# SII 3.173: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
173.—ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE JALANATHESVARA
TEMPLE AT TAKKOLAM. No. 14 of 1897

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0173

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0173.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This record registers a gift of 96 sheep for burning a perpetual lamp
near the goddess Durgā-Bhaṭāri in the temple of Tiruvūral-Āḻvār at
Takkōlam in the 4th year of Pārthivēndravarman, by a native of
Mārāyapāḍi. The latter territorial division also called Mahārājappāḍi or
Mārjavāḍi comprised the eastern portion of the Kolar district and parts
of the Cuddapah and Chittoor districts.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] koppārtti⟨2⟩ventrapanmaṟku yāṇṭu ⟨3⟩ 4 vatu
mārāyapāṭi⟨4⟩t tāḻak(o)ṭṭikāmuṇṭa⟨5⟩svāmi makaṉ kecuvaiyaṉā⟨6⟩kiya
pallavaṉ brahmātarāya⟨7⟩ṉ takkolattut tiruvūṟalā⟨8⟩ḻvār
koyiluḷḷeḻuntaru⟨9⟩ḷi niṟkum durggābhaṭārikku no⟨10⟩ntāviḷakkoṉṟiṉukku
vai⟨11⟩tta Āṭu 9 10 6 Ā(ṟu Itan) ⟨12⟩ ney(ya)ṭṭakkaṭavāṉ
ma⟨13⟩turānta(ka) kaṭuttalaimaṉ⟨14⟩ṟāṭi makaṉ kumaraṉākiya
vi⟨15⟩roṇukkamaṉṟāṭi(ye)ṉ [∥]

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 4th year of (the reign of) king
Pārthivēndravarman, Kēśuvaiyaṉ alias Pallavaṉ Brahmādarāyaṉ, son of
Tāḻakoṭṭigāmuṇḍasvāmi of Mārāyapāḍi, gave 96 sheep for one perpetual
lamp to (the goddess) Durgā-Bhaṭāri who is pleased to stand in the
temple of Tiruvūral-Āḻvār at Takkōlam. I, Kumaraṉ alias Vīroṇukka
Maṉṟāḍi, son of Madhurāntaka Kaḍuttalai Maṉṟāḍi, shall measure out the
ghee of these (sheep).

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.173 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. Page 350, item 173.