आन्द्रे विंकआ रायखाङो दि गायसनगिरि, ग'पालआ बिसायख'जादोंमोन, आरो "रोखा महरै राजफोलेरारि थैनि नङामोन, नाथाय जानो हागौ ब्राह्मणफोरनि मोनसे सारिनिमोन, जाय गावसोरखौ क्षत्रियआव सोलायदोंमोन"।
André Wink mentions that the founder, Gopala was elected, and "definitely not of royal blood but probably of a line of brahmans which transformed itself into Kshatriyas".