Deo-Barnark

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Deo Barnark देवबरनार्क) is a historical village in the Tarari block of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India. This is an ancient village where Sun temple is present. The historical name of Deo is Deovarunark. It is a Maurya period village. There are many statues of Gods Vishnu, Shiva, Parvati and Kali in marvelous style. It is of archeological importance. [1]

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History

Historians found here one inscription Gupta period (Jivitagupta II), which is valuable source of information of this area. King Jivitagupta was the son of Vishnugupta and his queen Ijjadevi. There is one ancient Sun temple in this village which was built in the period of King Samudragupta's rule. As per historical records this temple got land grants from Gutas and Maukhari rulers.[2]

Deo-Baranark (देवबरनार्क) is a village in Ara district in Bihar. A very important updated inscription of Guptas period of Jivitagupta II was found here. It was issued from a fort called Gomatikottaka. This mentions about grant of Varunika grama (original name of Deo-Baranark) for varunavasina or Sun Temple. This gives ancestry of later Guptas and their associated Maukhari rulers, which include:

Deo-Baranark Inscription of Jivitagupta II and Aphsad inscription of Adityasena disclosed the existence of line of Gupta princes called the Later Guptas by modern historians. The founder of this dynasty was Krishnagupta, but unfortunately his exact connection with Imperial Guptas is nowhere mentioned. He and his two successors, Harshagupta and Jivitagupta I, must have ruled Magadha in interval between the death of Bhanugupta and 611 (?Malava) = 554 AD, when Kumaragupta III was reigning. We get this date from Haraha inscription for Isanavarman Maukhari, who is represented in the Aphsad inscription as having defeated by Kumaragupta III.[4]

Deo-Baranark Inscription of Jivitagupta II

  • Reverence to . . . . . . . . .! Hail! From the victorious camp, possessed of shouts of victory acquired by the three constituent s of power, (and) invincible through (its) equipment of great ships and elephants and horses and foot-soldiers, (and) situated near the fort of Gômatikottaka:--
  • (Line 2.)-(There was) . . . . . . . . . the illustrious Mâdhavagupta. His son, who meditated on his feet, (was) the most devout worshipper of the Divine One, the glorious Adityasênadêva, begotten on the Paramabhattârikâ the queen, the Mahâdêvî, the glorious Shrîmatîdêvî.
  • (L. 3.)-His son, who meditated on his feet, (was) the most devout worshipper of (the god) Maheshvara, the Paramabhattâraka, Mahârâjâdhirâja, and [Paramêshvara], the glorious Dêvaguptadêva, begotten on the Paramabhattârikâ, the queen, the Mahâdêvî, the glorious Kônadêvî.
  • (L. 4.)-His son, who meditated on his feet, was the most devout worshipper of (the god) Mahêshvara, the [Paramabhattâraka], Mahârâjâdhirâja, and Paramêshvara, the glorious Vishnuguptadêva, begotten on the Paramabhattârikâ, the queen, the Mahâdêvî, the glorious Kamaladêvi.
  • (L. 5.)-His son, who meditates on his feet, the most devout worshipper of . . . . . . . . . , the Paramabhattâraka, Mahârâjâdhirâja, and Paramêshvara the glorious Jîvitaguptadêva (II.),-[begotten] on the Paramabhattârikâ, the queen, the Mahâdêvî, the glorious Ijjâdêvî,-being in good health, [issues a command] to the herdsmen, Talâvâtakas, messengers, makers of boundaries, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Râjaputras, Râjâmâtyas, . . . . . . . . . . . . Mahâdandanâyakas, Mahâpratîhâras, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kumârâmâtyas, Râjasthânîyas, Uparikas, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chaurôddharanikas, Dândikas, Dandapâshikas . . . . . . . . of the village of Vârunikâ, which lies in the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the Nagara bhukti, (and) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . belonging to the Vâlavî vishaya, (and) to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the village of Kishôravâtaka (?), which was laid out by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and to those who subsist on the favour of Our feet, and to the neighbours, headed by the Brâhmans, (and) to the Mahattaras, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • (L. 12.)-By the Bhôjaka Sûryamitra, belonging to (the establishment of) the divine (god) the holy and sacred Varunavâsin, who was requested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the above-mentioned [village] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . together with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and the village, &c., was formerly bestowed by the Paramêshvara, the glorious Bâlâdityadêva, by (his) own charter, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the divine (god) the holy and sacred Varunavâsin, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by restoration to the Bhôjaka Hamsamitra, and by those who presided at different times, viz. the Paramêshvara, the glorious Sharvavarman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [to] the Bhôjaka Rishimitra . . . . . . . . . by the Paramêshvara Avantivarman. In accordance with this practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . assent to its enjoyment by the Bhôjaka Durdharamitra was given, by the grant of a charter, by the Mahârâjâdhiâja and Paramêshvara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .; and it is now enjoyed by him.
  • (L. 17.)-"Therefore I [now announce] that it is assented to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .; such is (my) command to all people. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the altar of (the god) Varunavâsin; after that, there is given . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with the udranga and the uparikara, with (the proceeds of fines for) the ten offences, the five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • From: Fleet, John F. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum: Inscriptions of the Early Guptas. Vol. III. Calcutta: Government of India, Central Publications Branch, 1888, 217-218.

देवबरनार्क

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[5] ने लेख किया है ...देवबरनार्क (AS, p.448) आरा ज़िला, बिहार का एक छोटा ग्राम है, जो ऐतिहासिक दृष्टि से काफ़ी महत्त्वपूर्ण है। इस ग्राम से मगध के गुप्त नरेश जीवितगुप्त द्वितीय के समय का एक महत्त्वपूर्ण अभिलेख प्राप्त हुआ है। अभिलेख 'गोमतीकोट्टक' नामक दुर्ग से प्रचलित किया गया था, जो कि तिथिहीन है। इसमें वरुणिक ग्राम (देवबरनार्क का मूल प्राचीन नाम) का 'वरुणवासिन' अथवा 'सूर्य मंदिर' के लिए दान में दिये जाने का उल्लेख है। अभिलेख में गुप्त नरेशों की वंशावलि दी गई है, जिससे कई परवर्ती गुप्त राजाओं तथा उनसे सम्बद्ध मौखरि नरेशों के नाम मिलते हैं, जिनमें ये प्रमुख हैं-

  1. देवगुप्त - जिसके सम्बन्ध में वाकाटक राजाओं के काल निर्णय में सरलता होती है।
  2. बालादित्य - जिसका वृत्तान्त युवानच्वांग के यात्रा वर्णन से भी ज्ञात होता है और जिसने हूण राजा मिहिरकुल से युद्ध किया था।
  3. मौखरि नरेश सर्ववर्मन - (-)
  4. अवंतिवर्मन - अवंतिवर्मन का उल्लेख बाण के हर्षचरित में हर्ष की भगिनी राज्यश्री के पति गृहवर्मन के पिता के रूप में है।

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References

  1. ↑ "Deo history". gloriousindia.com.
  2. ↑ "Later Guptas of Magadh" (PDF). lrc.bih.nic.in.
  3. ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p. 448-449
  4. ↑ History of ancient India By Rama Shankar Tripathi,p. 286
  5. ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.448-449
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