# Vēlūrpāḷaiyam plates, time of Nandivarman, year 6 Emmanuel Francis Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis Identifier: DHARMA_INSPallava00121 Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy) File path: DHARMA_INSPallava00121.xml Languages: Sanskrit [Grantha], Tamil [Grantha, Tamil] Commit: 2026-10-08 12:16 (1b1b17c), last modified 2026-09-29 11:09 (6edbbfa) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ## Edition ### Seal ⟨1⟩ ... ### Plates ⟨Page 1r⟩ ⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1v1=1⟩ svasti śrīḥ namaś śivāya ∥⁓ 1. Śārdūlavikrīḍita nityaM vyāpi nirāmayaM paramayā bhaktyādhigamyaṁ śivaM vācān dūram aci⟨1v2=2⟩ntyam akṣayam iti prodgīyamānaM budhaiḥ saṁyamyendriya-vāhinīṁ yati-varair yyan mr̥(g)yate santa⟨1v3=3⟩ta(M) tejas tat paramārttha-sac cirataran niśreyasāy=āstu va⟨ḥ⟩ ∥⁓ 2. Śārdūlavikrīḍita śarvvāṇī-kuca-kuṁkumāṁka(śu)bhaka-subha⟨4⟩gāḥ proddāma-darppāmara- dveṣi-vrāta-vadhū-prasādhana-parāmr̥ṣṭi-prasaṁgocitāḥ yuṣmān pāntu yu⟨5⟩gānta-vahni-vilasad-dīprāstra cakrāśriraṁ śrīkaṇṭhasya śikhaṇḍaratnaruciravyāḷāṁgadā bāha⟨6⟩vaḥ 3. Śārdūlavikrīḍita Āsīd aṁbuja-nābha-nābhi-kamalā(d bra)hmā tato ⟨’⟩py aṁgirā(s) (ta)smād deva-gurus tataś śubha-matiś śaṁyu⟨7⟩s tataś śāṁ(yava)ḥ {s}tasmāt ku(m)bha-samudbhava⟨ḥ⟩ smara-ripo(r drau)ṇis tato ⟨’⟩ṁśaḥ kramād asmād vismayanīya-kīrttir a⟨8⟩khila-(kṣmā)-vallabhaḥ pallavaḥ 4. Upajāti vaṁśas tato ⟨’⟩va⟨r⟩ttata pallavānāṁ rakṣā-vidhi-dhvasta-vipal-la(vā)nā(m·) bhū⟨Page 2r⟩⟨2r1=9⟩-bhāra-khedālasa-pannagendra- sāhāyya-niṣṇāta-bhujārggaḷānām· 5. Upajāti Aśokavarmmādiṣu deva-bhūyaṁ ga⟨10⟩te(ṣu vaṁśye)ṣv atha pārtthiveṣu vaṁśasya cū¿ḷ?⟨ḍ⟩āmaṇir āvir āsīd bharttendirāyā Iva kāḷa-bharttā ∥⁓ 6. Upajāti ⟨11⟩ tat-sutād ajani cūtapallavād vīrakūrcca Iti viśrutāhvayaḥ yaḥ phaṇīndra-sutayā sahāgrahīd rāja⟨12⟩-cihnam akhilaṁ yaśo-dhanaḥ 7. Anuṣṭubh Anvavāya-nabhaś-candra⟨ḥ⟩ skandaśiṣyas tato ⟨’⟩bhavat ⟨d⟩vijānāṁ ghaṭikāṁ rājñas satya⟨13⟩senā¿t?⟨j⟩jahāra yaḥ | 8. Upendravajrā gr̥hīta-kāñcī-nagaras tato ⟨’⟩bhūt kumāraviṣṇus samareṣu ji(ṣṇu)ḥ bharttā bhuvo ⟨14⟩ ⟨’⟩bhūd atha buddhava⟨r⟩mmā yaś coḷa-sainyārṇṇava-¿v?⟨b⟩āḍab-āgniḥ 9. Upajāti sa-viṣṇugope ca narendra-br̥nde gate ⟨15⟩ tato ⟨’⟩jāyata nandivarmmā Anugrahād yena pinākapāṇeḥ pranarttito dr̥ṣṭi-viṣaḥ phaṇīndraḥ 10. Pr̥thvī Atha prathita-vikra⟨16⟩mo jagati siṁhavarmmāhvayān nr̥pāt para-madāpahād ajani siṁhaviṣṇu⟨r⟩ jayī{ḥ} lasat-kramuka-maṇḍalāḥ ka¿ḷ?⟨l⟩ama⟨17⟩-kānanālaṁkr̥tāḥ kavīra-tanayāñcitās sapadi yena coḷā hr̥tāḥ 11. Upajāti tad-ā¿n?