# SII 13.178: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 178. (A.R. No. 564 of 1908.) ON THE SOUTH WALL OF
THE SAME SHRINE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0178

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII13/DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0178.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This inscription is damaged. It records a gift of 45 kaḻañju of gold for
burning a perpetual lamp and a day-lamp in the temple by Bālāśiriyaṉ
Nārāyaṇaṉ Janā[rdaṉaṉ] of Uttamaśīli-chaturvēdimaṅgalam.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] korājakesarivarmma⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu 8⁓Āvatu teṉkarai
brahmadeyam śrī Uttama ciliccaruppeti [8+] tuṟai [10+] pakar pālā
ciriyaṉ nārāyaṇaṉ janā(rda)(na)ṉ cantrātittavat tirunontāviḷakku 1⁓kkum
pakal viḷakku Oṉṟukkumāka [2+] ⟨2⟩ [5+] poṉ 4 10 5 <kaḻañcu> nāṟpattaiṅ
kaḻañcu poṉṉālum tiruppāttuṟai (śi)vadhanmi kāśyapaṉ nārāyaṇaṉ comatta
[6+] maḻalai [8+] mitaṉ koṇṭa poṉ 10 5 <kaḻañcu> patiṉaiṅkaḻañcum koṇṭu
pakalviḷakku 1 Āḻākku ney yaṭṭi Eriya [4+] ⟨3⟩ [3+] vum (Ā)ḻākku ney
[8+] ka ślālekhai ceytukuṭuttom nārāyaṇa [8+]

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 13.178 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 99, item
178.