Dāna-śraddhā (Charitable attitude) reflected in inscriptions

Abstract

The study of inscriptions provides the details about contemporary events. Most of them record the act of donation done by king’s or ministers or the people. The historical significance of such documents plays pivotal role in drawing conclusions about then social life. Therefore, an attempt is made in this paper to analyze the information of different donations reflected in the inscriptions made by the Śilāhāra kings.