According to historian George Moraes, this phrase is meant to imply that Bhageerath had strengthened and consolidated his kingdom and established himself as the sole monarch of the Kadamba lands, perhaps after vanquishing his foes.
[2] Several scholars identify Bhageerath with the unnamed "ruler of the Kuntala country" or Kuntaleshwara who received an embassy from the Gupta emperor Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
[6][7] The establishment of such diplomatic relations with the leading figures of India at the time shows the high status and prestige that King Bhageerath and his country must have enjoyed.
Raghu, the eldest son, seems to have been greatly fond of war and relished personally partaking in battles, as his face is described as being "marked with the weapons of his enemies in combat with opposing warriors".
[6] Upon Bhageerath's death, Raghu ascended the Kadamba throne, while Kakusthavarma was appointed as Yuvaraja or Crown Prince and would eventually become king as well.