Hathibara Inscription of the Time of Bhagavata-Sarvatata – Ist Century B.C. Provenance: Hathibāra near the boundary of Chosundi and Bassi, near Nagari and Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. Script: Brahmi Language: Sanskrit References: D. R. Bhandarkar, Ep.Ind., XXII, p. 203. TEXT Fragment I 1. (कारितो – यं राज्ञा) (भाग *) वतेन ग ( ) ज () यनेन पारा शरी * पु ) (त्रे ) ण स ( र्व ) तातेन अश्व (विमेध) (याजिना) 2. (भगवद् भ्यां संकर्षण) व (T) सु देवा भ्या अनि हता (भ्यां) सर्व श्वराभ्यां पूज (T)-शिला-प्राकारो नारायण-वाट (का) For English and Hindi translations, see above, the Ghosundi inscription of the same king. Translation Reproduced as below: हिन्दी अनुवाद गांजायन-वंशी, पाराशरी के पुत्र, सब के पिता, अश्वमेध-याजी राजा भागवत
English Translation of the Inscription is
“This enclosing wall, round the stone (object) of worship (or the stone enclosure for the place of worship}, called Narayana-vataka (compound) for the divinities Sankarshana and Vasudeva. who are infallible (or unconquered) and are the Lords of all, has been caused to be made by the King Bhagavata, a Gajayana and the son of a lady of Paragara Gotra, and who is like a father-to all, a devotee of Bhagavat” (i.e. Vishnu and the performer of Asvamedha sacrifice)
Provenance! Pabhosa Cave Inscription of the Time of Udaka –Regnal Year 10 Pabosa (ancient Prabhasa Tirtha), near Kosam (ancient Kausambl), Allahabad district, U. P. From the facsimile in Ep. Ind., XXII, Pl. facing p. 203. The first six letters in 1 have been tentatively restored, while the first nine letters in 1.2 have been restored with the help of Ghosundi-wall inscription.
