Question
Download Solution PDFWho among the following performed a ritual called ‘hiranya-garbha’?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Dantidurga.
Key Points
- Rashtrakuta leader, Dantidurga deposed the Chalukyas after deciding that he wanted to be more than a Samanta.
- After engaging in a ceremony known as the 'hiranya-garbha', he proclaimed himself as the king of the Deccan region of the Chalukyas and formed the Rashtrakuta Empire.
- According to Vedic philosophy, the origin of the universe or the manifested cosmos is known as hiranya-garbha, which means "golden womb" or "universal womb".
- With the assistance of Brahmanas, Dantidurga completed the hiranya-garbha ceremony, signifying his rebirth as a Kshatriya.
Additional Information
- Around 780 CE, Rashtrakuta ruler named, Dhruva Dharavarsha seized power over the realm.
- Dhruva Dharavarsha made the kingdom so large that it included the entire area between the Kaveri River and Central India.
- Dantidurga's uncle, Krishna I overthrew Kirtivarman II, the last Badami Chalukya king, in 757 CE to assume control of the expanding Rashtrakuta Empire.
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