Hà Trung stele (C. 260), between 898 and 909 CE

Author of digital edition: Arlo Griffiths (argr).

Palaeographic description: Script of the Indrapura period, with several archaizing traits.

Language: Sanskrit (san) [Cam (cam)].

Repository: Campa (tfc-campa-epigraphy).

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⟨A1⟩ [Oṁ namaś] ś[iv]ā[ya]
⟨2⟩ yasyātyantatama-śriyām adhipater urvvy-uttamāṁ vy-uttamāṁ _ śreyo-’ṅghri-dvaya-vārjj(a)[ge raja]
⟨3⟩ si dhī-bhāsā surās sāsurāḥ _ kr̥tvā bhaktim uru-prabhāṁ tri-bhuvanottejasvinīṁ jasvinīṁ _ dedīp(y) ⎼ ⏑ ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼
⟨4⟩ tra mahatā śuddhy-ātmanādhyātmanā ||| II. [vasantatilakā] tāny udbhave tri-bhuvanāni yato bhavanti _ saṁhāra-kāla ⏑ ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⎼
⟨5⟩ bhūyas sthitau bhuvana-janma-nidhiṁ samastaṁ _ yo ’jasram ūrjjita-guṇaḥ kurute ghr̥ṇābhiḥ ||| III. [sragdharā] (ś)rīmantaṁ su ⏑ ⎼ ⎼ ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ ⏑
⟨6⟩ -nidhanaṁm varmma-hī-maṅgalāḍhya _ dhyā(ya)ntīty ātma-buddhyā sa-kr̥ti-muni-gaṇā brahma-devādy-ajā[tāḥ _] ⎼ ⎼
⟨7⟩ votkr̥ṣṭi-tejasvinam ajam asama(ṁ) yaṁ hy an-ādy-anta-maddhya _ sa śrī-bhadreśvaro ’yañ jayati su-tarasā sampa(de) ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⎼ [|||]
⟨8⟩ tasyaiva sakala-jagad-udaya-sthiti-bhaṅga-kāraṇasyākāraṇasyānādi-maddhyāntasya kṣapita¬-bha-d{4/5}
⟨9⟩ sya janita-satatāvanata-jana-hita-sukha-sampatti-pravicaya-lakṣmī-nidhānasya sakala-¬bhu-vana-{4/5}
⟨10⟩ -kr̥ta-joṣṭr̥-tapodhana-sura-daitya-mahoragendra-¬hiraṇya¬garbhbhopendra-¬para¬ma¬-bhadrasya bhagava(to) {3/4}
⟨11⟩ ntākhila-bhuvana-(tala)-bhadrāspadasya śrī-bhadreśvara-¬deva¬-deva¬syātitigma-tejaso mahā(ś)reya{4/5}
⟨12⟩ nta-vr̥ddh(a)tayā sakala-loka-diṅ-maṇḍalot¬kr̥ṣṭy-ati-śaya-¬kr̥tsna-¬pura-cūḍāmaṇi-bhūtā (ś)rī-campāma[ra-pura]
⟨13⟩ ndara-purīvāti(ś)obhate ⊙ IV. [sragdharā] śrī-saty-utkr̥ṣṭa-vaṅśāmvara-tala-vilasat-pūrṇṇa-(ś)ītāṅśuvac-chrī [_] ⎼ ⎼ ⎼ ⎼
⟨14⟩ vatīrṇṇā sura-pati-jananīvābhavad yāpi tasyām· _ nāmnā śrī-svarggadevīti su-jana-hita-sad-(bha)[kt]i ⎼ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⎼
⟨15⟩ prakhyātābhūn nr̥-lokā
⟨v⟩ r̥ta-caraṇa-yugāmbhoja-reṇūḥ pr̥thivyām· ||| V. [upajāti de triṣṭubh] sa-visphurat-kuṇḍaC(i) ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⏓
⟨16⟩ ś śikhādhvare prajvaliteva dhāmnām· _ svoghena kīrtti-sthiti-bhājanena sā jājvalitīha ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⏓ [|||] VI. [sragdharā]
⟨17⟩ tasyā(ś) śrī-bhūrbhuvassvaḥpatir iva nr̥patiḥ prājya-tejo ’(t)i-tejo _ yas sūnu(ś ś)uddha-va[ṅś](o) [’bhavad a]
⟨18⟩ khila-nr̥pair ānatāṅgo ’natāṅgoḥ _ vistīrṇṇaujobhir ugraiḥ pralayita-nikh(il)[ātmātimā]
⟨19⟩ no ’timānoḥ _ pātra(ṁ) sat-kānti-lakṣmyās sa dhiya Iva mahībhuṅ-nidhe(ś ś)rī-nidhe[ś ś]rī[ḥ |||]
⟨20⟩ sutha ca || VII. [śārdūlavikrīḍita] śrī-pūrvvāmaravāsinīti ka(tha)yāty-utkr̥ṣṭa-bhūrjjasvinī pūrvva-prājña-tapasvi ⎼ ⏑ ⏑
⟨21⟩ Cu(v/dh)ān roṣāvr̥(tā)tmājñayā (ś)rī-mātreti ca yasya vi(ś)ruta-mateḥ (ś)rī-svarggadevy[ā] ⏑ ⎼
⟨22⟩ yā devīha suvr̥ddha-bhūmi-nagare bhaktyā prati(ṣ)ṭhāpitā ⊙ VIII. [anuṣṭubh] (ś)reyo ’mara-sthites sampa ⏓ ⏓ ⏓
⟨23⟩ (A)mara-vāsinī śa(ś)vaj jayati sā devy o_jaserāyās tale satī ||| IX. [anuṣṭubh] Ājñā-l(e)ṅ· ⏓ ⏓ ⏓ ⏓
⟨24⟩ rccāhvaya(ś) cā(v)arajo vateḥ śrī-puṣkareśvaran tasyā_s sodaras so ’py ati(ṣ)ṭhipa[t]· [|||]

