बेबादि मोनो दि स्कन्दबर्मना गिबि पल्लबफोरनि गिबिसिन गेदेमा सासनगिरिमोन, थेवब्लाबो गुबुन गिबि पल्लबफोरनि बेलायाव मुंखनाय दं जाय जानो हागौ स्कन्दबर्मननि आजै-आजौफोरमोन।
Skandavarman appears to have been the first great ruler of the early Pallavas, though there are references to other early Pallavas who were probably predecessors of Skandavarman.