SII 3.100: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XI.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARAKESARIVARMAN PARANTAKA I. No. 100.—ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE MADHUVANESVARA TEMPLE AT TIRUKKALAVUR. No. 36 of 1910.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This inscription is dated in the 14th year of Parakēsarivarman, ‘the conqueror of Madura,’ and records a gift of land for a lamp to the Śiva temple at Karugāvūr near Tirukkuḍamūkkil by a certain merchant of Nandipuram. The village Nandipuram is mentioned in the Nālāyiraprabandham as the seat of a Vishṇu temple and is identical with Nāthaṉkōvil near Kumbakōṇam. Uṭpalāṟu, on which the village Karugāvūr is stated to have been situated, must be one of the several branches of the river Kāvērī.

Palaeographic description: The puḷḷi or virāma is marked almost throughout this inscription.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0100.

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Edition

⟨1⟩ ⟨sva⟩sti śrī [||] matirai koṇṭa kopparakecaripaṉma⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu 10 4 Āva-
⟨2⟩ (tu) vaṭakarai pāmpūrnāṭṭu tevatāṉan tirukkuṭamukkilppālk karukā-
⟨3⟩ vūr mahādevarkku caṉtirātittavaṟ Oru nontāviḷakkiṉukku nan-
⟨4⟩ tipuratt¿a? viyāpāri cāmuṇṭaṉ mū⟨r⟩tti karukāvūr nilam nāṉ vilai-
⟨5⟩ k(o)ṇṭa nilami¿y?ūr Uṭppalāṟṟiṉ vaṭavāy Orumā mukk(ā)ṇiyum
⟨6⟩ Ālattūr vāykkāliṉkiḻai mukkāṇiyumāka nilama-
⟨7⟩ r(ai)kkālum Itaṉṟaṉ ṉi (ṟai) nikki niṉṟa pokaṅ koṇ-
⟨8⟩ ṭu cantirātittaval nontāviḷakkiṉukkuc cāmuṇṭa-
⟨9⟩ ṉ murtti vai¿cci?tu [||] Iravum pakalumerivatu [||] Iddharmma⟨M⟩
⟨10⟩ rakṣippārivvūrāyirantiruvaṭiyumivarkaḷ śrīpātatū-
⟨11⟩ ḷi Eṉṟalaime¿l?ṉa |||

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 14th year of (the reign of) king Parakēsarivarman, who took Madirai (Madura), I, Śāmuṇḍaṉ Mūrti, a merchant of Nandipuram, purchased at Karugāvūr (and gave) one mā and three kāṇi of land on the north (bank) of the Uṭpalāṟu (river) of this village and three kāṇi to the east of the Ālattūr-channel—in all one eighth (vēli) of land, for one perpetual lamp (to burn) as long as the moon and the sun (last), to (the temple of) Mahādēva (Śiva) at Karugāvūr near Tirukkuḍamūkkil which was a dēvadāna in Pāmbūr-nāḍu on the northern bank (of the Kāvērī). From the income of this (land) given by Śāmuṇḍaṉ Mūrti, after deducting its taxes, (one) perpetual lamp shall burn day and night as long as the moon and the sun (endure). The (one) thousand tiruvaḍi of this village shall protect this charity. The dust of the sacred feet of these (persons) shall be on my head.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.100 by Krishna Sastri 1920 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1920. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part III: Inscriptions of Aditya I, Parantaka I, Madiraikonda, Rajakesarivarman, Parantaka II, Uttama-Chola, Parthivendravarman and Aditya-Karikala and the Tiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra-Chola I. South Indian Inscriptions 3.3. Madras: Government Press. Pages 233–234, item 100.

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<p>Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 14th year of (<hi rend="italic">the reign of</hi>) king <hi rend="bold">Parakēsarivarman</hi>, who took <hi rend="bold">Madirai (Madura)</hi>, I, <hi rend="bold">Śāmuṇḍaṉ Mūrti</hi>, a merchant of <hi rend="bold">Nandipuram</hi>, purchased at <hi rend="bold">Karugāvūr</hi> (<hi rend="italic">and gave</hi>) one <hi rend="italic">mā</hi> and three <hi rend="italic">kāṇi</hi> of land on the north (<hi rend="italic">bank</hi>) of the <hi rend="bold">Uṭpalāṟu</hi> (<hi rend="italic">river</hi>) of this village and three <hi rend="italic">kāṇi</hi> to the east of the <hi rend="bold">Ālattūr</hi>-channel—in all one eighth (<hi rend="italic">vēli</hi>) of land, for one perpetual lamp (<hi rend="italic">to burn</hi>) as long as the moon and the sun (<hi rend="italic">last</hi>), to (<hi rend="italic">the temple of</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Mahādēva</hi> (<hi rend="italic">Śiva</hi>) at <hi rend="bold">Karugāvūr</hi> near <hi rend="bold">Tirukkuḍamūkkil</hi> which was a <hi rend="italic">dēvadāna</hi> in <hi rend="bold">Pāmbūr-nāḍu</hi> on the northern bank (<hi rend="italic">of the Kāvērī</hi>). From the income of this (<hi rend="italic">land</hi>) given by <hi rend="bold">Śāmuṇḍaṉ Mūrti</hi>, after deducting its taxes, (<hi rend="italic">one</hi>) perpetual lamp shall burn day and night as long as the moon and the sun (<hi rend="italic">endure</hi>). The (<hi rend="italic">one</hi>) thousand <hi rend="italic">tiruvaḍi</hi> of this village shall protect this charity. The dust of the sacred feet of these (<hi rend="italic">persons</hi>) shall be on my head.</p>

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