acyutanandin

1. Acyutanandin (No. 1, L. 21):

He is included in the list of kings of Āryyāvartta forcefully

uprooted by Samudragupta. Acyuta is the name of Viṣṇu or

Kṛṣṇa,¹² and Nandin is the name of an attendant of Śiva and

also the name of Śiva's bull.¹³ So literally the expression would

mean ‘one who is a servant of god Visṇu’. Nandin also means

gladdening or rejoicing.¹⁴ So it may also mean ‘one who

pleases or wins over god Viṣṇu’.

Acyutanandin seems to have been a ruler of Ahicchatra

(near Bareilly district).¹⁵ The Purāṇas give names ending in

‘Nandin’ in the list of Nāga kings and coins bearing ‘Acyuta’

have been found from Ahicchatra.¹⁶ Therefore, it is possible

that Ahicchatra was a seat of government of Acyutanandin.