# SII 13.17: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 17. (A.R. No. 607 of 1920.) UḌAYĀRGUḌI (NEAR
KĀṬṬUMANNĀRKŌYIL), CHIDAMBARAM TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT. ON THE NORTH
WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE, ANANTĒŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0017

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII13/DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0017.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

A gift of 12(1/2) kaḻañju of gold for a perpetual lamp in the temple of
Tiruvanantīśvarattu-Paramasvāmi at Vīranārāyaṇa-chaturvēdimaṅgalam by
Kāñjai Tiruveṇkāḍa-Kramavittaṉ of Kōdaṇḍarāmachchēri. Viranārāyaṇa was a
surname of Parāntaka I. This record might be referred to the reign of
either Gaṇḍarāditya or Sundara-Chōḷa.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [|] kovirā⟨2⟩j¿ā?⟨a⟩kecari pa⟨n⟩ma⟨ṟ⟩ki yā⟨ṇṭu⟩
2⁓Ā⟨3⟩⟨va⟩tu vaṭakarai brahmadeyam śrī viranā⟨4⟩rāyaṇa
ca⟨tu⟩rvvedimaṅkala⟨t⟩tu tiruva ⟨na⟩⟨5⟩n=tisvara⟨t⟩tu paramasvāmi
koyilil ⟨6⟩ tirunoṉtāviḷak kerikka ca(ntr)ā⟨7⟩dittavaṟ Erippataṟkku
śrīko⟨8⟩taṇṭarāma⟨c⟩ceri kāñcai tiruveṇ⟨kā⟩⟨9⟩ṭa kramavittaṉ vaitta poṉ
paṉ⟨10⟩niruk kaḻaccaraiyum ko

## Commentary

⟨10⟩ ko. The inscription stops here.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 13.17 by Srinivasa Rao 1952 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1952. South-Indian inscriptions (texts) (with
introductory notes in English). Volume XIII: The Cholas. South Indian
Inscriptions 13. Madras: Archaeological Survey of India. Page 7, item
17.