Vishnuvardhana was a king of the Varika tribe in Malwa, and probably a feudatory of Gupta Emperor Samudragupta. His existence is attested to by the Bijayagadh inscription, which is inscribed on a sacrificial pillar. Dated to the year 428 of an unspecified era, epigraphic evidence suggests that this corresponds to the Vikram Samvat calendar, placing the date at approximately 371-372 CE.
The Bijayagadh Stone Pillar Inscription of Vishnuvardhana, locally known as Bhīm kī Lāţ, was erected at Bayana in Bharatpur district for having perfection been attained in samvat 428 on the fifteenth lunar day of the dark fortnight of (the month) Phâlguna. The Bijayagadh Stone Pillar Inscription of Vishnuvardhana reads as:
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