⟨A1⟩ [Oṁ namaś] ś[iv]ā[ya]

1. Śārdūlavikrīdịta

⟨2⟩ yasyātyantatama-śriyām adhipater urvvy-uttamāṁ vy-uttamāṁ _

śreyo-’ṅghri-dvaya-vārjj(a)[ge raja] ⟨3⟩ si dhī-bhāsā surās sāsurāḥ _

kr̥tvā bhaktim uru-prabhāṁ tri-bhuvanottejasvinīṁ jasvinīṁ _

dedīp(y) ⎼ ⏑ ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⟨4⟩ tra mahatā śuddhy-ātmanādhyātmanā |||

II. [vasantatilakā] tāny udbhave tri-bhuvanāni yato bhavanti _ saṁhāra-kāla ⏑ ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⎼ ⟨5⟩ bhūyas sthitau bhuvana-janma-nidhiṁ samastaṁ _ yo ’jasram ūrjjita-guṇaḥ kurute ghr̥ṇābhiḥ ||| III. [sragdharā] (ś)rīmantaṁ su ⏑ ⎼ ⎼ ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ ⟨6⟩ -nidhanaṁm varmma-hī-maṅgalāḍhya _ dhyā(ya)ntīty ātma-buddhyā sa-kr̥ti-muni-gaṇā brahma-devādy-ajā[tāḥ _] ⎼ ⎼ ⟨7⟩ votkr̥ṣṭi-tejasvinam ajam asama(ṁ) yaṁ hy an-ādy-anta-maddhya _ sa śrī-bhadreśvaro ’yañ jayati su-tarasā sampa(de) ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⎼ [|||] ⟨8⟩ tasyaiva sakala-jagad-udaya-sthiti-bhaṅga-kāraṇasyākāraṇasyānādi-maddhyāntasya kṣapita¬-bha-d{4/5} ⟨9⟩ sya janita-satatāvanata-jana-hita-sukha-sampatti-pravicaya-lakṣmī-nidhānasya sakala-¬bhu-vana-{4/5} ⟨10⟩ -kr̥ta-joṣṭr̥-tapodhana-sura-daitya-mahoragendra-¬hiraṇya¬garbhbhopendra-¬para¬ma¬-bhadrasya bhagava(to) {3/4} ⟨11⟩ ntākhila-bhuvana-(tala)-bhadrāspadasya śrī-bhadreśvara-¬deva¬-deva¬syātitigma-tejaso mahā(ś)reya{4/5} ⟨12⟩ nta-vr̥ddh(a)tayā sakala-loka-diṅ-maṇḍalot¬kr̥ṣṭy-ati-śaya-¬kr̥tsna-¬pura-cūḍāmaṇi-bhūtā (ś)rī-campāma[ra-pura] ⟨13⟩ ndara-purīvāti(ś)obhate ⊙ IV. [sragdharā] śrī-saty-utkr̥ṣṭa-vaṅśāmvara-tala-vilasat-pūrṇṇa-(ś)ītāṅśuvac-chrī [_] ⎼ ⎼ ⎼ ⎼ ⟨14⟩ vatīrṇṇā sura-pati-jananīvābhavad