# SII 12.57: original edition by V. Venkatasubba Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: Nandivarman III. No. 57. (A.R. No. 180 of 1907).
TIRUPPALĀTTURAI (TIRUPPIRAITTURAI), TRICHINOPOLY TALUK, TRICHINOPOLY
DISTRICT. ON A STONE BUILT INTO THE NORTH WALL OF THE MAṆḌAPA IN THE
ĀDIMŪLĒŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0057

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII12/DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0057.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This inscription is dated in the 22nd year of Nandippōttaraiyar ‘who
defeated (his enemies) at Teḷḷāṟu’. It records an agreement given by the
assembly sabhā of Tiruppāṟṟuṟai to burn two perpetual lamps (in the
temple of) Mahādēva-Bhaṭāra at Tiruppāṟṟuṟai for 60 kaḻañju of gold
received by them from the king for the purpose.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] ⟨2⟩ teḷḷāṟṟeṟi⟨3⟩nta nantip⟨4⟩pottaraiyar {ya} ⟨5⟩
yāṇṭu Irupat⟨6⟩tiraṇṭāvatu ti⟨7⟩ruppāṟṟuṟai ma⟨8⟩hādevabhaṭārar⟨9⟩kku
Iraṇṭu na⟨10⟩ntāviḷak keri⟨11⟩ppataṟku kuṭut⟨12⟩ta poṉ
Aṟu⟨13⟩patiṉkaḻañcu I⟨14⟩ppoṉ koṇṭi⟨15⟩raṇṭu nantāvi(ḷa)⟨16⟩kkum
muṭṭā(mai) ⟨17⟩ Erippippo⟨18⟩māṉom tiruppā⟨19⟩ṟṟuṟai sabhai⟨20⟩yom Itu
(pa)⟨21⟩[7+]

## Apparatus

⟨21⟩ [7+] • The last line which must have contained nmāheśvara rakṣai is
obliterated.

## Commentary

More than 80 inscriptions have been secured by the Department from this
temple in the years 1903, 1907 and 1908, but due to renovation, all of
them are missing now.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 12.57 by Venkatasubba Ayyar & Krishnamacharlu
1943 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Venkatasubba Ayyar, V. & C. R. Krishnamacharlu. 1943. South Indian
inscriptions. Volume XII: The Pallavas (with introductory notes in
English). South Indian Inscriptions 12. Madras: Government Press. Page
23, item 57.