Sanskrit sources of Kerala history
by Suma Parappattoli | 2010 | 88,327 words
This study deals with the history of Kerala based on ancient Sanskrit sources, such as the Keralamahatmyam. The modern state known as Keralam or Kerala is situated on the Malabar Coast of India. The first chapter of this study discusses the historical details from the inscriptions. The second chapter deals with the historical points from the Mahatm...
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The Kadalay Mana Plate of Rama Varma
This inscription[1] registers a grant issued by a Yadava King named Ramavarma, son of Mukunda in Maya. The land granted was comprised in Uliyanur. It is dated the Kali day 1463601 expressed by the chronogram yenācalante svayaṃ which corresponds to 905 AD.
Since Rama varma is mentioned as a Yadava and since his period comes nearer to the age of the Ramar Tiruvadi mentioned in the Kottayam plate of Stanu Ravi we may very well identify him with Ramar Tiruvati. The fact that the land donated was comprised in Uliyanur which was beyond the limits of Venad, does not go against this identification because it is known from the records of the Perumals of Mahodayapuram that the rulers of Venad had been put in additional charge of other kingdoms by the Perumals[2].
It brings to light an unknown Venad king named Mukunda Varma. Ramavarma, to be identified with Ramar Tiruvati, governed also another kingdom, in which was located Uliyanur. He was a vessel of the Perumals of Mahodayapuram.
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Epi -Malayalam -Pp 20-25