What it says
The weavers built the Sun temple in Malava year 493, when Kumaragupta ruled the earth and Bandhuvarman governed Dashapura. Part of the temple fell in time, and the same guild restored it in year 529. The verses describe Dashapura’s lakes and white houses, and say some of the guild took up archery, astronomy, story-telling and religious life while others kept to the loom.
What it proves
It dates Kumaragupta I’s rule over western Malwa, shows the Malava (Vikrama) era in use, and gives a rare picture of a craft guild endowing a temple.
