Even in rAjatara~NgiNI itself, kalhaNa mentions bilhaNa in the seventh tara~Nga describing his migration from kashmIra to karNATa and taking up the post of vidyApati in the court of king paramANDi:
kashmIrebhyo viniryAntaM rAjye kalasha bhUpate
vidyApatiM yaM karNATashvakre parmANDibhUpatiH
...
tyAginaM harshadevaM sa shrutvA sukavibAndhavaM
<b>bilhaNo</b> va~nchanAM mene vibhUtiM tAvatImapi 937
kashmIrebhyo viniryAntaM rAjye kalasha bhUpate
vidyApatiM yaM karNATashvakre parmANDibhUpatiH
...
tyAginaM harshadevaM sa shrutvA sukavibAndhavaM
<b>bilhaNo</b> va~nchanAM mene vibhUtiM tAvatImapi 937

