Vasishthiputra Pulumavi (Brahmi: 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢 𑀧𑀼𑀎𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀯𑀺, Vāsiṭhiputa Puḷumāvi, IAST: Vāsiṣṭhiputra Śrī Pulumāvi) was a Satavahana king, and the son of Gautamiputra Satakarni.[5] The new consensus for his reign is c. 85-125 CE,[6][7][8] although it was earlier dated variously: 110–138 CE[9] or 130–159 CE.[10] He is also referred to as Vasishthiputra Sri Pulumavi. Ptolemy, the second century writer, refers to Pulumavi as Siriptolemaios, a contemporary of the Western satrap, Chastana.[11]
Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
Bilingual coinage of Sri Vasishthiputra Pulumavi in Prakrit and Dravidian, and transcription of the obverse Prakrit legend.
Obverse: Portrait of the king. Legend in Prakrit in the Brahmi script (starting at 12 o'clock): 𑀭𑀜𑁄 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 𑀧𑀼𑀎𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀲 Raño Vāsiṭhiputasa Siri-Puḷumāvisa "Of King Lord Pulumavi, son of Vasishthi"
Reverse:Ujjain and arched-hill symbols. Legend in Dravidian (close to Telugu and Tamil),[1] and the Dravidian script,[1] similar to the Brahmi script[2] (starting at 12 o'clock): 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀡𑀓𑀼 𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀣𑀺 𑀫𑀸𑀓𑀡𑀓𑀼 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀓𑀼 Arahaṇaku Vāhitti Mākaṇaku Tiru Pulumāviku[3] or: Aracanaku Vācitti Makaṇaku Tiru Pulumāviku[4] "Of King Tiru Pulumavi, son of Vasishthi"[2]
Some of the lead coins of Pulumavi depict two-masted Indian ships, a testimony to the seafaring and trading capabilities of the Satavahanas during the 1st-2nd century CE. During his rule, Gautami Balasri, the mother of Gautamiputra Satakarni, laid an inscription at Nashik. Pulumavi was succeeded by his younger brother Vashishtiputra Satakarni.[13]
Coinage of Vashishthiputra Sri Pulumavi, with Prakrit legend in the Brahmi script (starting at 12 o'clock): 𑀭𑀜𑁄 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 𑀧𑀼𑀎𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀲 Raño Vāsiṭhiputasa Siri-Puḷumāvisa "Of King Lord Pulumavi, son of Vasishthi".
Indian ship on lead coin of Vasishthiputra Pulumavi.
Coinage of Vashishthiputra Sri Pulumavi, with Prakrit legend in the Brahmi script (starting at 12 o'clock): 𑀭𑀜𑁄 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢(𑀲 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 𑀧𑀼)𑀎𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀲 Raño Vāsiṭhiputa(sa Siri-Pu)ḷumāvisa "Of King Lord Pulumavi, son of Vasishthi".
Nashik Pandavleni CavesEdit
Near Nashik, Cave No.3 of Pandavleni Caves was built by Queen Gotami Balasiri during the reign of Pulumavi, and also received a dedication by Sri Pulumavi himself. The cave was dedicated to the Samgha.[14] Based on inscription no. 3, the mountain on which the caves are present was known as Mount Tiranhu during the time of Sri Pulumavi and the area around Nashik caves was known as Sudasana, which was a part of district/province known as Govardhana.
One long inscription (inscription No.2) in the 19th year of Satavahana king Sri Pulumavi (2nd century CE), explaining that Queen Gotami Balasiri, mother of glorious king Gotamiputra, caused this cave to be built and gave it to the Samgha.[14] There is also another long inscription (inscription No.3) by Sri Pulumavi himself, also in the 22nd year of his reign.[14]
Inscription of Sri-Pulumavi Nasik Cave No.3, inscription No.3 (reign of Sri Pulumavi)
Inscription of Sri-Pulumavi, Nasik cave No.3.
