Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 Sri: Gurubhyo Namaha Dear Mani, Thank you for your insight. Heliodorus was not the ambassador of Megasthenes. Megasthenes himself was an ambassador of the Greeks to the court of Chandragupta Maurya. Here are the details from the Besnagar Inscription which point out to the universality of the Sri Vaishnava faith. I do hope readers would find this interesting. They can be found in the Gosai.com link which you pointed out previously. - The following transliteration and translation of this ancient Brahmi inscription was published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (London: JRAS, Pub., 1909, pp. 1053-54. 1) Devadevasa Va [sude]vasa Garudadhvajo ayam 2) karito i[a] Heliodorena bhaga- 3) vatena Diyasa putrena Takhasilakena 4) Yonadatena agatena maharajasa 5) Amtalikitasa upa[m]ta samkasam-rano 6) Kasiput[r]asa [bh]agabhadrasa tratarasa 7) vasena [chatu]dasena rajena vadhamanasa "This Garuda-column of Vasudeva (Visnu), the god of gods, was erected here by Heliodorus, a worshipper of Visnu, the son of Dion, and an inhabitant of Taxila, who came as Greek ambassador from the Great King Antialkidas to King Kasiputra Bhagabhadra, the Savior, then reigning prosperously in the fourteenth year of his kingship." -- Regards, Malolan Cadambi Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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