10-02-2005, 10:10 PM
From another list on the topic of Rajputs originating from a fire ceremony named agnikund on Mt.Abu where they were supposed to have been granted dwijahood by Brahmins since they were foreigners:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The origin of the Agnikund legend can be traced excactly.
The original event was related to the Parmar clan (not all the
Rajputs), who were actually descendants of the Rashtrakutas.
The copper-plates of Harsola, that are from 949 AD give the descent
of Bappairaja (Vakpatiraja) from Akalavarsha. Akalavarsha was a
famous Rashtrakuta king.
A later inscription of Vakpatiraj II of the Parmara dynasty mentions
that the king bore titles Amoghavarsha, Prathvivallabha and
Shrivallabha. There are Rashtrakuta titles. This Vakpatiraj II was
an uncle of famous Raja Bhoja.
The legend first apears in Navasahasanka charitra of Padmaguta (11th
cent AD) mentions the first of the Parmara clan. It gives an
account. Vashishta created a hero from his agnikunda and said: "you
will become a lord of the kings called Paramara". This hero's son
Upendra performed many yajnas. His successor was Vakpatiraj I.
It appears that Upendra, the predecessor of Vakpatiraj, was the one
who was involved with several sacrifices. It is likely that these
sacrifices form the core of the legend.
Further developments of legend can be seen in Prathivaraj Raso
(which mentions Parihar, Chalukya and Parmar) and Bhavishya Purana
(which mentions Parmars, Chauhans, Parihars and Solankis).
It is time to recognize the legend as legend. There was a Rajput
clan associated with the yajna at Abu (Parmar), but Rajputs did not
originate from it.
Chaulukya and Rashtrakuta had a long history in Southern India even
before this yajna.
Yashwant
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianCivili...n/message/50613<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The origin of the Agnikund legend can be traced excactly.
The original event was related to the Parmar clan (not all the
Rajputs), who were actually descendants of the Rashtrakutas.
The copper-plates of Harsola, that are from 949 AD give the descent
of Bappairaja (Vakpatiraja) from Akalavarsha. Akalavarsha was a
famous Rashtrakuta king.
A later inscription of Vakpatiraj II of the Parmara dynasty mentions
that the king bore titles Amoghavarsha, Prathvivallabha and
Shrivallabha. There are Rashtrakuta titles. This Vakpatiraj II was
an uncle of famous Raja Bhoja.
The legend first apears in Navasahasanka charitra of Padmaguta (11th
cent AD) mentions the first of the Parmara clan. It gives an
account. Vashishta created a hero from his agnikunda and said: "you
will become a lord of the kings called Paramara". This hero's son
Upendra performed many yajnas. His successor was Vakpatiraj I.
It appears that Upendra, the predecessor of Vakpatiraj, was the one
who was involved with several sacrifices. It is likely that these
sacrifices form the core of the legend.
Further developments of legend can be seen in Prathivaraj Raso
(which mentions Parihar, Chalukya and Parmar) and Bhavishya Purana
(which mentions Parmars, Chauhans, Parihars and Solankis).
It is time to recognize the legend as legend. There was a Rajput
clan associated with the yajna at Abu (Parmar), but Rajputs did not
originate from it.
Chaulukya and Rashtrakuta had a long history in Southern India even
before this yajna.
Yashwant
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianCivili...n/message/50613<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->