
Source References
• Inscriptions of Andhra Pradesh, Mahabubnagar District, Vol-I (2003), pp. 3-6.
• Epigraphia Indica, Vol-XXXII (1957), pp. 175-184.
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