| Temples & Legends Of Somanatha |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
CINTRA PRASHASTI OF THE REIGN OF SARANGADEVA |
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name Brihaspati must, therefore, have been borne by more than one priest in charge of the
temple of Somanatha at Devapattana or Prabhasa. The honours which Tripurantaka received induced him to realise the hopes of the Chaturjataka and to spend considerable sums on the Tirtha. The following verses (40-46) inform us that he The five temples were situated (verse 40) to the north of the Mandapa or hall of the temple of Someshvara, close to the splendid old water-clock. [Ghatikalaya, modern Gujarati ghadial, any kind of time-piece; and on the site 'vasam adhisthitani -standing on the dwelling of' may mean either that the five temples were built on the site of an ancient decayed temple or that the site was sacred to the god mentioned. Vasa means 'the precincts of a sacred building.' |
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