SII 3.146: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri – No. 146.—ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE UMAMAHESVARA TEMPLE AT KONERIRAJAPURAM. No. 450 of 1908.

Editor: Emmanuel Francis.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0146.

Summary: This inscription is engraved below a group of sculptures reproduced on the accompanying plate. It states that, during the reign of Madhurāntaka dēva alias Uttama-Chōḷa, his mother Mādēvaḍigaḷār alias Śembiyaṉ-Mādēviyār caused to be built in the name of her husband Gaṇḍarādityadēva, a stone temple at Tirunallam, i.e., the modern Kōnērirājapuram, which is one of the ancient Śaivite places of worship mentioned in the Dēvāram. The inscription serves as a key to understand the sculptures below which it is engraved. The female figure kneeling down in a worshipping posture is queen Śembiyaṉ-Mādēviyār and the one close to the liṅga is Gaṇḍarāḍityadēva. The two figures behind the queen are her attendants. The name Ādityēśvara-Mahādēva which occurs in other inscriptions of Kōnērirājapuram indicates that it was derived from Gaṇḍarāditya.

Hand description:

Language: Tamil.

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

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī (|~) kaṇṭarādittadevar teviyār mātevaṭikaḷ(ār)āṉa śrīcempiyaṉmāteviyā⟨2⟩r tammuṭaiya tirumakaṉār śrīmadhurāntakatevarā(ṉa) (śrī)Uttamacoḻar tirurājyañceyta⟨3⟩ruḷāniṟkat tammuṭaiyār śrīkaṇṭarādittadeva(r tirun)āmattāl tirunallamuṭaiyārkku⟨4⟩t tirukkaṟṟaḷi Eḻuntaruḷuvittu Ittirukkaṟṟaḷi(yiley) tirunallamuṭaiy(ā)rait tiruvaṭitto⟨5⟩ḻukiṉṟārāka Eḻuntaruḷuvitta śrīkaṇṭarādittade(va)r Ivar |||௳ |||௳ |||௳

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! Mādēvaḍigaḷār alias the glorious Śembiyaṉ-Mādēviyār, queen of Gaṇḍarādityadēva, constructed in the sacred name of her husband (viz.,) the glorious Gaṇḍarādityadēva, a stone temple to the lord (i.e., the god) of Tirunallam (at the time) when her illustrious son, i.e., the glorious Madhurāntakadēva alias the glorious Uttama-Chōḷa, was graciously ruling. This is (the image of) the glorious Gaṇḍarādityadēva which was (caused to be) made in this sacred stone temple in the posture of worshipping the sacred feet of the lord (i.e., the god) of Tirunallam.

Commentary

(3) tirunallamuṭaiyārkku. In the Tanjore inscriptions this place is spelt as Tirunāllam.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.146 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 295–296, item 146.

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<p n="3"><foreign>tirunallamuṭaiyārkku</foreign>. In the Tanjore inscriptions this place is spelt as Tirunāllam.</p>

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