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He constructed
"Deep Cold Water Reservoirs and
Aqua ducts" and also renovated the damaged Gardens. And thus did good governance
fulfilling the needs of his people at an expenditure of 35 lakhs soverns.
(2) In the second year of rule, Maharaja
Kharavela ferociously attacked the
"Satakaranis" in the west with a huge Kalinga Army of War Elephants, Soldiers and Chariots. The habitats of Asika (or
Rasika) were petrified.
(3) A great exponent of Histrionic Art himself.
Kharavela, in his third year of rule, revived the traditions of Vanity fare
(Darpa), Dance (Nata), Music (Geeta) and Orchestra (Badita). By patronizing various social ceremonies he encouraged and entertained his people.
(4) In earlier times at "Arakapura" (the domain of Bidyadhars), Bidyadhara's enjoyed pride of place and privileges. In the fourth year of rule, Kharavela
terrorized and suppressed the corrupt Bhojakas
(Gramapala) and Rastrakas (Khandapala) and prevailed upon them to return forthright all the illicit wealth, ornaments, gold vessels acquired from the Bidyadharas of
Arakapura. Thereafter again the Bidyadharas were allowed to lead a lifestyle they lived during earlier Kalinga Kings era.
(5) With an expense of one lakh soverns,
Kharavela in his fifth year of rule, renovated and extended
up to the capital city- the
"Tanusalayapatta" aqua duct system which was built three hundred years before by the first Nanda King
"Mahapadmananda" and brought water.
(6) In the sixth year Maharaja
Kharavela, for the Economic benefit of his citizens, in a gracious gesture Exempted Taxes and Surcharges to the tune of lakhs of
soverns.
(7) Maharaja
Kharavela, for the over all welfare and development of his kingdom, spent lakhs of soverns in the seventh year of his rule and he toured extensively on supervision with swords, chariots, flags,
sentinels and his cavalry.
(8) In the eighth year on a "punitive expedition" (Danda Jatra) to Mathura with a huge army, he destroyed Gorathagiri and
terrorized the habitat of
Rajagriha. Due to a strong apprehension of retaliatory attack,
Kharavela proceeded towards
Mathura. And from there with the Kalpa-Brikshya, Victory Elephants, Chariots and his army, he returned back to his Kingdom. A grand homecoming feast with compliments for all his employees,
Bhramins, Saints and people of his kingdom was organized.
(9) In the ninth year of his rule,
Kharavela constructed a Baidurjya (Sapphire, cats-eye) studded magnificent Palace named Maha Vijaya Prasad (The Great Victory Palace), in the royal premises of the Kalinga Court with an expenditure of thirty eight lakhs
soverns.
(10) In the tenth year of rule, Maharaja
Kharavela, in memory of past three generations of his forefathers,
organized a grand sacred memorial service, spending one lakh
soverns.
(11)Mysitcal Jewel Crowned ( ManniRatna ) Maharaja
Kharavela, in his eleventh year of rule, went out on an expedition to reclaim for agriculture, Pithudagadava
nagar/ Pruthud a territory of Kalinga, which had turned into a wild grassland of Timiridaha plants since a hundred thirteen years.
(12) In the twelfth year of rule Maharaja
Kharavela, with a huge Kallinga army invaded Magadha and
Anga. He watered his elephants and horses in the river Ganga. Magadha king Brihaspathimitra
conceded defeat. Then, with the
"Jinnasanna", (which was/ were earlier taken away from Kalinga by the Magadha Kings) and all the elephants, horses and wealth from Anga and
Magadha, Kharavela returned to his Kingdom in a grand victory procession. And thus he expanded his protocol in Magadha and
Anga. Then in his kingdom he extensively constructed Bithi (avenues) Chatwara (courtyard
sanctorum), Parikha (forts/ moats), Goppuras (maingates). Hundreds of Basukis
(Naga Banshis) visited the Maharaja to pay their respect and gifted him with exotic
elephants, horses and other animals. Even the Pandya King submitted before Maharaja
Kharavela and gifted varieties of ornaments, pearls, jewels and various gemstones in very huge quantities. And thus even the Pandyas and Basukis came under
Kharavela's reign.
(13) Then in the thirteenth year,
Kharavela built a royal complex of one hundred thirteen exotic caves on
Kumari Parbata (Udayagiri & Khandagiri,Bhubaneswar,Orissa are part of) for the purpose of noble
accommodation, meditation and recreation of his queens, princes, brothers,
relatives, royal employees and saints. This was his Maha Vijaya Smarak, the Victory Edifice.
(14) In the fourteenth year,
Kharavela
constructed a marvelous complex structure to house and entertain Visiting Dignitaries and Sages. Special stones from far off places, dugout from sacred quarries where saints lived nearby, were brought. From these special stones, architectural sapphire studded Pillars were made. Then with an expense of
seventy-five lakhs
soverns, canopies and these sapphire studded pillars were installed by the Maharaja in traditional sacred ceremony.
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