SII 3.180: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No. 180.—ON THE NORTH BASE OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE VARAHA-PERUMAL TEMPLE AT TIRUVADANDAI. No. 269 of 1910.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This inscription records a gift of gold for burning a sacred lamp, in the 6th year of king Parakēsari Vēndrādivarman, by a resident of Talaiśayanapuram alias Taiyūr.

Vēndrādivarman is probably the same as Pārthivēndrādivarman. The adjunct Parakēsari shows that he was either a Chōḷa king or a Chōḷa subordinate. The title may further enable us to connect Pārthivēndrādivarman with Āditya (II.)-Karikāla, which is not very unlikely.

Talaisāyanam is the name of the Vishṇu temple at Mahābalipuram referred to in the Nālāyiraprabandham. Taiyūr is No. 52 on the Madras survey map of the Chingleput taluk, about 12 miles north-west of Mahābalipuram.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Tamil (tamil)].

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

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] kopparake(ca)ri ven=tirātipanma{ma}rkku yāṇṭu (Ā)ṟāvatu Āmurkkoṭṭattu-
⟨2⟩ ppaṭuvūrnāṭṭu (teva)tāna⟨m⟩ tiruviṭavantai cavaiyomu(m Ūr)omum kaiyeḻuttu
⟨3⟩ Ikkoṭṭattu taṉ (kūṟṟi)l ta(lai)cayaṉappuṟamāna taiyūr vaiyyoṭuki(ḻāṉ ti)ruvaṭikaḷ vaiy-
⟨4⟩ kun=taṉ pakkaliyāṅkaḷ koṇṭukaṭava poṉ Eṭarpuram pannirukaḻañcu pon Ippoṉṉāl (va)n=ta
⟨5⟩ palicai Eṟṟit toṇṇūṟṟunāḻi ney Eṇṇai Āṭṭai vaṭṭam Aṭṭuvomānom Ivveṇṇai
⟨6⟩ nittam Uḻakku Eṇṇaikku Orutirunan=tāviḷakku (ca)n=tirātittavaṟ ¿ke?rippippatānom Ivviḷakku Oṉṟu mu-
⟨7⟩ ṭṭāme Erippomānom Āṭṭaivaṭṭan toṇṇūṟṟunāḻi neyeṇṇai Aṭṭuvomā-
⟨8⟩ nom cavaiyomum Ūromum Itinukku viḷakku celuttomākil tanmāsaṉattile nitta-
⟨9⟩ ṅ kāṟ pon maṉṟa Iṭṭukkuṭuttom (I)tu Anṟeṉpār{kku}keṅkai Iṭaik kumari yiṭai (E)ḻu-
⟨10⟩ nūṟṟukkātamāṟu naṭuvu ceytār ceyta (p)āvaṅkoḷvār Ittanmam rakṣippār śrīpātame-
⟨11⟩ ṉ talai⟨me⟩l¿e?tu Aṟamaṟa(va)ṟ[ka||]

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 6th year of (the reign of) king Parakēsari-Vēndrādivarman, we (the members) of the assembly and the residents of the village (ūrōm) of Tiruviḍavandai, a dēvadāna of Paḍuvūr-nāḍu in Āmūrkōṭṭam, wrote (thus):—

(L. 3.) From Tiruvaḍigaḷ Vaikundaṉ, the headman of Vaiyōḍu (and a (resident) of Talaiśayanapuram alias Taiyūr (situated) in this kōṭṭam and in its (own) subdivision, we received 12 kaḻañju of gold by weight¹ and bound ourselves to apply the interest on this gold for measuring out ninety nāḻi of liquid ghee² each year. From this ghee, we shall cause one sacred lamp to burn (using) one uḻakku of ghee every day as long as the moon and the sun (last). We shall burn this one lamp without discontinuing (it). We the members of the assembly and the residents of the village shall measure out ninety nāḻi of liquid ghee each year. If with this (ghee) we do not maintain the (said) lamp, we agree to pay a daily fine of a quarter-poṉ (of gold) to the Dharmāsana. Those who say “nay” to this shall incur the sins committed by persons in the seven hundred kādam between the river Gaṅgā (the Ganges) and Kumari (Cape Comorin). The sacred feet of those who protect this charity (shall be) on my head. Do not forget charity !

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.180 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 356–357, item 180.

Notes

1. The meaning of the word eḍarpuram is not certain.
2. Ney-yeṇṇai here and eṇṇai in the following sentences refer probably to ghee; in this case, eṇṇai must indicate ghee in liquid state.

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<p>(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 6th year of (<hi rend="italic">the reign of</hi>) king <hi rend="bold">Parakēsari-Vēndrādivarman</hi>, we (<hi rend="italic">the members</hi>) of the assembly and the residents of the village (<hi rend="italic">ūrōm</hi>) of <hi rend="bold">Tiruviḍavandai</hi>, a <hi rend="italic">dēvadāna</hi> of <hi rend="bold">Paḍuvūr-nāḍu</hi> in <hi rend="bold">Āmūrkōṭṭam</hi>, wrote (<hi rend="italic">thus):—</hi></p>

<p>(L. 3.) From <hi rend="bold">Tiruvaḍigaḷ Vaikundaṉ</hi>, the headman of <hi rend="bold">Vaiyōḍu</hi> (<hi rend="italic">and a (resident</hi>) of <hi rend="bold">Talaiśayanapuram</hi> <hi rend="italic">alias</hi> <hi rend="bold">Taiyūr</hi> (<hi rend="italic">situated</hi>) in this <hi rend="italic">kōṭṭam</hi> and in its (<hi rend="italic">own</hi>) subdivision, we received 12 <hi rend="italic">kaḻañju</hi> of gold by weight<note>The meaning of the word <hi rend="italic">eḍarpuram</hi> is not certain.</note> and bound ourselves to apply the interest on this gold for measuring out ninety <hi rend="italic">nāḻi</hi> of liquid ghee<note><hi rend="italic">Ney-yeṇṇai</hi> here and <hi rend="italic">eṇṇai</hi> in the following sentences refer probably to ghee; in this case, <hi rend="italic">eṇṇai</hi> must indicate ghee in liquid state.</note> each year. From this ghee, we shall cause one sacred lamp to burn (<hi rend="italic">using</hi>) one <hi rend="italic">uḻakku</hi> of ghee every day as long as the moon and the sun (<hi rend="italic">last</hi>). We shall burn this one lamp without discontinuing (<hi rend="italic">it</hi>). We the members of the assembly and the residents of the village shall measure out ninety <hi rend="italic">nāḻi</hi> of liquid ghee each year. If with this (<hi rend="italic">ghee</hi>) we do not maintain the (<hi rend="italic">said</hi>) lamp, we agree to pay a daily fine of a quarter-<hi rend="italic">poṉ (of gold</hi>) to the <hi rend="italic">Dharmāsana</hi>. Those who say “nay” to this shall incur the sins committed by persons in the seven hundred <hi rend="italic">kādam</hi> between the river <hi rend="bold">Gaṅgā</hi> (the Ganges) and <hi rend="bold">Kumari</hi> (Cape Comorin). The sacred feet of those who protect this charity (<hi rend="italic">shall be</hi>) on my head. Do not forget charity !</p>

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