# SII 3.117: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XII.—INSCRIPTIONS OF RAJAKESARIVARMAN, MADIRAIKONDA
RAJAKESARIVARMAN OR GANDARADITYA. No. 117.—ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE
CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE RUINED VISHNU TEMPLE AT TIRUMALPURAM. No. 308 of
1906

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0117

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0117.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This inscription is dated in the 17th year of Madiraikoṇḍa
Rājakēsarivarman and registers a gift of 96 sheep for a lamp to the
Vishṇu temple at Gōvindapāḍi in Valla-nāḍu, a subdivision of Dāmar
(Dāmal)-kōṭṭam.

Gōvindavāḍi and Dāmal are villages in the Conjeeveram taluk of the
Chingleput district. The former is quite close to Tirumālpuram in the
Arkonam taluk of the North Arcot district and is identical with the
Gōvindapāḍi of our inscription.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] matiraikoṇṭa kovirāja⟨2⟩ke(sari)panma⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu 10
7 Āvatu coḻa⟨3⟩nā(ṭ)ṭu(t te)ṉkarai paṉaiyūrnāṭṭup pa⟨4⟩ṉaiyūru(ṭaiyāṉ)
kecuvaṉirāmaṉāki⟨5⟩⟨ya⟩ (c)e(m)pi(ya)ṉ paṉaiyūrnāṭṭu veḷāṉ ⟨6⟩
tāmaṟ(ko)ṭṭattu va(lla)nāṭṭu śrī(go)⟨7⟩vintapāṭi niṉṟaruḷiya
perumāṉaṭika⟨8⟩ḷukkuc candrātittavaṟ Erippatāka v¿a?⟨ai⟩t⟨9⟩ta
tirunan=tāvi⟨ḷa⟩kkoṉṟiṉukkāṭu toṇ⟨10⟩ṇūṟṟāṟu Ivai śrīvayiṣṇavarakṣai
Aṟamaṟava⟨ṟka⟩ [∥]

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 17th year of (the reign of) king
Rājakēsarivarman who took Madirai (Madura), Kēśavaṉ Rāmaṉ alias Śembiyaṉ
Paṉaiyūrnāṭṭu-Vēḷāṉ, (a native) of Paṉaiyūr in Teṉkarai Paṉaiyūr-nāḍu,
(a subdivision) of Śōḻa-nāḍu gave ninety-six sheep for burning, as long
as the moon and the sun (endure), one sacred perpetual lamp to the god
(perumānaḍigaḷ) who was pleased to stand at the sacred (temple of)
Gōvindapāḍi in Valla-nāḍu, (a subdivision) of Dāmar-kōṭṭam. (All)
Śrī-Vaishṇavas shall protect this (charity). Do not forget charity !

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.117 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 253–254, item 117.