Vasishthiputra Pulumavi

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Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
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]
Satavahana King
Reign1st and 2nd century CE
PredecessorGautamiputra Satakarni
SuccessorVashishtiputra Satakarni
DynastySatavahana
FatherGautamiputra Satakarni

Vasishthiputra Pulumavi (

Chastana.[11]

The capital of Sri Pulumavi is reported to have been at Paithan.[12]

Coinage

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".
    Coinage of Vashishthiputra Sri Pulumavi, with
    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.
    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".
    Coinage of Vashishthiputra Sri Pulumavi, with
    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 Caves

Near

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 Caves
One long inscription (inscription No.2) in the 19th year of
Samgha.[14] There is also another long inscription (inscription No.3) by Sri Pulumavi himself, also in the 22nd year of his reign.[14]

  • Cave 3, exterior
    Cave 3, exterior
  • Cave 3, pillars
    Cave 3, pillars
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Dvarapala
    Dvarapala
  • Chaitya relief
    Chaitya relief
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,

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

Main article: Karla Caves
Vasishthiputra Pulumavi inscription
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

Satavahana kings
100 BCE–2nd c. CE
Simuka100-70 BCE
Kanha70-60 BCE
Satakarni I70-60 BCE
Satakarni II50-25 BCE
Sivasvati1st c. CE
Gautamiputra Satakarni2nd c. CE
Vasishthiputra Pulumavi2nd c. CE
Vashishtiputra Satakarni2nd c. CE
Shivaskanda Satakarni2nd c. CE
Yajna Sri Satakarni2nd c. CE
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Preceded by
Satavahana ruler

2nd century CE 		Succeeded by

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Book sources

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