* svasti śarabhapurād vikkramopanatasāmantamakuṭacūḍāmaṇiprabhāprasekāmbudhautapādayugalo ripuvilāsinīsīmantoddharaṇahetur vvasuvasudhāgopradaḫ paramabhāgavato mātāpitr̥pādānuddhyātaś śrīmahāsudevarājaḥ tuṇḍarakabhuktīyacullaṇḍarake prativāsikuṭumbinas samājñāpayati

viditam astu vo yathāyaṁ grāmaḥ tr̥itridaśapatisadanasukhapratiṣṭhākaro yāvad raviśaśitārākiraṇapratihataghorāndhakāraṁ jagad avatiṣṭhate tāvad upabhogyas sanidhis sopanidhir acāṭabhaṭaprāveśyas sarvvakaravisarjjitaḥ rājyamahādevīroājakulaiḥ mātāpitror ātmanaṁś ca puṇyābhivr̥ddhaye Udakapūrvvaṁ koauśikasagotratr̥itrisahasravidyabhāskarasvāmiprabhākarasvāmibarbbarisvāmiboṭasvāmidattasvāmiviṣṇusvāmi.phalgusvāmisvāmikīrttisvāmiśaṁṅkarasvāmimāṁ tāmbramraśāsanenātisr̥ṣṭo bhūtvāsmābhir anumoditaḥ

te yūyam evam upalaṁbhyaiṣām ājñāśravaṇavidheyā bhūtvā yathocitaṁ bhogabhāgam upanayantas sukhaṁ prativatsyatha bhaviṣyataś ca bhūmipān anudarśayati.

dānād viśiṣṭam anupālanajaṁ purāṇāṁ. dharmmeṣu niścitadhiyaḫ pravadanti dharmmaṁ. tasmād dvijāya suviśuddhakulaśrutāya dattāṁ bhuvaṁ bhavatu vo matir eva goptuṁ.

tad bhavadbhir apy eṣā dattir anupālayitavyā vyāsagītāṁś cātra ślokān udāharanti.

Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ. bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryyasutā

°dhauta° °dhota° °dhauta° The shape of the vowel marker for au is slightly irregular, but is the same as in other copperplate charters of the kings of Śarabhapura. °pitr̥° Traces of the vowel marker for i are also present, in addition to the vowel marker for r̥. It seems that tr̥i was engraved first, by accident, and it was corrected in tr̥ by partly chiselling out i. upalaṁbhyaiṣām upalabhyaiṣām upalaṁbhyaiṣām

Success! Hail! From Śarabhapura, the illustrious great Sudevarāja whose feet are washed by the sprinkling water that is the brilliance of the crest-jewels on the crests of his feudatories who have been brought into submission by his prowess, who made the women of his enemies tear out their parted hair, who is a giver of riches, land, and cattle, who is entirely devoted to Viṣṇu, and favoured by his father and mother, issues the following command to the landholders settled in the village of Cullaṇḍaraka situated in the Tuṇḍaraka bhukti:

Let it be known to you that by means of this copperplate charter and preceded by a libation of water, this village has been granted on behalf of the chief queen and the royal family and confirmed by us, for the increase of religious merit of father, mother, and ourselves, to trisahasravidya Bhāskarasvāmin, Prabhākarasvāmin, Barbbarisvāmin, Boṭasvāmin, Dattasvāmin, Svāmin, Viṣṇusvāmin, Phalgusvāmin, Kīrttisvāmin, and Śaṅkarasvāmin, all belonging to the Kauśika gotra. The grant of the village, which leads to happiness and fame in the abode of the lord of the gods i.e., Indra’s heaven, is to be enjoyed as long as the world will endure, the world of which the darkness of the night is removed by the rays of the sun, moon and stars; comes along with the right to hidden treasures and deposits; is not to be entered by irregular or regular troops; and is exempt from all taxes.

Having taken note of that, you should be obedient to the command received from themn i.e., the donees and render the proper shares of periodical offerings and produce, while living happily in this village. And the king instructs the future rulers:

The ancients, reflecting on virtue, proclaim that the religious merit arising from the protection of a grant is more excellent than that which arises from the giving itself; therefore, your intent should indeed be to protect the earth that has been granted to a Brahmin of perfectly pure family and religious learning.

This gift is to be protected by you as well! And in this respect they quote the following stanzas sung by Vyāsa:

Gold is the first child of Agni, land is born of Viṣṇu, and cows are the offspring of Sūrya: Therefore, whoever would give gold, a cow, and land would give the three worlds.

This copperplate charter is incomplete: the third (and last) plate as well as the seal are missing. Hence, the regnal year in which the command was issued is unknown.

First edited by Hira Lal from the original plates; published again by Shastri 50-52; re-edited here by Natasja Bosma based on the published photographs.

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