⟨t⟩majād āvir abhūn mahendrād upe⟨Page 2v⟩⟨2v1=18⟩ndra-kīrtti⟨r⟩nnarasiṁhavarmmā vātāpi-maddhye vijitāri-va(rgga)⟨ḥ⟩ sthitañ jaya-stambham alaMbhayad yaḥ 12. Anuṣṭubh tataḥ para-mada-ddhva⟨19⟩ṁsī babhūva parameśvaraḥ cāḷukya-kṣitibhr̥t-sainya- -dhvānta-dhvaṁsa-divākaraḥ 13. Upajāti tat-putra-sūnur nnarasiṁhavarmmā pu⟨20⟩nar ¿y?⟨v⟩yadhād yo ghaṭikāṁ dvijānāṁ śilā-mayaṁ veśma śaśāṁka-mauleḥ kailāsa-ka¿t?⟨l⟩pañ ca mahendra-ka⟨21⟩¿t?⟨l⟩paḥ 14. Anuṣṭubh tat-sūnur bhūbhr̥tāṁ (m)ānyo babhūva parameśvaraḥ mānavena krameṇorvvīm aśād yaḥ kali-śāsanaḥ 15. Viyoginī tad-a⟨22⟩nantaram anvayasya lakṣmīñ catur-a(mbho)nidhi-vāsasā sahorvvyā samavāpad aśeṣa-pūrvva-(bhū)⟨23⟩bhr̥d- -guṇa-saṁmeḷana-dhāma nandivarmmā 16. Upajāti tasyāṁburāśer iva vāhinīnān nāthasya nānā-guṇa-ra(tna)⟨24⟩-dhāmnaḥ dhīrasya bhūbhr̥d-vara-labdha-janmā reveva revā mahiṣī babhūva 17. Śārdūlavikrīḍita tasyām āvir abhū⟨t⟩ tri-loka-parira⟨25⟩(kṣā)⟨r⟩tthaḥ kṣamā-nandana¿ḥ?⟨s⟩ sākṣād aṁburuhekṣaṇas svayam iha śrī-dantivarmmā nr̥paḥ śauryya-tyāga-kr̥tajña⟨26⟩tādir amalo yasmin guṇānāṁ gaṇaḥ pr(ā)pt(ā)nyonya-samāgamotsava Iva prāpat pra⟨ti⟩ṣṭhāñ ci⟨Page 3r⟩⟨3r1=27⟩rāT 18. Śārdūlavikrīḍita prakhyātasya kada(m)ba-vaṁ⟨śa⟩-tilakasyorvvīpater ātmajā vīrāṇāṁ prathamasya pallava-mahārāja⟨28⟩sya tejasvinaḥ Ākhyām aggaḷanimmaṭīti ⟨da⟩dhatī śuddh-ānvavāy-ocitā bharttus tasya bhuvo ⟨29⟩ babhūva mahiṣī gaurīva jetuḥ pur¿a?⟨ā⟩M |⁓ 19. Indravajrā śrī-nandivarmmāṇam asūta seyaṁ sandhyeva te⟨30⟩jasvinam ambikeva kumāram atyadbhuta-śakti-yuktaṁ yathā jayantaṁ jayinaṁ śacīva |⁓ 20. Vasantatilakā Utkhāta⟨31⟩-khaḍga-nihata-dvipa-kumbha-mukta muktāphalaprapāsite samarāṁgaṇe yaḥ (|) śatrū⟨32⟩n nihatya samavāpad ananya-la¿v?⟨bh⟩yāṁ rājya-{ś}śriyaṁ sva-bhuja-vikrama-darppa-śālī |⁓ 21. Śārdūlavikrīḍita U(dya)ānaṁ ma⟨33⟩dhunā guṇaiḥ kulabh¿u?⟨ū⟩va¿ḥ?⟨ś⟩ śīlena vām-e¿rt?⟨k⟩ṣaṇā tyāgenārtthapatiś śrutena vinaya⟨34⟩s sūryyeṇa pa¿t?⟨d⟩m-ākaraḥ prāleya-dyutinā payoda-samayāpāye nabhaḥ-prāṁgaṇan nai⟨35⟩vaṁ (bhā)ti tathā yathā jagad idaṁ yena ¿t?⟨k⟩ṣamā-bandhunā 22. Sragdharā pr̥thvīpālasya tasya pra¿dh?⟨th⟩ita-gu⟨Page 3v⟩⟨3v1=36⟩ṇa-ga(ṇo) bappa-bhaṭṭārakā¿g?⟨kh⟩yaś śāstre vede ca sāṁkhye prakaṭita-mahimā yajña⟨37⟩bhaṭṭābhidhāna¡ś!⟨ḥ⟩ śrī-kaṭṭu-p-paḷḷi-nāmni śruta-vina⟨ya⟩-dharas tuṁga-kailāsa-kalpaṁ grā⟨38⟩me bālendu-mauler {bh}bhavanam akr̥ta yad-bhakti-yoga-pra(tī)taḥ |⁓ 23. Upajāti pitābhavad yasya ⟨39⟩ viśuddha-buddhir ggirām iveśaś śivadāsa-nāmā mātābhavad yasya guṇais sama¿ś?⟨g⟩rai⟨40⟩r ggarīyasī (dre)ṇamaṇir mmahīva |⁓ 24. Upajāti pitāmaho yasya viśuddha-vr̥ttir dvijāgra-gaṇya⟨41⟩s tamasān ni¿pā?⟨ha⟩ntā nidhiḥ kalānām i(va) yajña-nāmā babhūva vikhyāta-yaśaḥ-prakāśaḥ 25. Anuṣṭubh tasmai ⟨42⟩ devāya śarvvāya pūjā-satrādi-karmaṇe so ⟨’⟩dā¿g?