[2] The Reh inscription is significant in establishing the existence of aniconic representation of Shiva and Shaivism ideas in ancient north India.

[3][1] The fragmentary Brahmi script inscription is on the bottom of a polished Shiva linga shaft made from sandstone that was at some point cut out from its original location.

This, states Bivar, suggests that the local Hindus may have unearthed the Shiva linga with its inscription quite some time ago.

Sharma proposed that the Reh inscription is from the 2nd-century BCE and is related to the Indo-Greek king Menander, which if true would make the linga the oldest known Shaivism artifact as well as support Sharma's theory that Greek heritage king and his army "invaded Ganges valley and were responsible for widespread devastation and pillaging of ancient India", a "holocast" [sic],[5] destruction of Buddhist sites and historic change in India's economic, social and religious landscape.

𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀲 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀲 mahārājasa rājarājasa 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀁𑀢𑀲 𑀢𑀸𑀾𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀲 𑀥𑀸𑀁𑀫𑀻 mahāṁtasa trātārasa dhāṁmī 𑀓𑀲 𑀚𑀬𑀁𑀢𑀲 𑀘 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀭 kasa Jayaṁtasa ca Apra (𑀚𑀺𑀢𑀲) 𑀫𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀦𑀤(𑀤𑁂)𑀭𑀲 [jitasa] Minānada[de?

MENANDROU"[9]Sharma thereafter combines his interpretation and synthesis into a book that reconstructs the history of Yamuna region and Menander.

Bivar, in his review of "Reh inscription"-triggered Sharma's book, states that the book's thesis is "[Menander] caused merciless burning of towns, complete destruction of buildings, the consequent exodus of the surviving, wanton slaughter of men, women and children, plundering of towns and villages, destruction of industry, (...).

at all, by "any flight of imagination", and it is Sharma's construction to support his hypothesis of "valiantly wicked Yavanas marching along Mathura to Pataliputra".

[4] Given the distance of 350 kilometres (220 mi) between Mathura and Reh, the discovery suggests that the Shaiva influence was pan-Ganges valley.

The Reh linga adds to the extensive Brahmanical imagery that has been discovered and attributed to the ancient Mathura school.