" Success ! The lord of Navanara, Siri-Pulumavi Vasithiputa, commands Sivakhandila, the officer at Govadhana: The village of Sudisana here in the Govadhana district on the Southern road, which by us, in the 19th year, on the 13th day of the 2nd fortnight of summer, , . . . . by the Samanas of Dhanamkata who [dwell] here on mount Tiranhu ......, has been given to be owned by the Bhikshus of that fraternity, the Bhadayaniyas dwelling in the Queen's Cave, to produce a perpetual rent for the care of the cave meritoriously excavated, - in exchange for this gift, -the village of Sudasana,- we give the village of Samalipada, here in the Govadhana district on the Eastern road; and this village of Samalipada, .......by the Maha-Aryaka, you must deliver to be owned by the Bhikshus of the school of the Bhadayaniyas dwelling in the Queen's Cave, to produce a perpetual rent for the care of the cave meritoriously excavated; and to this village of Samalipada we grant the immunity belonging to monk's land, (making it) not to be entered (by royal officers), not to be touched (by any of them), not to be dug for salt, not to be interfered with by the district police, (in short) to enjoy all kinds of immunities. With all these immunities you must invest it; and this donation of the village of Samalipada and the immunities take care to have registered here at Sudasana. And by the (officers) entrusted with the abrogation of the (previous) donation of the Sudasana village it has been ordered. Written by the Mahdsendpati Medhnna ....., kept (?) by the ....... of deeds (?). The deed was delivered in the year 22, the 7th day of the . . fortnight of summer; executed by .... . (?). With a view for the well-being of the inhabitants of Govadhana, Vinhupala proclaims the praise of the Lord: Obeisance to the Being exalted in perfection and majesty, the excellent Jina, the Buddha."
— Nasik Caves inscription of Sri-Pulumavi, Cave No.3[15]
Karla inscription of Vasishthiputra Pulumavi, left of the main entrance
On the lintel to the left of the main entrance to the Great Chaitya at Karla Caves, facing the inscription of Nahapana and posterior to it by a generation, there is also an inscription by Satavahana ruler Sri Pulumayi, that is, Vasishthiputra Pulumavi:[16]
In the seventh year of the king Sri Pulamavi, son of Vasithi, in the fifth fortnight of summer, on the first day, on the above, by the Maharathi Somadeva son of Vasithi, the son of the Maharathi Mitradeva son of Kosiki, of the Okhalakiyas, there was given to the community of Valuraka, of the Valuraka caves, a village with its taxes ordinary and extraordinary, with its income fixed or proportional.
^ abSircar, D. C. (2008). Studies in Indian Coins. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. p. 113. ISBN9788120829732.
^ ab"The Sātavāhana issues are uniscriptural, Brahmi but bilingual, Prākrit and Telugu." in Epigraphia Andhrica. 1975. p. x.
^Epigraphia Āndhrica. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 1969. p. XV.
^Nākacāmi, Irāmaccantiran̲; Nagaswamy, R. (1981). Tamil Coins: A Study. Institute of Epigraphy, Tamilnadu State Department of Archaeology. p. 132.
^Singh, Upinder (2008). A history of ancient and early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Education. p. 381. ISBN9788131711200. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
^Bhandare, Shailendra, (1999). Historical Analysis of the Satavahana Era: A study of Coins, University of Mumbai, pp. 168-178.
^Shimada, Akira, (2012). Early Buddhist Architecture in Context: The Great Stupa at Amaravati (ca 300 BCE - 300 CE), Brill, p. 52.
^von Hinuber, Oskar, (2016). "Buddhist Texts and Buddhist Images: New Evidence from Kanaganahalli (Karnataka/India)", ARIRIAB Vol. XIX (March 2016), p. 15.
^Carla M. Sinopoli (2001). "On the edge of empire: form and substance in the Satavahana dynasty". In Susan E. Alcock (ed.). Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History. Cambridge University Press. pp. 166–168. ISBN9780521770200.
^Susan L. Huntington (1 January 1984). The "Pāla-Sena" Schools of Sculpture. Brill Archive. p. 175. ISBN90-04-06856-2.
^"According to Ptolemy, Siriptolemaios (Sri Pulumayi), son of Gautamiputra Satakarni, continued to reign at Paithan (Pratisthana), while Ozene (Ujjain) fell into the hands of Tiasthenes (Chastana)." Alain Danielou, A Brief History of India (Inner Traditions, 2003), mentioned here
^Alcock, Susan E.; Alcock, John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Susan E.; D'Altroy, Terence N.; Morrison, Kathleen D.; Sinopoli, Carla M. (2001). Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History. Cambridge University Press. p. 172. ISBN9780521770200.
