 The relationship of the Kadavas to the main Pallava dynasty is documented in an inscription in Kanchipuram.The kings of the collateral line of the Pallavas who were descended from Bhimavarman, the brother of Simhavishnu, are called the "Kadavas".The Pallava king Nandivarman II (Pallavamalla) is praised as "one who was born to raise the prestige of the Kadava family."