In the Prayag Prashasti, which Gupta ruler is compared with the deities Kubera, Varuna, Indra and Yama ?
Samudragupta
The Prayag Prashasti, also called the Allahabad Pillar Inscription, was composed in Sanskrit by Harishena, the court poet of the Gupta king it praises.
It describes the conquests of Samudragupta in north and south India and glorifies him as equal to the gods Kubera (wealth), Varuna (oceans), Indra (rain and heavens) and Yama (death).
Chandragupta I was his father, while Chandragupta II and Skandagupta were later rulers who are not the subject of this inscription.
Hence, Samudragupta.
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