▁be ▁on ▁the ▁w ane ; ▁the ▁royal ▁g ifting ▁of ▁lands ▁formerly ▁in ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁nobles ▁to ▁people ▁of ▁less er ▁status ▁did ▁much ▁to ▁effect ▁this ▁dil ution . ▁ ▁Religion ▁▁ ▁Histor ian ▁P . V . P . ▁S as try ▁the or ises ▁that ▁the ▁early ▁K ak ati ya ▁chief s ▁were ▁follow ers ▁of ▁J ain ism . ▁A ▁story ▁in ▁the ▁S idd h esh var a - char ita ▁states ▁that ▁Mad hav av ar man , ▁an ▁ancest or ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati y as , ▁obtained ▁military ▁strength ▁by ▁the ▁grace ▁of ▁god dess ▁Pad m ak sh i . ▁The ▁ 1 1 2 3 ▁G ov ind ap ur am ▁J ain ▁ins cription ▁of ▁Pol avas a , ▁another ▁family ▁of ▁fe ud atory ▁chief s , ▁contains ▁a ▁similar ▁account ▁of ▁how ▁their ▁ancest or ▁Mad hav av ar man ▁obtained ▁military ▁strength ▁by ▁the ▁grace ▁of ▁the ▁J ain ▁god dess ▁Y ak sh esh vari . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁tradition , ▁Pro la ▁II ▁was ▁initi ated ▁into ▁Sh a iv ism ▁by ▁the ▁Kal am uk ha ▁pre ceptor ▁R ames h var a ▁P and ita , ▁and ▁established ▁Sh a iv ism ▁as ▁his ▁family ' s ▁religion . ▁The ▁Sh a iv ism - aff ili ated ▁personal ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁K ak ati ya ▁k ings ▁( such ▁as ▁Rud ra , ▁Mah ade va , ▁H ari