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The inscription which proves the influence of Bhagwat cult in ancient Rajasthan is1. Ghatiyala Inscription2. Besnagar Inscription of Heliodorous3. Buchkala Inscription4. Ghosundi Inscription

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Ghosundi Inscription

The correct answer is Ghosundi Inscription.

  • Ghosundi inscription:
    • This inscription has been received from the village of Ghosundi near the city of Chittor, whose language is Sanskrit and the script is Brahmi.
    • According to this inscription, King Sarvatta (son of Parashari) of the Gaja dynasty organized the Ashwamedha Yagya and built a stone boundary wall around the worship of Sankarsana and Vasudeva.
    • This inscription is the oldest inscription related to the Vaishnava sect (Bhagavata sect) in Rajasthan, published by Dr. DR Bhandarkar.

  •  Ghatiyala (Mandore) Inscriptions (861 AD)
    • Four inscriptions were found near Ghatiyala in Jodhpur. 
    • Sheds light on the political, social, and religious policies of the Pratihara dynasty.
    • Inscription I is written in Sanskrit and mentions the name of kings till Kakkuka of the Pratihara dynasty.
    • Inscription II sheds light on the society of that time. Caste rules got rigid by this time.
    • Inscription III and IV sheds light on the personal preferences of Kakkula.​
  •  Besnagar Inscription
    • An important Prakrit inscription at Besnagar (Bhilsa district) of the late 2nd century BCE, inscribed at the instance of Heliodorus, a Greek envoy of Antialcidas of Taxila, records his devotion to the Vaishnava Vasudeva sect. 


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