Kīḻūr, Vīraṭṭānēśvara, time of Nandivikramavarman, year 4 author of digital edition Emmanuel Francis European Research Council (ERC), grant agreement no 809994 DHARMA Paris, CEIAS DHARMA_INSPallava00118.xml CC BY-SA 4.0 2019-2026 as per external metadata Rock inscription recording a donation (16 kaḻañcus of gold) for maintaining a perpetual lamp in honour of the Mahādeva of the Tiruviraṭṭānam at Tirukkōvalūr.

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svasti śrī

kō-vicaiya-nanti-vikkira ma-parumaṟku yāṇṭu nāl-āvatu

tiru -k-kōvalūr tiru-viraṭṭānattu mā -tēvarkku naṉtā viḷakkiṉu kku Ati-Araiya-maṅkalattu tirunilai-kiḻavaṉ kaṉṉaṉ kuṭu tta poṉ ma ma patinṉ aṟu kaḻañcu

Ip-pon nṉiṉṉṉukku nicatam Uri-y ne y poliyūṭṭ’ āka

Aṭṭa vaittatu

kāttār kayy uḻutu kuṭuttu

Ip-poṉ panmāyeśvara-rakṣai

tirunilaikiḻavaṉ kaṉṉaṉ kuṭu tirunilaikiḻa kaṉṉa

Prosperity! Fortune!

Fourth year of the victorious king Nantivikkiramaparumaṉ.Sanskrit Nandivikramavarman, that is Nandivarman III Pallava.

As for the sixteen kaḻañcus of gold that Tirunilaikiḻavaṉ Kaṉṉaṉ of Atiyaraimaṅkalam gave for a perpetual lamp for the Mahādeva of the Tiruviṭṭānam at Tirukkōvalūr.

With this gold there shall be poured daily out of its interest one uri of ghee.

Thus has it been given.

kāttār kayy uḻutu kuṭuttu

This gold is under the protection of the Paṉmāheśvaras.

Reported in (ARIE/1901-1902/B/1902/300).

Edited in (SII 7.929). Text and summary in (IP 118).

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis.

456 929 118 367 18 B/1902 300