SII 3.165: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No. 165.—ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE RUINED VISHNU TEMPLE AT TIRUMALPURAM. No. 304 of 1906.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This mutilated inscription dated in the 3rd year of [Pār]thivēndravarman mentions the Brahman assembly (sabhā) of Ilai-Vallam in Dāmar-kōṭṭam and the measure called Ūragattu-niṉṟār, by which oil was evidently measured out for maintaining a lamp in the temple of Gōvindapāḍi-Āḷvār. Ūragattu-niṉṟār must refer to the Vishṇu temple of Ulagaḷanda-Perumāḷ at Conjeeveram whose name according to the Vaishṇava scriptures (Nālāyiraprabandham) was Ūragam.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0165.

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⟨1⟩ [******] bhaktyā nārāyaṇaḥ śrīpaticaraṇagayā preryyamāṇāntarātmā [|] tāmarkkoṭṭelavalladvijasabhamadhi govi [*********] syāka
⟨2⟩ [**********] ttiventirapaṉmaṟku yāṇṭu 3 Āvatu tāmarkkoṭṭattilaivallattu sabhaiyom Īkkāṭṭuk [*****]
⟨3⟩ [**********] yaṉārāyaṇakramavittaṉākiya vaitumparātitta- brahmādhirājaṉ kaiyāl yāṅkaḷ koṇṭukaṭava poṉ ⌈-
⟨4⟩ [.]e[**********] Eṇṇaiyumūrakattu niṉṟār kāloṭokku⟨m⟩ nāḻiyāl Ācantratāramum śrīgovi⟨n⟩tapāṭiyāḷvārkku vaitu-
⟨5⟩ [*********] ṉām sabhaiyom Aṭṭātu muṭṭi⟨l⟩ keṅkai yiṭaik kumari yiṭai (c)eytār ceta pāpattup paṭuvomākavumitaṟṟiṟampil pa-
⟨6⟩ [***********] ṇṭami(ṭa O)ṭṭi(kkuṭu)tto(mi)ttaṇṭappaṭṭumeṇṇai muṭṭāmeyaṭṭuvomān(o )mivveṇ(ṇai) tiṅka(ḷopā)ti Aṭṭuvomā[.]e [**********]

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

(Line 1.) . . . . . . . . . . Nārāyaṇa whose innermost heart was moved by devotion for the feet of the husband of Śrī (i.e., Vishṇu) [made] to . . . . . . . . . . Gōvi[ndapāḍi] . . . . . in the Brahman assembly (sabhā) of [Ila]-Valla in Dāmar-kōṭṭa.

(L. 2.) In the 3rd year of . . . . . . . . [Pār]thivēndravarman we (the members) of the assembly of Ilai-Vallam in Dāmar-kōṭṭam . . . . . . . . . . for the gold received by us from Nārāyaṇa-Kramavittaṉ alias Vaidumbarāditta-Brahmādirājaṉ of Īkkāṭṭu-[kōṭṭam]. . . . . . . . . . we (the members) of the assembly [agreed] . . . . . oil till the moon and the sun (last) by the nāḻi (measure) which was equal to the measure (kāl) (called after the god) Ūragattu-niṉṟār, to (the temple of) the glorious Gōvindapāḍi-Āḷvār.

(L. 5.) If we failed (to continue the charity) by not pouring (the oil), we shall incur the sins committed by the sinners between Gaṅgā and Kumari. If we deviated from this . . . . . . . . . . we unanimously give our consent to be fined. . . . . . . . . . . Even after paying this fine, we shall pour out the oil without stopping it. This oil shall be supplied every month by us . . . . . . . .

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.165 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 342–343, item 165.

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<p>(Line 1.) . . . . . . . . . . <hi rend="bold">Nārāyaṇa</hi> whose innermost heart was moved by devotion for the feet of the husband of <hi rend="bold">Śrī</hi> (<hi rend="italic">i.e.</hi>, <hi rend="bold">Vishṇu</hi>) [made] to . . . . . . . . . . <hi rend="bold">Gōvi[ndapāḍi]</hi> . . . . . in the Brahman assembly (<hi rend="italic">sabhā</hi>) of <hi rend="bold">[Ila]-Valla</hi> in <hi rend="bold">Dāmar-kōṭṭa</hi>.</p>

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