SII 17.163: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 163. (A.R. No. 143 of 1904.) TIRUKAṆṬHĒŚVARAM, CUDDALORE TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the east and north bases of the central shrine in the Naṭanapādēśvara temple.

Kulōttuṅga I. Year 29: 1098-99 A.D.

This inscription records the gift of 6 kāśu and 12 mā by Kumāramuḻāṉ Arumoḻi Tirumāppēṟan alias Śiṅgaḷānta[ka*]-mūvēndavēḷāṉ of Iḍaiyāṟu for 4 sandhi lamps to god Tirukkaṇṇīśvaram-uḍaiya Mahādēva in Śōḻakulavallinallūr in Paṭṭāṉpākkai-nāḍu in Gaṅgaikoṇḍaśōḻa-vaḷanāḍu. The money was distributed among the śivabrāhmaṇas Tirunīlakaṇṭaṉ Tiruvēkambam-uḍaiyāṉ of Bhāradvāja-gōtra, his brothers Tirukkaṇṇīśvaram-uḍaiyāṉ, and Kuṉikkum-Pirāṉ. Tiruoṟṟikaṇḍaśivaṉ and Sundaraṉ Tirukkaṇṇīśvaram-uḍaiyāṉ.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0163.

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Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] kulottuṅka coḻateva⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu 2 10 9 Āvatu kaṅkaikoṇṭacoḻa vaḷanāṭṭu paṭṭāṉpākkaināṭṭu coḻakula
⟨2⟩ vallinallūrt tirukkaṇṇīśvaramuṭaiya mahādevarkku Iṭaiyāṟṟuk kumāramuḻāṉ Arumoḻi tirumāppeṟanāna ciṅkaḷānta⟨ka⟩muventa-
⟨3⟩ veḷāṉ Ittevarkku Upaiyamāka vaitta san=ti viḷakku 4 I vi⟨ḷa⟩kku nālum Erikka Upaiyaṅkoṇṭa Ikkoyiṟ śivabrāhmaṇaril bhāradvāji tirunilakaṇṭaṉ
⟨4⟩ tiruvekampamuṭaiyāṉum Ivaṉ tampi tirukkaṇṇīśvaramuṭaiyāṉum Ivan tampi kuṉikkum pirāṉum koṇṭa kācu nālaraiye muṉṟu māvukku Erikka kaṭava
⟨5⟩ santi viḷakku Iraṇṭarai tiruOṟṟikaṇṭacivaṉ kācu Araiye muṉṟumākkoṇṭu Erikkakkaṭava santiviḷakku Araiyum cuntaraṉ tirukkaṇṇīśvaramuṭai-
⟨6⟩ yāṉ koṇṭa kācu Oṉṟe Āṟumāk koṇṭerikka kaṭava san=ti viḷakku Oṉṟum Āka san=ti viḷakku nālum santrātittavat Erikka kaṭavatāka Ivaṉatu Upaiyaṅ
⟨7⟩ koṇṭu kalveṭṭuvittom Ivvaṉaivom [∥]

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.163 by Krishnan 1964 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishnan, K. G. 1964. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume XVII: Inscriptions collected during the year 1903-04. South Indian Inscriptions 17. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 51, item 163.

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