⟨d⟩ grāman tiru-k-kāṭṭu-p- -paḷḷi-nāmāna⟨43⟩m īśvaraḥ ⁓ 26. Upajāti vijñaptim atrākr̥ta coḷa-vaṁśa- -cū¿ḷ?⟨ḍ⟩ā-maṇir vviśruta-vikrama-śrīḥ dhīraḥ kumā⟨44⟩rāṁkuśa-nāmadheyas tyāgena rādheya-samaḥ kr̥ta-jñaḥ |⁓ 27. Anuṣṭubh Atrājñaptir abhūn mantrī na⟨Page 4r⟩⟨4r1=45⟩mpa-nāmā mahīpateḥ Agradattānvaya-vyoma- -śaran-nīhāradīdhiti⟨ḥ⟩ |⁓ 28. Anuṣṭubh vāg-manaḥ-(k)ā⟨46⟩ya-karmmāṇi parārtthāny eva yasya saḥ māheśvaro manodhīraḥ praśastiṁ kr̥ta⟨47⟩vān im(ām·) |⁓ puḻaṟ-kōṭṭattu nāyaṟu-nāṭṭu-t tiru-k-kāṭṭu-p-paḷḷi-p pañcavaram ĀIrakkā⟨4r4=48⟩ṭi Itu kō-vicaiya-nan=tivarmmaṟku yāṇṭu Āṟ-āvatu cōḻa-mahārājar viṇṇappattā⟨4r5=49⟩l Iraiyūr Uṭaiyāṉ nampaṉ āṇatti-y-āka-t tiru-k-kāṭṭu-p-paḷḷi-c caṉṉa⟨4r6=50⟩... ⟨Page 4v⟩ ⟨4v1=⟩ ... ⟨Page 5r⟩ ⟨5r1=63⟩ kuttevatāṉamāy sarvva-parihāram-āka paradat=ti ceṉṟatu ↝ 29. Mālinī sukr̥tam idam ajasraṁ ra¿t?⟨k⟩ṣate⟨5r2=64⟩ti ¿t?⟨k⟩ṣitīśās sakala-nr̥pati-ketus so ⟨’⟩yam āgāmino vaḥ hara-caraṇa-saroj(o)⟨5r3=65⟩ttaṁsa-cihnena mūrddhnā mukuḷita-kara-(pa)¿t?⟨d⟩mo vandate nandivarmmā ↝ 30. Śālinī sarvvān etān bhāvinaḥ ⟨5r4=66⟩ pā(rtthi)vendrān bhūyo bhūyaḥ prārtthayaty eṣa rāmaḥ sāmānyo ⟨’⟩’yan dharmma-setu⟨r⟩ nnr̥pāṇāṁ kā⟨5r5=67⟩le kāle p(ā)lanīyo bhava¿n?⟨d⟩bhiḥ |⁓ 31. Āryā kara-kauśala-kr̥ta-yaśasā ciṟṟaya-putre⟨5r6=68⟩ṇa patra-saṁgho ⟨’⟩yaM [|] likhita¿ṁ?⟨ḥ⟩ peraya-nāmnā sthapati-kula-vyoma-candreṇa |⁓ kacci-p⟨69⟩-pēṭṭai-m-maṉai-c-cēri-k kāṣṭhakāri makaṉ perayaṉ Eḻuttu |⁓ ⟨Page 5v⟩ ## Apparatus ### Plates ⟨48⟩ °mahārājar ⬦ mahārājar SII. ⟨63⟩ paradat=ti ⬦ paradatti SII. ⟨67⟩ bhava¿n?⟨d⟩bhiḥ B ⬦ bhav¿an?⟨īd⟩bh¿i?⟨a⟩ḥ SII. ⟨68⟩ °vyoma° SII ⬦ °vy¿ā?⟨o⟩ma° B. ## Bibliography Reported in ARIE 1910–11 (ARIE/1910-1911/A/1910-1911/24), in Francis 2013 (IR 88). Edited in Krishna Sastri 1916, with English translation (SII 2.98). Edited in Subrahmanian 1966. Text and summary in Mahalingam 1988 (IP 121). Sanskrit text and French translation in Brocquet 1997 (B 60). This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on previous edition(s) and published visual documentation. ### Primary [SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1916. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume II, Part V: Pallava copper-plate grants from Velurpalayam and Tandantottam. 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Appendix A/1910-1911/24, pp. 14, 57-61. Francis, Emmanuel. 2013. Le discours royal dans l’Inde du Sud ancienne : inscriptions et monuments Pallava, IV^(ème)-IX^(ème) siècles. Tome I : Introduction et sources. Publications de l’Institut orientaliste de Louvain 64. Louvain-la-Neuve; Paris: Université catholique de Louvain, Institut orientaliste; Peeters. Page 300, item IR 88.