▁origin ▁adopted ▁the ▁title ▁" V i ṭ ṭ i - nar ay ana ", ▁which ▁means ▁" as ▁great ▁as ▁Nar ay ana ▁( K r ish na ) ▁of ▁the ▁Vitt i ▁( V r ish ni ) ▁family . ▁S as try ▁further ▁propos es ▁that ▁the ▁term ▁" V od di ", ▁which ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁phrase ▁V od di - k ula ▁(" V od di ▁family ") ▁in ▁the ▁Mang all u ▁ins cription ▁may ▁be ▁same ▁as ▁" V i ṣ ṭ i ". ▁S as try ▁also ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁early ▁K ak ati ya ▁chief s ▁followed ▁J ain ism , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁patron ized ▁by ▁the ▁Ras ht rak ut as , ▁thus ▁strength ening ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁dynast ies ▁were ▁connected ▁( see ▁Religion ▁section ▁below ). ▁ ▁The ▁K ak ati y as ▁seemed ▁to ▁have ▁adopted ▁the ▁myth ical ▁bird ▁Gar uda ▁as ▁their ▁royal ▁ins ign ia , ▁as ▁att ested ▁by ▁the ▁Ek am ran ath a ▁temple ▁ins cription ▁of ▁Gan ap ati - de va , ▁the ▁Pal amp et ▁ins cription ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁general ▁Re char la ▁Rud ra , ▁and ▁Vid yan ath a ' s ▁Pr at ap ar ud ri ya . ▁The ▁Bay yar am ▁tank ▁ins cription ▁calls ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁chief ▁B eta ▁I ▁( son ▁of ▁G unda ▁IV ) ▁Gar ud am ka - B eta ,