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    Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta Inscriptions

    p. 30.
    4. Anantadevī (No. 49, L. 5; No. 50, L. 5; No. 53, L. 6;

    No. 47, L. 6):

    She is mentioned as the wife of Kumāragupta I and the mother

    of Pūrugupta. According to Monier Williams Ananta is the

    name alike of Viṣṇu, Śeṣa (The Snake-god), Śeṣa's brother

    Vāsuki; Kṛṣṇa, his brother Baladeva, Śiva and Rudra; and is

    also included in the list of the Viśve-devas and the Arhats, etc.