[1] Narasimhavarman, the king of the Pallavas, seems to have launched a counterattack against the Badami Chalukyas with the motive of destroying them completely and disempowering their kingdom, presumably in retaliation against earlier defeats suffered at their hands.

The inscriptions found at Gadval (Velnalli), Savnur, Hyderabad, and Kurta-koti give elaborate accounts of the military campaigns and achievements of Vikramaditya I against the Pallavas.

[3] The first verse speaks of the prowess of Vikramaditya I, called Śrī Vallabha, who subjugated Narasimha, brought down the valor of Mahendra, and subdued Īśvara by his commanding presence.

The second verse speaks of his conquest of Kanchipuram, made symbolic as the " lady of the southern quarters," whom he subdued by force, and claimed her "girdle," which here refers to the capture of that city.

[1] The third stanza describes Vikramaditya as Ranarasika, that is, "boaster of victory," who on defeating Narasimhavarman Pallava, also Mahamalla, titled himself Rājamalla, which means "grappler of kings."

This inscription tells us of his entering the region called Cholika Vishaya and making an encampment at Uragapura, which is said to be present-day Uraiyur in the Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu.

[1] In line with the foregoing viewpoint, it is established through the later Chalukyan inscriptions that Vinayaditya defeated, according to the words of his father, Pallavapati of Trairajya like how, upon the orders of Shiva, Kumāra had won over the army of asura.

[2] Together they held back the foreign incursions into the homeland state and ensured that the kingdom was peaceful as the Chalukya king occupied himself for many decades by thwarting the ambitions of the Pallavas, their arch rivals.