Rao (1994), History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh: From the Earliest times to the present day, Sterling publishers, ISBN81-207-1719-8
Book sourcesEdit
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Vasishthiputra Pulumavi Brahmi 𑀯 𑀲 𑀣 𑀧 𑀢 𑀧 𑀎 𑀫 𑀯 Vasiṭhiputa Puḷumavi IAST Vasiṣṭhiputra Sri Pulumavi was a Satavahana king and the son of Gautamiputra Satakarni 5 The new consensus for his reign is c 85 125 CE 6 7 8 although it was earlier dated variously 110 138 CE 9 or 130 159 CE 10 He is also referred to as Vasishthiputra Sri Pulumavi Ptolemy the second century writer refers to Pulumavi as Siriptolemaios a contemporary of the Western satrap Chastana 11 Vasishthiputra PulumaviBilingual coinage of Sri Vasishthiputra Pulumavi in Prakrit and Dravidian and transcription of the obverse Prakrit legend Obverse Portrait of the king Legend in Prakrit in the Brahmi script starting at 12 o clock 𑀭𑀜 𑀯 𑀲 𑀣 𑀧 𑀢𑀲 𑀲 𑀭 𑀧 𑀎 𑀫 𑀯 𑀲Rano Vasiṭhiputasa Siri Puḷumavisa Of King Lord Pulumavi son of Vasishthi Reverse Ujjain and arched hill symbols Legend in Dravidian close to Telugu and Tamil 1 and the Dravidian script 1 similar to the Brahmi script 2 starting at 12 o clock 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀡𑀓 𑀯 𑀳 𑀣 𑀫 𑀓𑀡𑀓 𑀢 𑀭 𑀧 𑀮 𑀫 𑀯 𑀓 Arahaṇaku Vahitti Makaṇaku Tiru Pulumaviku 3 or Aracanaku Vacitti Makaṇaku Tiru Pulumaviku 4 Of King Tiru Pulumavi son of Vasishthi 2 Satavahana KingReign1st and 2nd century CEPredecessorGautamiputra SatakarniSuccessorVashishtiputra SatakarniDynastySatavahanaFatherGautamiputra SatakarniThe capital of Sri Pulumavi is reported to have been at Paithan 12 Contents 1 Coinage 2 Nashik Pandavleni Caves 3 Karla caves inscription 4 References 5 Book sourcesCoinage EditSome of the lead coins of Pulumavi depict two masted Indian ships a testimony to the seafaring and trading capabilities of the Satavahanas during the 1st 2nd century CE During his rule Gautami Balasri the mother of Gautamiputra Satakarni laid an inscription at Nashik Pulumavi was succeeded by his younger brother Vashishtiputra Satakarni 13 nbsp Coinage of Vashishthiputra Sri Pulumavi with Prakrit legend in the Brahmi script starting at 12 o clock 𑀭𑀜 𑀯 𑀲 𑀣 𑀧 𑀢𑀲 𑀲 𑀭 𑀧 𑀎 𑀫 𑀯 𑀲Rano Vasiṭhiputasa Siri Puḷumavisa Of King Lord Pulumavi son of Vasishthi nbsp Indian ship on lead coin of Vasishthiputra Pulumavi nbsp Coinage of Vashishthiputra Sri Pulumavi with Prakrit legend in the Brahmi script starting at 12 o clock 𑀭𑀜 𑀯 𑀲 𑀣 𑀧 𑀢 𑀲 𑀲 𑀭 𑀧 𑀎 𑀫 𑀯 𑀲Rano Vasiṭhiputa sa Siri Pu ḷumavisa Of King Lord Pulumavi son of Vasishthi Nashik Pandavleni Caves EditNear Nashik Cave No 3 of Pandavleni Caves was built by Queen Gotami Balasiri during the reign of Pulumavi and also received a dedication by Sri Pulumavi himself The cave was dedicated to the Samgha 14 Based on inscription no 3 the mountain on which the caves are present was known as Mount Tiranhu during the time of Sri Pulumavi and the area around Nashik caves was known as Sudasana which was a part of district province known as Govardhana Cave No 3 Pandavleni CavesOne long inscription inscription No 2 in the 19th year of Satavahana king Sri Pulumavi 2nd century CE explaining that Queen Gotami Balasiri mother of glorious king Gotamiputra caused this cave to be built and gave it to the Samgha 14 There is also another long inscription inscription No 3 by Sri Pulumavi himself also in the 22nd year of his reign 14 nbsp Cave 3 exterior nbsp Cave 3 pillars nbsp Interior nbsp Dvarapala nbsp Chaitya reliefInscription of Sri PulumaviNasik Cave No 3 inscription No 3 reign of Sri Pulumavi nbsp Inscription of Sri Pulumavi Nasik cave No 3 Success The lord of Navanara Siri Pulumavi Vasithiputa commands Sivakhandila the officer at Govadhana The village of Sudisana here in the Govadhana district on the Southern road which by us in the 19th year on the 13th day of the 2nd fortnight of summer by the Samanas of Dhanamkata who dwell here on mount Tiranhu has been given to be owned by the Bhikshus of that fraternity the Bhadayaniyas dwelling in the Queen s Cave to produce a perpetual rent for the care of the cave meritoriously excavated in exchange for this gift the village of Sudasana we give the village of Samalipada here in the Govadhana district on the Eastern road and this village of Samalipada by the Maha Aryaka you must deliver to be owned by the Bhikshus of the school of the Bhadayaniyas dwelling