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1. The Besnagar inscription dated second century B.C. mentions Vasudeva who is identified with Krsna. The column with the figure of Garuda at the top was erected by Heliodoros, a Bhagavata. An inscription dated first century B.C. is found at Ghosundi in Rajasthan. The stone enclosure is stated here as constructed for the image of Vasudeva and Sankarsana. 1. From the Sattvata-samhita ch I-II the sacred teachings were revealed to Samkarsana by Narayana. (St 1-18). 2. Astadhyayi - IV.i.114 15

An inscription at Morawell (I Centuary A.D.) near Mathura was erected by a lady called Tosa Five viras (heros) are stated here who are identified with Samkarsana, Vasudeva, Pradyumna, Samba and Aniruddha by Lueders and T.N. Banerjee. It is hard to accept this identification as they do not reveal any Agama tradition being followed. The Nanaghat cave inscription (I Centuary A.D.) by Naganika, a queen of the Satavahana dynasty, contains the words "namo sankarsanavasudevanam. "2 The Tamil classic Paripadal³ of the second century A.D. contains six poems in honour of Viras (heros). The third poem refers to Visnu as glorified in the Agamas. The four vyuha deities Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are mentioned and they L are identified by their colour*. Temples of Krsna are referred to in this and in other Tamil classics also such as Silappatikaram and Purananuru. references here to the Paripadal cause a problem. 1. Agama and South Indian Vaisnavisam pp. 185-186. 2. Ibid. p. 186 3. Quoted by K.C. Vardachari p. 179 Agama and South Indian Vaisnavisam 4. Senkatkari karunkan Vellai ponkatpaccai painkan mal. 16 The

Balarama and Krsna are referred to here as having their abodes in Tirumaliruncolai near Madurai. Balarama is identical with Sankarsana, a vyuha deity of the Pancaratra. The temple here now is governed by the Vaikhanasa Agama which does not admit both these deities as the principal ones. It is hard to suggest that this temple which follows originally the Pancaratra tradition changed later to adopt the Vaikhanasa tradition. The Visnupurana (4th century A.D) contains references to Sri and Vasudeva called Bhagavan'. Sakti is stated to be identified with Laksmi². Krsna is stated to be the Lord of the Sattvatas³, the vyuha doctrine, Sri's³ place and Tantric mode of worship finds place here. 1. Visnupurana 1-8-299, 2-7-29. 2. Bhagavata-purana 1-1-14 3. Bhagavata-purana 1-5-27 4. Bhagavata-purana 11-11-37. 5. Bhagavata-purana 11-11-37. 17

Besides, Bana', Sankara², Jayanta³, Yamuna and Ramanuja cite many passages from the Pancaratra texts. The Pancaratra is referred to by Utpala (850 A.D) as pancaratrasruti and pancaratropanisad in his Spandapradipika. The mentioning of sruti and Upanisad shows that these two formed part of the Ekayana Veda which was available to Utpala and is no longer extent now. Among the texts of Pancaratra, the Ratnatraya, namely, Sattvata, Pauskara and Jayakhya may be assumed to belong to 800 A.D. The Ahirbudhnya Samhita and the Laksmi Tantra seem to belong to a slightly later period than the Jayakhya.