SII 3.103: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XI.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARAKESARIVARMAN PARANTAKA I. No. 103.—ON A SLAB BUILT INTO THE VERANDAH ROUND THE CENTRAL SHRINE OF THE ADHIPURISVARA TEMPLE AT TIRUVORRIYUR. No. 169 of 1912.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This record which is dated in the 29th year of Parakēsarivarman Parāntaka I. registers a grant of 30 kaḻañju of pure gold for a lamp to the temple of Mahādēva at Tiruvoṟṟiyūr. The donor was Iravi Nīlī, the daughter of the Chēra king Vijayarāgadēva. From the inscriptions published so far we do not know of any Chēra king of name Vijayarāga who was a contemporary of Parāntaka. It has been noted above that Kōkkaṇḍaṉ Sthāṇu Ravi was a contemporary and friend of Rājakēsarivarman Āditya I., father of Parāntaka I. Perhaps Vijayarāga (i.e., Vijayarāghava), if at all he was an actual ruler of the Chēra country, might have succeeded Sthāṇu Ravi either as his son or his brother. The friendly relations that thus existed between the Chōḷas and the Chēras during the reigns of Āditya I. and Parāntaka I. deserve to be noted.

Languages: Sanskrit (san) [Grantha (grantha)], Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

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

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] Ādhipurīśānāya (tri)ṃśanniṣkaṁ ¿sva?-
⟨2⟩ rṇṇamanava(dya)madā¿ta? dīpā⟨r⟩tthaṁ khalu nīlī keraḷar(ā)jasya
⟨3⟩ vijayarāgasya sutā |||~ matirai koṇṭa k(o)-
⟨4⟩ pparakecarivarmaṟku yāṇṭu Irupattoṉpatā(va)-
⟨5⟩ tu ceramāṉār vijayarāgadevar makaḷ Iravinī-
⟨6⟩ li tiruvoṟṟiyūr mahādevark koru nandāviḷakku
⟨7⟩ Ācandratāramum Erippataṟku vai⟨t⟩ta poṉ ṉū-
⟨8⟩ ṟkaṟcemmai muppatiṉkaḻañcu [||] Ippo-
⟨9⟩ ṉṉukku kaḻañciṉvāy muṉṟu mañcāṭip-
⟨10⟩ poṉ pa⟦li⟧⟨⟨li⟩⟩caiyyāka Āṇṭuvarai nāṟkaḻa-
⟨11⟩ ñcarai poṉṉukkut tiruvoṟṟiyūril vaṭaka-
⟨12⟩ rai maruteri Ippulamuḷ vaitta nilaviṟai p(o)-
⟨13⟩ kki svāmibhogattāl vantatu Ācandrakāla-
⟨14⟩ mum ni(lai)ppoliyūṭṭāka (v)aittatu |||~

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ sva⟨2⟩rṇṇamanava(dya)madāta • Read suvarṇṇamanavadyamadāt· [|].

⟨10⟩ palicaiyyāka • li in this word is corrected from its Grantha form.

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! Nīlī, daughter of the Kēraḷa king Vijayarāga, verily gave thirty nishka of pure gold for a lamp to (the temple of) Īśāna (Śiva) at Ādhipurī.

(L. 3.) In the 29th year of (the reign of) king Parakēsarivarman, who took Madirai (Madura), Iravi Nīlī, daughter of the Chēra king Vijayarāgadēva, gave thirty kaḻañju of pure gold tested by the stone of the village (ūrkaṟchemmaipoṉ), for burning as long as the moon and the stars (last), one perpetual lamp in (the temple of) Mahādēva (Śiva) at Tiruvoṟṟiyūr. (In exchange) for four and a half kaḻañju of gold per year (which accrues) as interest on this (amount of) gold, (calculated) at the rate of three mañjādi of gold on each kaḻañju, the land (which forms part) of the field (called) Vaḍagarai Marudēri in Tiruvoṟṟiyūr has been given. The landlord's share (svāmibhōga) realised (from this land) after deducting (its) taxes is granted as permanent poliyūṭṭu (to last) as long as the moon.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.103 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 235–236, item 103.

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<p>(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! <hi rend="bold">Nīlī</hi>, daughter of the <hi rend="bold">Kēraḷa</hi> king <hi rend="bold">Vijayarāga</hi>, verily gave thirty <hi rend="italic">nishka</hi> of pure gold for a lamp to (<hi rend="italic">the temple of</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Īśāna</hi> (<hi rend="italic">Śiva</hi>) at <hi rend="bold">Ādhipurī</hi>.</p>

<p>(L. 3.) In the 29th year of (<hi rend="italic">the reign of</hi>) king <hi rend="bold">Parakēsarivarman</hi>, who took <hi rend="bold">Madirai</hi> (Madura), <hi rend="bold">Iravi Nīlī</hi>, daughter of the <hi rend="bold">Chēra</hi> king <hi rend="bold">Vijayarāgadēva</hi>, gave thirty <hi rend="italic">kaḻañju</hi> of pure gold tested by the stone of the village (<hi rend="italic">ūrkaṟchemmaipoṉ</hi>), for burning as long as the moon and the stars (<hi rend="italic">last</hi>), one perpetual lamp in (<hi rend="italic">the temple of</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Mahādēva</hi> (<hi rend="italic">Śiva</hi>) at <hi rend="bold">Tiruvoṟṟiyūr</hi>. (<hi rend="italic">In exchange</hi>) for four and a half <hi rend="italic">kaḻañju</hi> of gold per year (<hi rend="italic">which accrues</hi>) as interest on this (<hi rend="italic">amount of</hi>) gold, (<hi rend="italic">calculated</hi>) at the rate of three <hi rend="italic">mañjādi</hi> of gold on each <hi rend="italic">kaḻañju</hi>, the land (<hi rend="italic">which forms part</hi>) of the field (<hi rend="italic">called</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Vaḍagarai Marudēri</hi> in <hi rend="bold">Tiruvoṟṟiyūr</hi> has been given. The landlord's share (<hi rend="italic">svāmibhōga</hi>) realised (<hi rend="italic">from this land</hi>) after deducting (its) taxes is granted as permanent <hi rend="italic">poliyūṭṭu</hi> (<hi rend="italic">to last</hi>) as long as the moon.</p>

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