Vīrabāhu untranslated

Vīrabāhu 01. Younger brother of Vijayabāhu I. He was made uparājā and put in charge of Dakkhiṇadesa. He married Subhaddā. He helped the king in the conquest of Pulatthipura when the Velakkāra troops revolted. Cv.lix. 11, 43; lx. 40.

Vīrabāhu 02. The surname assumed by Māṇābharaṇa I. when he became governor of Dakkhiṇadesa, with his headquarters at Puṅkhagāma. He also bore the title of Mahādipāda. This Māṇābharaṇa was the father of Parakkamabāhu I. Cv.lxi.26; lxii.4, 62.

Vīrabāhu 03. Son of Kittinissaṅka. He ruled for only one night. Cv.lxxx.27.

Vīrabāhu 04. Sister’s son to Parakkamabāhu I. He defeated the Jāvakas under Candabhānu, and, in celebration of his victory, worshipped Viṣṇu at Devanagara and erected the Nandana pariveṇa (Cv.lxxxiii.41ff). When Vijayabāhu IV. became king, Vīrabāhu lived at court, helped the king in his duties as a devoted friend and was constantly in his company. He was specially commissioned by the king to restore Pulatthipura to its original grandeur, and, after its restoration (Cv.lxxxvii.15; lxxxviii.5, 217, 55, 67, 90; lxxxix. 11, 48), was appointed to live there as governor of the Northern Province. He was in charge of the ordination ceremony at Sahassatittha (q.v.).

Vīrabāhu 05. Successor to Bhuvanekabāhu V. Cv.xci.13; see Cv.Trs.ii.214, n.2.