During the time of editing that inscription, Kielhorn came to a view that Dhorappa is nothing but Dhruva which means Nirupama, brother of Rashtrakuta king Krishna III.
Probably Krishna's younger brother, whom history remembers only as Nirupama, bore the name Dhruva too, as it was a convention adopted from their ancestor.
There is also a record of a prince named Padiyara-Dorapayya, also known as Immadi Dhora, who was married to Pambabbe, the sister of the Ganga king Butuga.
The Sangamner grant dedicates a complete verse to describing his appearance; he was considered an object of admiration among women.
[2] Krishna III is said to have led campaigns in all directions-from the south against the Cholas, the eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, and northwards against the Chedis, Chandellas, Paramaras, and Gurjaras.