[3] The inscription is Shivaist in nature,[1] talking about the head of a noble family named Dapunta Selendra, the son of Santanu and Bhadrawati, the husband of Sampula.
Boechari speculates that Dapunta Selendra was the progenitor of the Sailendras, an influential family who would later rule Mataram and Srivijaya.
The discovery of the inscription has led to the development of theories proposing a Sumatran origin of the Sailendras, and also with the possibility of their initial establishment at the north coast of Central Java before moving inland to the Kedu Plain.
The family was first settled in Central Java's northern coast around the Batang and Pekalongan regency, they were initially Hindu Shivaist.
However, this theory is obsolete because there is no data on the existence of the Shailendra dynasty in Sumatra earlier than the 9th century and Srivijaya was unable to conquer Java.