yāpi tasyām· _ nāmnā śrī-svarggadevīti su-jana-hita-sad-(bha)[kt]i ⎼ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⎼ ⟨15⟩ prakhyātābhūn nr̥-lokā ⟨v⟩ r̥ta-caraṇa-yugāmbhoja-reṇūḥ pr̥thivyām· ||| V. [upajāti de triṣṭubh] sa-visphurat-kuṇḍaC(i) ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⏓ ⟨16⟩ ś śikhādhvare prajvaliteva dhāmnām· _ svoghena kīrtti-sthiti-bhājanena sā jājvalitīha ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⏓ [|||] VI. [sragdharā] ⟨17⟩ tasyā(ś) śrī-bhūrbhuvassvaḥpatir iva nr̥patiḥ prājya-tejo ’(t)i-tejo _ yas sūnu(ś ś)uddha-va[ṅś](o) [’bhavad a] ⟨18⟩ khila-nr̥pair ānatāṅgo ’natāṅgoḥ _ vistīrṇṇaujobhir ugraiḥ pralayita-nikh(il)[ātmātimā] ⟨19⟩ no ’timānoḥ _ pātra(ṁ) sat-kānti-lakṣmyās sa dhiya Iva mahībhuṅ-nidhe(ś ś)rī-nidhe[ś ś]rī[ḥ |||] ⟨20⟩ sutha ca || VII. [śārdūlavikrīḍita] śrī-pūrvvāmaravāsinīti ka(tha)yāty-utkr̥ṣṭa-bhūrjjasvinī pūrvva-prājña-tapasvi ⎼ ⏑ ⏑ ⟨21⟩ Cu(v/dh)ān roṣāvr̥(tā)tmājñayā (ś)rī-mātreti ca yasya vi(ś)ruta-mateḥ (ś)rī-svarggadevy[ā] ⏑ ⎼ ⟨22⟩ yā devīha suvr̥ddha-bhūmi-nagare bhaktyā prati(ṣ)ṭhāpitā ⊙ VIII. [anuṣṭubh] (ś)reyo ’mara-sthites sampa ⏓ ⏓ ⏓ ⟨23⟩ (A)mara-vāsinī śa(ś)vaj jayati sā devy o_jaserāyās tale satī ||| IX. [anuṣṭubh] Ājñā-l(e)ṅ· ⏓ ⏓ ⏓ ⏓ ⟨24⟩ rccāhvaya(ś) cā(v)arajo vateḥ śrī-puṣkareśvaran tasyā_s sodaras so ’py ati(ṣ)ṭhipa[t]· [|||]

⟨A1⟩ [Oṁ namaś] ś[iv]ā[ya]

1. Śārdūlavikrīdịta

⟨2⟩ yasyātyantatama-śriyām adhipater urvvy-uttamāṁ vy-uttamāṁ _

śreyo-’ṅghri-dvaya-vārjj(a)[ge raja] ⟨3⟩ si dhī-bhāsā surās sāsurāḥ _

kr̥tvā bhaktim uru-prabhāṁ tri-bhuvanottejasvinīṁ jasvinīṁ _

dedīp(y) ⎼ ⏑ ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⟨4⟩ tra mahatā śuddhy-ātmanādhyātmanā |||

