left Cambay at midnight, the minister Udayana supplying him with provisions. From Cambay he went to Vatapadrapura probably Baroda, where feeling hungry he entered the shop of a Vánia named Katuka and asked for parched gram. The Vánia gave the gram and seeing that Kumárapála had no money accepted his promise of future payment. From Baroda he came to Bhrigukachh or Broach where he saw a soothsayer and asked him his future. The soothsayer, seeing the bird kali-deví perched on the temple flagstaff, said 'You will shortly be king.' Kumárapála shaved his matted hair and went from Broach to Ujjain where he met his family. But as here too the royal troops followed him he fled to Kolhápura where he came across a Yogí who foretold his succession to a throne and gave him two spells or mantras. From Kolhápura Kumárapála went to Káñchí or Conjeveram and from there to the city of Kálambapattana. [592] The king of Kálambapattana Pratápasimha received him like an elder brother and brought him into his city, built a temple of Sivananda Kumárapálesvara in his honour, and even issued a coin called a Kumárapála. From Kálambapattana Kumárapála went to Chitrakúta or Chitor and from there to Ujjain whence he took his family to Siddhapura going on alone to Anahilapura to see his brother-in-law Krishnadeva. According to the Vichárasreni Siddharája died soon after in A.D. 1143 on the 3rd of Kárttika Suddha Samvat 1199. In the dissensions that followed the king's death Kumárapála's interests were well served by his brother-in-law Krishnadeva. Eventually the names of three candidates, Kumárapála and two others, were laid before the state nobles sitting in council to determine who should be king. Of the three candidates the two others were found wanting, and Kumárapála was chosen and installed according to the Vichárasreni on the 4th of Márgasírsha Suddha and according to the Kumárapálaprabandha on the 4th of Márgasírsha Vadhya. At the time of his succession, according to the Prabandhachintámani and the Kumárapálaprabandha, Kumárapála was about fifty years of age. On his accession Kumárapála installed his wife Bhupáladeví his anointed queen or pattaráni; appointed Udayana who had befriended him at Cambay minister; Báhada or Vágbhata son of Udayana [593] chief councillor or mahámátya; and Alinga second councillor or mahápradhána. Áhada or Árabhatta, apparently another son of Udayana, did not acknowledge Kumárapála and went over to Arnorája Ánáka or Ano king of Sapádalaksha or the Sámbhar territory who is probably the same as the Ánalladeva of the Hammíramahákávya. [594]