# SII 13.21: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 21. (A.R. No. 143 of 1928.) TIRUPPAḺANAM, TANJORE
TALUK, TANJORE DISTRICT. ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE,
ĀPATSAHĀYĒŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0021

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII13/DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0021.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This records a gift of 30 kaḻañju of gold for a perpetual lamp in the
temple of Mahādēva at Tiruppaḻaṉam, a dēvadāna in Miṟai-kūṟṟam, by
Śōḻaperumānaḍigaḷ Peruneṟkiḷḷich-Chōḷa. The donor is evidently identical
with king Rājakēsarivarman himself who was called so after his great
ancestor Perunaṟkiḷḷi of Śaṅgam fame who performed the Rājasūya
sacrifice. The same surname is found for the donor in No. 15 above from
Tiruveṇkāḍu, which is also dated in the 2nd year of Rājakēsarivarman.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] koIrāca(ke)śaripanma⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu 2⁓Āvatu
miṟaikkūṟṟattu tevatāṉam tiruppaḻaṉattu mahādeva⟨r⟩kku
coḻaperumā{ṉ}naṭikaḷ peruneṟki(ḷ)ḷiccoḻa⟨r⟩ nicatam Oru
nontā⟨2⟩⟨vi⟩ḷakku Iravum (pakalum) cantrādittaval Erivataṟkku vaitta poṉ
3 10 <kaḻañcu> [∥]

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 13.21 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 8, item
21.