in the Queen s Cave to produce a perpetual rent for the care of the cave meritoriously excavated and to this village of Samalipada we grant the immunity belonging to monk s land making it not to be entered by royal officers not to be touched by any of them not to be dug for salt not to be interfered with by the district police in short to enjoy all kinds of immunities With all these immunities you must invest it and this donation of the village of Samalipada and the immunities take care to have registered here at Sudasana And by the officers entrusted with the abrogation of the previous donation of the Sudasana village it has been ordered Written by the Mahdsendpati Medhnna kept by the of deeds The deed was delivered in the year 22 the 7th day of the fortnight of summer executed by With a view for the well being of the inhabitants of Govadhana Vinhupala proclaims the praise of the Lord Obeisance to the Being exalted in perfection and majesty the excellent Jina the Buddha Nasik Caves inscription of Sri Pulumavi Cave No 3 15 Karla caves inscription EditMain article Karla Caves Vasishthiputra Pulumavi inscription nbsp nbsp Karla inscription of Vasishthiputra Pulumavi left of the main entrance On the lintel to the left of the main entrance to the Great Chaitya at Karla Caves facing the inscription of Nahapana and posterior to it by a generation there is also an inscription by Satavahana ruler Sri Pulumayi that is Vasishthiputra Pulumavi 16 In the seventh year of the king Sri Pulamavi son of Vasithi in the fifth fortnight of summer on the first day on the above by the Maharathi Somadeva son of Vasithi the son of the Maharathi Mitradeva son of Kosiki of the Okhalakiyas there was given to the community of Valuraka of the Valuraka caves a village with its taxes ordinary and extraordinary with its income fixed or proportional Inscription 14 of Sri Pulumavi 17 16 References Edit a b Sircar D C 2008 Studies in Indian Coins Motilal Banarsidass Publishe p 113 ISBN 9788120829732 a b The Satavahana issues are uniscriptural Brahmi but bilingual Prakrit and Telugu in Epigraphia Andhrica 1975 p x Epigraphia Andhrica Government of Andhra Pradesh 1969 p XV Nakacami Iramaccantiran Nagaswamy R 1981 Tamil Coins A Study Institute of Epigraphy Tamilnadu State Department of Archaeology p 132 Singh Upinder 2008 A history of ancient and early medieval India from the Stone Age to the 12th century New Delhi Pearson Education p 381 ISBN 9788131711200 Retrieved 11 April 2016 Bhandare Shailendra 1999 Historical Analysis of the Satavahana Era A study of Coins University of Mumbai pp 168 178 Shimada Akira 2012 Early Buddhist Architecture in Context The Great Stupa at Amaravati ca 300 BCE 300 CE Brill p 52 von Hinuber Oskar 2016 Buddhist Texts and Buddhist Images New Evidence from Kanaganahalli Karnataka India ARIRIAB Vol XIX March 2016 p 15 Carla M Sinopoli 2001 On the edge of empire form and substance in the Satavahana dynasty In Susan E Alcock ed Empires Perspectives from Archaeology and History Cambridge University Press pp 166 168 ISBN 9780521770200 Susan L Huntington 1 January 1984 The Pala Sena Schools of Sculpture Brill Archive p 175 ISBN 90 04 06856 2 According to Ptolemy Siriptolemaios Sri Pulumayi son of Gautamiputra Satakarni continued to reign at Paithan Pratisthana while Ozene Ujjain fell into the hands of Tiasthenes Chastana Alain Danielou A Brief History of India Inner Traditions 2003 mentioned here Alcock Susan E Alcock John H D Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F Thurnau Professor Susan E D Altroy Terence N Morrison Kathleen D Sinopoli Carla M 2001 Empires Perspectives from Archaeology and History Cambridge University Press p 172 ISBN 9780521770200 Rao 1994 p 14 a b c Epigraphia Indica p 60ff Epigraphia Indica p 66 67 a b Senart E EPIGRAPHIA INDICA VOL 7 in Portuguese MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS DELHI pp 61 62 Royal patronage of Buddhism in ancient India by Kanai Lal Hazra 1984 Page 176 Preceded byGautamiputra Satakarni Satavahana ruler2nd century CE Succeeded byVashishtiputra SatakarniRao 1994 History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh From the Earliest times to the present day Sterling publishers ISBN 81 207 1719 8Book sources Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vasishthiputra Pulumavi amp oldid 1151712559, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
