# Inscription for installation of liṅga by Jāhnavī, Yajñavarāha’s
sister, at Banteay Srei (K. 574)

Chloé Chollet

Author of digital edition: Chloé Chollet

Contributor: Dominic Goodall

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00783

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK00783.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Khmer]

Commit: 2026-11-14 14:32 (f68ac07), last modified 2026-09-17 01:54
(2c24a58)

## Summary

In one anuṣṭubh verse, this inscription records the installation of
images of Umā and Maheśvara by Yajñāvarāha, in Banteay Srei.

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## Edition

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨3⟩ tena yajñavarāheṇa
pitror ddharmmavivr̥ddhaye
⟨4⟩ umāmaheśvaranime
sthāpite sthitivedinā ||

## Apparatus

⟨1a⟩ yajñavarāheṇa • Cœdès mistakenly prints this with a dental n
(instead of a retroflex).

## Translation into French

⟨1⟩ Yajñavarāha, qui connaît les usages établis, a érigé les images
d’Umā et de Maheśvara pour l’augmentation des mérites de ses parents.