KANGAVARMA, BHAGIRATAVARMA AND RAGHUPATH\IVARMA

After Mayuravarma’s death his son kangavarma came to the throne. The extent of his region is not precisely known. During his time the Vakataka king of Central India invaded Kuntala and he ws defeated. This enchanced the fame of Kangavarma (Kongunivarma). Though he was not as mighty as that of Mayuravarma, he protected his kingdom and had the good wishes and loyalties of his subjects. He had acquired the title Dharma Maharajadhiraja. Dr. U. S. kamat is of the opinion that when his sonBhagirata succeeded him, the kingdom began to decline.
But Dr. m. V. Krishna Rao holds an opinion which is quite contrary to this Raghupativarma, succeeded his father Bhagiratavarma. He was a contemporary of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II, who had sent his court poet Kalidas to Raghupativarma’s court as an emissary. This indicates that the fame of Kadambas had spread to the North also.
Dr. B. Muddachari supports this claim. According to Dr. m. V. Krishna Rao this Kalidasa was not the famous play writer. He was a poet of the same name. He had written Kauntaleswara Dowtya. But it has not been found. Dr. U. S. Kamat is of the opinion that Kakutasavarma, brother and successor of Raghupativarma, had matrimonial relations with Guptas and Kalidasa visited his court about which he has written in his work Kauntaleswara Dowtya. The fact that Kalidasa visited Raghuvarma of Kkuntaleswara’s court is an evidence of the Kadamba fame. However who this Kalidasa was must be clarified.