Kadamba inscription

Jan. 6, 2024

Recently, an inscription said to be of the 10th century A.D. from the Kadamba period was discovered in the Mahadeva temple at Cacoda in southern Goa.

About Kadamba inscription:

It is written in Kannada and Sanskrit. The inscription opens with an auspicious word be it well (Swasthi Shri).
It records that when Talara Nevayya was administering the mandala, his son Gundayya having taken a vow to fulfil his father’s desire of capturing a gopura of the port of Goa, fought and died after fulfilling his father’s wish.
Very interestingly, the record is composed as a vocal statement on the death of his son from the mouth of a lamenting father.
It is in the literary style of the Talangre inscription of Jayasimha I of the same period.

Key facts about Kadambas of Goa:

The Kadambas of Goa were the subordinates of Chalukyas of Kalyani.
Chalukyan emperor Tailapa II appointed Kadamba Shasthadeva as mahamandaleshwar of Goa for his help in overthrowing the Rashtrakutas.
Kadamba Shasthadeva conquered the city of Chandavara from the Shilaharas in 960 A.D.
Later, he conquered the port of Gopakapattana (present day Goa).