He comes from a family of pious Brahmins performing religious and spiritual duties; his grandfather was Indraviṣṇu and his forefather was Varuṇaviṣṇu, both known for their participation in studies of scripture and enactment of sacrificial rites.

Perhaps Mātṛ signifies one of the seven Mātṛkās or possibly, Vedic Mātariśvan (read Agni) and its concatenation with Viṣṇu underlines a unique theological or cultural synthesis pertinent of the Gupta period.

He also claimed to have been chosen by the “goddess of sovereignty” as her consort — language that echoed the epithets used for great Gupta emperors like Samudragupta and Skandagupta.

[7] The inscriptions reveal that in these regions, the Gupta administration was in a fragmented state, and the feudal system (mamsa) prevalent then, enabled local chiefs to change their loyalty when it suited them.

[8] In bequeathal, Mātṛviṣṇu’s contributions to religious architecture, monuments, sculptures, and his royal pretensions are but facets of the intricate networks of loyalty and power that characterized politics in distinctly Gupta-era India.