Govinda III (reign 793 – 814 CE) was a Rashtrakuta monarchs who succeeded his illustrious father Dhruva Dharavarsha.

The lines read as follows: Pandya-dēś-ādhipān matsyam vrishabham Pallavēśvarā[t] [*] (Chô)lād vyāghram gajam Gangach chapa-yashțim cha Kerala[t] [*] Amdhra-Chalukya-Mauryēbhyo vārāham Gürya(rja)rēśvarā[t] [*] t(pha)lakam (prā)tipa[d*]-dhāryam vrishabham Pallavēśvarā[t] [*] (Kō)sal-Avanti-nāthā(bhyām) Simhalad api nama[kam] [*] Tārā(m) bhagava(tim) khyātām Dharmād Vangala-bhūmipat [*]

An inscription of 813 CE states the Govinda III conquered Lata (southern and central Gujarat) and made his brother Indra the ruler of the territory.

[6] However, Govinda III had control over the regions between Vindhyas and Malwa in the north to Kanchi in the south, while the heart of his empire extended from the Narmada to Tungabhadra rivers.

[7] The Nasari record states that now all the kingdoms of the Tamil country, the Cholas, Pandyas and the Keralas paid their tribute to Govinda III.