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II. [vasantatilakā]

tāny udbhave tri-bhuvanāni yato bhavanti _

saṁhāra-kāla ⏑ ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⎼

<lb n="5"/> bhūyas sthitau bhuvana-janma-nidhiṁ samastaṁ _

yo ’jasram ūrjjita-guṇaḥ kurute ghr̥ṇābhiḥ |||

III. [sragdharā]

(ś)rīmantaṁ su ⏑ ⎼ ⎼ ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ <lb n="6"/>-nidhanaṁm varmma-hī-maṅgalāḍhya _

dhyā(ya)ntīty ātma-buddhyā sa-kr̥ti-muni-gaṇā brahma-devādy-ajā[tāḥ _]

⎼ ⎼ <lb n="7"/>votkr̥ṣṭi-tejasvinam ajam asama(ṁ) yaṁ hy an-ādy-anta-maddhya _

sa śrī-bhadreśvaro ’yañ jayati su-tarasā sampa(de) ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⎼ [|||]

<lb n="8"/> tasyaiva sakala-jagad-udaya-sthiti-bhaṅga-kāraṇasyākāraṇasyānādi-maddhyāntasya kṣapita¬-bha-d{4/5}<lb n="9"/>sya janita-satatāvanata-jana-hita-sukha-sampatti-pravicaya-lakṣmī-nidhānasya sakala-¬bhu-vana-{4/5}<lb n="10"/>-kr̥ta-joṣṭr̥-tapodhana-sura-daitya-mahoragendra-¬hiraṇya¬garbhbhopendra-¬para¬ma¬-bhadrasya bhagava(to) {3/4}<lb n="11"/>ntākhila-bhuvana-(tala)-bhadrāspadasya śrī-bhadreśvara-¬deva¬-deva¬syātitigma-tejaso mahā(ś)reya{4/5}<lb n="12"/>nta-vr̥ddh(a)tayā sakala-loka-diṅ-maṇḍalot¬kr̥ṣṭy-ati-śaya-¬kr̥tsna-¬pura-cūḍāmaṇi-bhūtā (ś)rī-campāma[ra-pura]<lb n="13"/>ndara-purīvāti(ś)obhate ⊙

IV. [sragdharā]

śrī-saty-utkr̥ṣṭa-vaṅśāmvara-tala-vilasat-pūrṇṇa-(ś)ītāṅśuvac-chrī [_]

⎼ ⎼ ⎼ ⎼ <lb n="14"/>vatīrṇṇā sura-pati-jananīvābhavad yāpi tasyām· _

nāmnā śrī-svarggadevīti su-jana-hita-sad-(bha)[kt]i ⎼ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⎼

<lb n="15"/> prakhyātābhūn nr̥-lokā<lb n="v"/>r̥ta-caraṇa-yugāmbhoja-reṇūḥ pr̥thivyām· |||

V. [upajāti de triṣṭubh]

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śikhādhvare prajvaliteva dhāmnām· _

svoghena kīrtti-sthiti-bhājanena

sā jājvalitīha ⏑ ⎼ ⏑ ⎼ ⏓ [|||]

VI. [sragdharā]

<lb n="17"/> tasyā(ś) śrī-bhūrbhuvassvaḥpatir iva nr̥patiḥ prājya-tejo ’(t)i-tejo _

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vistīrṇṇaujobhir ugraiḥ pralayita-nikh(il)[ātmātimā]<lb n="19"/>no ’timānoḥ _

pātra(ṁ) sat-kānti-lakṣmyās sa dhiya Iva mahībhuṅ-nidhe(ś ś)rī-nidhe[ś ś]rī[ḥ |||]

<lb n="20"/> sutha ca ||

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śrī-pūrvvāmaravāsinīti ka(tha)yāty-utkr̥ṣṭa-bhūrjjasvinī

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<lb n="22"/> yā devīha suvr̥ddha-bhūmi-nagare bhaktyā prati(ṣ)ṭhāpitā ⊙

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śa(ś)vaj jayati sā devy o_jaserāyās tale satī |||

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Ājñā-l(e)ṅ· ⏓ ⏓ ⏓ ⏓ <lb n="24"/>rccāhvaya(ś) cā(v)arajo vateḥ

śrī-puṣkareśvaran tasyā_s sodaras so ’py ati(ṣ)ṭhipa[t]· [|||]

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