# SII 3.165: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0165

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0165.xml

Languages: Sanskrit [Grantha], Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## 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.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ [6+] bhaktyā nārāyaṇaḥ śrīpaticaraṇagayā preryyamāṇāntarātmā [|]
tāmarkkoṭṭelavalladvijasabhamadhi govi [9+] syāka

⟨2⟩ [10+] ttiventirapaṉmaṟku yāṇṭu 3 Āvatu tāmarkkoṭṭattilaivallattu
sabhaiyom Īkkāṭṭuk [5+] ⟨3⟩ [10+] yaṉārāyaṇakramavittaṉākiya
vaitumparātittabrahmādhirājaṉ kaiyāl yāṅkaḷ koṇṭukaṭava poṉ
⌈⟨4⟩[.]e[10+] Eṇṇaiyumūrakattu niṉṟār kāloṭokku⟨m⟩ nāḻiyāl
Ācantratāramum śrīgovi⟨n⟩tapāṭiyāḷvārkku vaitu⟨5⟩[9+] ṉām sabhaiyom
Aṭṭātu muṭṭi⟨l⟩ keṅkai yiṭaik kumari yiṭai (c)eytār ceta pāpattup
paṭuvomākavumitaṟṟiṟampil pa⟨6⟩[11+] ṇṭami(ṭa
O)ṭṭi(kkuṭu)tto(mi)ttaṇṭappaṭṭumeṇṇai muṭṭāmeyaṭṭuvomān(o )mivveṇ(ṇai)
tiṅka(ḷopā)ti Aṭṭuvomā[.]e [10+]

## 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.