# SII 3.159: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
159.—ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE VAIKUNTHA-PERUMAL TEMPLE AT UTTARAMALLUR.
No. 22 of 1898

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0159

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0159.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

In the 3rd year of Pārthivēndrādivarman, who took the head of
Vīra-Pāṇḍya, the assembly of Uttaramēru-chaturvēdimaṅgalam declared
certain lands of the goddess Durgā-Bhaṭṭārakī of that village to be
tax-free, on receiving as pūrvāchāram the interest which accrued to that
temple both from the documents held in the name of the goddess and from
those held in the name of the assembly of Dāmōdarachchēri as, perhaps,
its trustee.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] vīrapāṇṭiyaṉait talaikoṇṭa pārtthiventrātipatma(ṟ)ku
yā(ṇṭu) 3 (k)āliyūr(kko)ṭṭattu
tankūṟ(ṟu)ttara(me)ruccaturvve(ti)⟨2⟩maṅkalattu (pe)⟨ruṅ⟩kuṟi
sabhaiyomeḻut(tu) nammūr durggābhaṭṭārakiyā⟨r⟩kku tiruccennaṭ(ai)kkum
nandāviḷakku⟨k⟩kum Arccanābhogattukkum ⟨3⟩ śrībalikkum vaitta bhūmikaḷ
śrīdevivākk(ā)lin teṟ(ku) Ekaṇṇāṟṟu pallavanāraṇavatikku kiḻakku 3
catu(kka)ttu vaṭakkaṭaiya talaitaram kuḻi 4 100 8 10tumiṅ⟨4⟩(k)ey
9(ka)ṇṇāṟ=ṟu mā⟨r⟩ppiṭukuvatikku kiḻakku 3 catukkattu m(e)rkkaṭaiya
talaitaram kuḻi 4 100 (8) 10tum subrahmaṇyanārācattin vaṭakku 10 6
kaṇṇāṟṟu viṭe(l)vi(ṭuku)vatiyin (meṟ)⟨5⟩ku 1 catukkattu kiḻkkaṭaiya 4
100 kuḻiyum Ūrin teṟkku Ekaṇṇāṟṟu param(e)śvaravatiyi(n me)ṟku 4
catukkattu vaṭatukattu (mer)⟨k⟩kaṭaiya kuḻi 2 100 2 10 5 Āka kuḻi ⟨6⟩
1000 5 100 8 10 5 kuḻiyum (I)bhaṭṭārakiyār tāmuṭaiya kaiy(e)ḻuttālum
tām(ota)racceri sabhaiyāruṭaiya kai(E)ḻuttālumuṭaiya poliponn¿ey?⟨ai⟩
pū(rv)ācāramāka koṇṭu ⟨7⟩ Epper⟨p⟩paṭṭa Iṟaiyum Iḻi(ya) paṇittu
Iṟai⟨yi⟩liyāka (vai)tt(o)m sabhaiyom I⟨p⟩paricup pa(ṇi)p(pa) Eḻutine⟨ṉ⟩
madhyastan śrī vīra(nā)rāyaṇa brahmapriyanen [∥]

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! (In) the 3rd year (of the reign) of
Pārthivēndrādivarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, (this is) the
writing of us (the members) of the great assembly of
Uttaramēru-chaturvēdimaṅgalam, (a village) of its own subdivision
(kūṟu), in Kāliyūr-kōṭṭam.

(L. 2.) The (following) lands were given to Dūrgā-Bhaṭṭārakī of our
village for the sacred current expenses, perpetual lamp, archchanābhōga
and śrībali:—

(L. 3.) 480 kuḻi of first rate (land) on the north side of the third
square (śadukkam,) east of (the path called) Pallavanāraṇa-vadi in the
seventh kaṇṇāṟu, south of Śrīdēvi-vāykkāl; 480 kuḻi of first rate (land)
on the west side of the third square (śadukkam) east of (the path
called) Māṟapiḍugu-vadi of the ninth kaṇṇāṟu in the same place; 400 kuḻi
on the east side of the first square (śadukkam) west of (the path
called) Viḍēlviḍugu-vadi of the sixteenth kaṇṇāṟu, north of (the lane
called) Subrahmaṇya-nārāśam; 225 kuḻi on the west side of the northern
half (dugam ?) of the fourth square (śadukkam) west of (the path called)
Paramēśvara-vadi of the seventh kaṇṇāṟu, south of the village. We (the
members) of this assembly, having received as pūrvāchāram the interest
in gold accruing to this Bhaṭṭārakī from documents (kai-eḻuttu ?) with
Her and the documents with (the members of) the assembly of
Dāmōdarachchēri, made the (above) 1,585 kuḻi in the aggregate, tax-free
ordering (their) exemption from all kinds of taxes.

(L. 7.) I, madhyasthaṉ Vīranārāyaṇa Brahmapriyaṉ wrote this grant by
order (of the assembly).

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.159 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 335–336, item 159.