SII 3.134: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XIV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARAKESARIVARMAN UTTAMA-CHOLA. No. 134.—ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE VIRATTANESVARA TEMPLE AT KANDIYUR. No. 13 of 1895.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This inscription which is dated in the 9th year of king Parakēsarivarman Uttama-Chōḷadēva registers provision for food-offering made by the officer Villavaṉ Mūvēndavēḷāṉ of Puduvūr in Tirunaṟaiyūr-nāḍu, to the temple of Mahādēva (Śiva) of the sacred Vīraṭṭāna at Tirukkaṇḍiyūr. Tirukkaṇḍiyūr is one of the eight Vīraṭṭāna temples mentioned in the Dēvāram.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0134.

File path: SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0134.xml.

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Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] ⟨⟨śrī(U)t=tama(c)oḻa(devarāṉa)⟩⟩ kopparakesarivarmma⟨r⟩kku yāṇ{ṭ}ṭu 9 (Āva)tu tirukkaṇṭiyūrttiruviraṭṭānattu mahād(eva)⟨r⟩kku tirunaṟaiyūrṇ¿a?ṭṭu putuvū(r) putuvū{r}ruṭaiyāṉ m(ā)yāṉ kāñca{ṉ}ṉāṉa (vi)llava(ṉ)muve(n=ta)ve{ḷ}(ḷā){ṉ}ne(ṉ) tiru(vi)raṭṭāṉa⟨t⟩tu mahādevarkku Oru (tirunaṉt)ā(viḷa)kku

⟨2⟩ neyyāl Erippataṟku(m) Imahāde(va)rkku tiṅka{ḷ}ḷtoṟum Eṉ {p}piṟa¿t?ta(n)ā{ḷ}ḷā¿(ka)? coti nāṉṟu perutiruvamutu (c)e(yya candrā)dityaval vaiytta (patteṭṭukkutta)lari(ci) mukkuruṇikku nellu Eḻukuruṇi ṉāṉāḻiyum naṟu ney Urikku nellu patakkum tayir Amutu nānāḻikku nel-

⟨3⟩ (lu) [*****] Āḻimuḻākkum tūp(paruppu) I(ru)ṉā(ḻikku) nellu kuṟuṇi muṉ(ṉā)ḻi(yum ca)ṟkarai (nāṟ)ppa(la)ttuk(kum v)ā{ḻ}ḻaippa(ḻam) [***] (kku) nellu (ku)ṟuṇi [******] ruḻākkukku nellu [****] nānāḻiyum Aṭaiyamutu paṉṉiraṇ{ṭ}ṭukku nellu muṉṉāḻiyum viṟaku¿r?ku nellu kuṟuṇi(yu)

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ śrī(U)t=tama(c)oḻa(devarāṉa) • The syllables śrī uttamacoḻadevarāṉa are written over an erasure.

⟨2⟩ ṉāṉāḻiyum • The length of ṉā is denoted by a vertical stroke added to the right of the letter.

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 9th year of (the reign of) the glorious Uttama-Chōḷadēva alias king Parakēsarivarman, I, Māyāṉ Kāñjaṉ alias Villavaṉ Mūvēndavēḷāṉ of Puduvūr residing in Puduvūr, (a village) of Tirunaṟaiyūr-nāḍu, (gave) for burning with ghee one sacred perpetual lamp to (the temple of) Mahādēva of the sacred Vīraṭṭāna at Tirukkaṇḍiyūr and for providing as long as the moon and the sun (endure), big (i.e., special) sacred offerings to this Mahādēva (Śiva) of the sacred Vīraṭṭāna, in each month on the day of Śōdi (Śvāti) which is the day of my nativity, were given seven kuṟuṇi and four nāḻi of paddy for (i.e., to be converted into) three kuṟuṇi of rice cleaned ten or eight times; one padakku of paddy for (one) uri of sweet ghee; . . . . and three uḻākku of paddy for four nāḻi of curds; (one) kuṟuṇi and three nāḻi of paddy for two nāḻi of good dhal; (one) kuṟuṇi of paddy for four palam of sugar and . . . . . plantain fruits; four nāḻi of paddy and . . . . . for (one) uḻākku of . . . . . ; three nāḻi of paddy for twelve areca-nuts and (one) kuṟuṇi of paddy for firewood.

Commentary

⟨3⟩ nellu kuṟuṇi(yu). The inscription stops here.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.134 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 281–282, item 134.

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<p>Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 9th year of (<hi rend="italic">the reign of</hi>) the glorious <hi rend="bold">Uttama-Chōḷadēva</hi> <hi rend="italic">alias</hi> king <hi rend="bold">Parakēsarivarman</hi>, I, <hi rend="bold">Māyāṉ Kāñjaṉ</hi> <hi rend="italic">alias</hi> <hi rend="bold">Villavaṉ Mūvēndavēḷāṉ</hi> of <hi rend="bold">Puduvūr</hi> residing in <hi rend="bold">Puduvūr</hi>, (<hi rend="italic">a village</hi>) of <hi rend="bold">Tirunaṟaiyūr-nāḍu</hi>, (<hi rend="italic">gave</hi>) for burning with ghee one sacred perpetual lamp to (<hi rend="italic">the temple of</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Mahādēva</hi> of the sacred <hi rend="bold">Vīraṭṭāna</hi> at <hi rend="bold">Tirukkaṇḍiyūr</hi> and for providing as long as the moon and the sun (<hi rend="italic">endure</hi>), big (<hi rend="italic">i.e.</hi>, special) sacred offerings to this <hi rend="bold">Mahādēva</hi> (<hi rend="italic">Śiva</hi>) of the sacred <hi rend="bold">Vīraṭṭāna</hi>, in each month on the day of <hi rend="bold">Śōdi</hi> (Śvāti) which is the day of my nativity, were given seven <hi rend="italic">kuṟuṇi</hi> and four <hi rend="italic">nāḻi</hi> of paddy for (<hi rend="italic">i.e.</hi>, to be converted into) three <hi rend="italic">kuṟuṇi</hi> of rice cleaned ten or eight times; one <hi rend="italic">padakku</hi> of paddy for (<hi rend="italic">one) uri</hi> of sweet ghee; . . . . and three <hi rend="italic">uḻākku</hi> of paddy for four <hi rend="italic">nāḻi</hi> of curds; (<hi rend="italic">one) kuṟuṇi</hi> and three <hi rend="italic">nāḻi</hi> of paddy for two <hi rend="italic">nāḻi</hi> of good dhal; (<hi rend="italic">one) kuṟuṇi</hi> of paddy for four <hi rend="italic">palam</hi> of sugar and . . . . . plantain fruits; four <hi rend="italic">nāḻi</hi> of paddy and . . . . . for (<hi rend="italic">one) uḻākku</hi> of . . . . . ; three <hi rend="italic">nāḻi</hi> of paddy for twelve areca-nuts and (<hi rend="italic">one) kuṟuṇi</hi> of paddy for firewood.</p>

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<p n="3"><foreign>nellu kuṟuṇi<unclear>yu</unclear></foreign>. The inscription stops here.</p>

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