| Temples & Legends Of Somanatha |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
THE GUARDIAN OF GUJARAT |
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A.D. 942, Mularaja, the son of Raji and Liladevi, driven from his ancestral kingdom,
captured Anahilavada Patan and acquired Sarasvatamandala, a small principality in the
valley of the Sarasvati.1 Hemachandra described him as the architect of Gujarat. Mularaja is reported by Hema chandra to have said: "Graharipu is unjust. He harasses the pilgrims and kills the Brahmanas. How can I make friends with such a wicked man? No one can even move freely in Saurashtra. He has destroyed the sacred Prabhasa. He has raided peaceful towns. The son of a mlechchha woman, he has been hunting deer on the Girnar. Go and tell him to come out and fight me."2 1 The Glory that was Gurjaradesha, Pt. III, p. 108. |
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