Umachal rock inscription

The Umachal rock inscription is one of the earliest epigraphic sources discovered in Assam.

Dated to the 5th century, the rock description was discovered in the north-eastern slopes of the Nilachal Hills (called Umachal), near Guwahati city.

[1] The artifact is dated primarily on the basis of the identification of the named Surendravarman with Mahendravarman (fl.

[3] Though the Nilachal Hills is known for the Kamakhya Temple, a shakta/tantra site, this temple was for Balabhadra, a god of the Vaishnavite pantheon.

mahārājādhirāja-śrī surendravarmmaṇā-kr̥tma bhagavataḥ-valabhadra svmināya-idaṁ-guhaṁ "This cave (-temple) of the illustrious Lord Balabhadra has been constructed by Maharajadhiraja Sri Surendra Varman.