▁' the ▁white ▁god ' ▁in ▁S ansk rit . ▁The ▁J ain ▁author - s aint ▁Hem ach andra ▁( 1 0 8 9 – 1 1 7 2 ▁AD ) ▁notes ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁ep ith et ▁for ▁the ▁god ▁Rud ra - Sh iva . ▁Even ▁though ▁V ith oba ▁is ▁dep icted ▁with ▁dark ▁complex ion , ▁he ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁" white ▁god ". ▁B hand ark ar ▁explains ▁this ▁par ado x , ▁propos ing ▁that ▁P and ur anga ▁may ▁be ▁an ▁ep ith et ▁for ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁wor sh ipped ▁in ▁P and h arp ur , ▁and ▁whose ▁temple ▁still ▁stands . ▁Later , ▁with ▁the ▁increasing ▁popular ity ▁of ▁V ith oba ' s ▁cult , ▁this ▁was ▁also ▁transferred ▁to ▁V ith oba . ▁Another ▁theory ▁suggests ▁that ▁V ith oba ▁may ▁initially ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁Sh a iva ▁god ▁( related ▁to ▁Sh iva ), ▁only ▁later ▁identified ▁with ▁V ish nu , ▁thus ▁explaining ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁P and ur anga ▁for ▁V ith oba . ▁Cro oke , ▁however , ▁proposed ▁that ▁P and ur anga ▁is ▁a ▁S ansk rit ised ▁form ▁of ▁P and ar aga ▁( bel ong ing ▁to ▁P and arga ), ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁name ▁of ▁P and h arp ur . ▁Another ▁name , ▁P and har in ath , ▁also ▁refers ▁to ▁V ith oba ▁as ▁the ▁lord ▁of ▁P and h ari ▁(