# SII 13.256: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 256. (A.R. No. 611 of 1920.) UḌAYĀRGUḌI (NEAR
KĀṬṬUMANNĀRKŌYIL), CHIDAMBARAM TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT. ON THE OUTER
BASE OF THE SOUTH WALL OF THE MAṆḌAPA IN FRONT OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE,
ANANTĪŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0256

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII13/DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0256.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This is an incomplete inscription, meant to record a gift by a private
individual to the temple of Tiruvanantīśvarattu-Paramasvāmi at
Vīranārāyaṇa-chaturvēdimaṅgalam. This is probably assignable to
Sundara-Chōḷa.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] kovirājakesaripanma⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu 10 (5)⁓Āvatu
vaṭakarai brahmadeyam śrī viranārāyaṇaccaturvvetimaṅka⟨2⟩lattut
tiruvanan=tiśvarattu paramasvāmikku tatirāmiṟaikuṭṭaṉākiya Eṇṇā

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 13.256 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. Pages 136–137,
item 256.