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KHARVELA |
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The Stone
Edicts Sing His GloryNear Bhuvaneshwar there is
a cave known as 'Hathigumpha' (the Elephant Cave). There is a stone edict in this cave.
This is the only stone edict, which reveals some facts about Kharavela. The writing is in
Prakrit. The last sentence may be translated into English as follows
'The very wealthy king, Kharavela, does good; he is a prosperous king, a king of the
Sanyasis, a just king; one with extraordinary virtues and one whorespects all religions;
he revived all temples and places of worship; he is the master of an army which cannot be
defeated; he is a king who protected the wheel of justice (Dharma) and prospered, one who
was born in the family of Rajarshi Vasu and was a great conqueror.'
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