# SII 3.198: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
198.—ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE RUINED VISHNU TEMPLE
AT THE SAME VILLAGE. No. 328 of 1906

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0198

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0198.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

Maṉṉaṉ Kaṇṇaṉ alias Kāmāmōga-Vāraṇappēraraiyaṉ, an elephant mahout of
king Pārthivēndrādivarman, purchased in the 13th year of the king some
land at Śiṟṟiyāṟṟūr from the temple of Gōvindapāḍi and assigned it for
feeding a Brāhmaṇa in the maṭha which was evidently attached to that
temple.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] kop=pārttiventrātippanma⟨r⟩k=ku yāṇṭu 10 3 vatu
tāmaṟ⟨2⟩kkoṭṭattu vallanāṭṭu śrīgovin=tapāṭi niṉṟaruḷiya
perumāṉaṭi⟨3⟩kaḷukku śrīkāryyam cekiṉṟa {v}vaiṣṇavadāsar· pakkal perumāḷ
piṟake⟨4⟩ṟum Āṉaiyāḷ ma⟨ṉ⟩ṉaṉ kaṇṇaṉākiya kāmāmokavāraṇapperarai⟨ya⟩ṉ
(ma)⟨5⟩ṇayilkkoṭṭattu melppaḷukūrnāṭṭu ciṟṟiyāṟṟūr cikovin=tapāṭi
Āḷ(vā)⟨6⟩r vilaiykoṇṭu Uṭ¿a?⟨ai⟩ya vaṭavāyetta⟨t⟩til ciṟṟiyāṟṟūr
kolā¿la?⟨l⟩ Iraṇṭāyi(ra)⟨7⟩m kuḻi{y} devarpakkal vilaikoṇṭu
cantrātittaval (ma)ṭa(t)tile Ut=tamāgra⟨8⟩(m) nicatamoru brāhmaṇaṉaiy
Ūṭṭuvatāka v¿a?⟨ai⟩tteṉ maṉṉaṉ (kaṇ)ṇaṉeṉ I (dhanma)m ⟨9⟩
śrīvaṣṇavarirakṣaiy ∥⁓

## Apparatus

⟨9⟩ śrīvaṣṇavarirakṣaiy • Read śrīvaiṣṇavarakṣai.

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 13th year of (the reign of) king
Pārthivēndrādivarman, I, Maṉṉaṉ Kaṇṇaṉ alias Kāmāmōga-Vāraṇappēraraiyaṉ,
an elephant mahout who rides behind the king (perumāḷ), purchased from
the god two thousand kuḻi (measured) by the rod of Śiṟṟiyāṟṟūr out of
(the land) Vaḍavāyēttam in Śiṟṟiyāṟṟūr in Mēlappaḷugūr-nāḍu, (a
subdivision) of Maṇayil-kōṭṭam, which the prosperous god (āḻvār) of
Gōvindapāḍi had purchased, and gave (the land) for feeding daily one
Brāhmaṇa with sumptuous meal in the maṭha as long as the moon and the
sun (endure), to (i.e., under the care of) Vaishṇavadāsa who was
managing the temple business (śrīkārya) of the prosperous god
(perumāṉaḍigaḷ) that was pleased to stand at Gōvindapāḍi in Valla-nāḍu,
(a subdivision) of Dāmar-kōṭṭam. This charity is placed under the
protection of the śrī-Vaishṇavas.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.198 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 374–375, item 198.