# SII 13.279: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 279. (A.R. No. 387 of 1924.) MĒLAPPAḺUVŪR,
UDAIYARPALAIYAM TALUK, TRICHINOPOLY DISTRICT. ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE
CHŌḶĒŚVARA SHRINE, AGASTYĒŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0279

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII13/DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0279.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This records the gift of a lamp-stand and 10 kaḻañju of gold for burning
a perpetual lamp in the temple of Mahādēva at Avanigandharvapura a
dēvadāna in Kuṉṟakūṟṟam, by Vīraśōḻa-Aṇukkaṉ Guṇavaṉ Dharaṇivallabhaṉ a
resident of the village, who deposited the money with the seven
paṭṭuḍaiyār (persons who had the right of worship) in the temple.
Probably a record of Sundara-Chōḻa.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] korācakecaripanma⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu ⟨2⟩ 10 7⁓Āvatu
kuṉṟakkūṟṟattu devadānam Avani⟨3⟩kandha(rva)Īśva⟨ra⟩gṛhattu mahādevaṟku
Ivvanikandha⟨4⟩(rva)purattu viracoḻaAṇukkaṉ kuṇavaṉ taraṇival⟨5⟩la⟨va⟩ṉ
vaiytta viḷakku Oṉṟu nilaiviḷak(ku)m poṉ patiṉ⟨6⟩kaḻañcup poṉ
patiṉkaḻañcuṅ koṇṭu Ira(vu)m paka⟨7⟩lum Oru noṉtāviḷakku cantrātittaval
E(ri)ppo⟨8⟩mā(no)m Ittaḷip paṭṭuṭaiyom Eḻuvom Itu panmāe⟨9⟩śararakṣai ⯼⁓

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 13.279 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 148, item
279.