SII 17.239: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 239. (A.R. No. 217 of 1904.) MĒLŚĒVŪR, GINGEE TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the south base of the maṇḍapa in front of the central shrine in the Vṛishabhapurīśvara temple.

Parāntaka I. Year 21: 927-28 A.D.

This inscription is dated in the reign of Madiraikoṇḍa Parakēsari.

It records the endowment of sheep for a perpetual lamp for god Tiruttāṉṟōṉṟip-Pe[rumāṉaḍigaḷ] by Kū[ṟṟa]ñchēṉaṉ of Nambipuram in Pā[ṇ]ḍi-nāḍu, an agent of Brahmapallavaraiyar.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0239.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0239.xml.

Version: 2026-04-19 12:07 (615297c), last modified 2026-03-24 17:38 (132edf4).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svastiśrī [∥] matiraikoṇṭa kopparakecaripa [******] Irupattoṉṟāvatu cevūr tiruttāṉṟoṉṟip peru [*********] kaṭa(māya)ṭṭi [***] (ceri) brahmapallavaraiyar Eva Avar kaṉmi pā(ṇ)-

⟨2⟩ ṭi nāṭṭu nampipurattu kū(ṟṟa)ñceṉaṉ vaicca nunta [***] kkoṉṟu Itaṉukku vai(tta Ā)ṭu cāvāmuvāppe(rā) [*********] Iddha(r)mmaM

Commentary

Portions built in. There is another piece in slightly later characters, reading as follows: ⟨1⟩ kku Eṇṇai Irācakecariyāl Aṭṭuvo[m]āṉom cevūr nakarattom Itu ⟨2⟩ panaheśvarar· rakṣai ∥⁓

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.239 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 90, item 239.

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