SII 17.327: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 327. (A.R. No. 298 of 1904.) KĀḶAHASTI, KALAHASTI TALUK, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the north, east and south bases of the central shrine in Kāḷahastīśvara temple.

Rājarāja I. Year 24: 1008-9 A.D.

This inscription begins with the praśasti “Tirumagaḷ pōla” etc., and records the gift of 14 3/4 kaḻañju and one kuṉṟi of gold to the priests of the sanctum sanctorum (tiruvuṇṇāḻigai-pperumakkaḷ) of the temple of Tirukkāḷattidēva for cleaning and decorating the premises in the shrine of Maṇikkeṅgai Mādēvar with the annual interest of 2 kaḻañju, 4 mañjāḍi and one piḷavu on the endowed amount at the rate of 1 piḷavu per kaḻañju per month¹ by Taṇiyal-aṅgāḍiyāṉ Iḷañjiṅgaśeṭṭi, the kiḻāṉ of Nāgimaṅgalam. The duties of worship in this shrine were exclusively enjoined on the priests of the temple of Tirukkāḷatti-mahādēva.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0327.

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Edition

⟨1⟩ svastiśrī [∥] tirumakaḷpolap perunilaccelviyun taṉakkeyurimai pūṇṭamai maṉakkeraḷak kāntaḷūrc cālai kalamaṟuttaruḷi veṅkai nāṭuṅ kaṅkapāṭiyu ṉuḷampapāṭiyun taṭikai vaḻiyuṅ kuṭamalaiṉāṭuṅ kollamuṅ kaliṅkamum Eṇṭikai pukaḻtara viḻa maṇṭalamum miraṭṭapāṭi Eḻarai yilakkamun tiṇṭiṟal veṉṟi taṇṭāṟ koṇṭa taṉṉeḻil vaḷarūḻi Ellāyāṇṭu-

⟨2⟩ ntoḻutakai viḷaṅku miyāṇṭe ceḻiyarai tecukoḷ śrīkovirācarācakecaripanmaṟki yāṇṭu 2 10 4 Āvatu tirukkāḷattitevarai Ārātikkun tiruvu⟨ṇ⟩ṇāḻikaip peru makkaḷukku Ittevar tevatānam mummuṭicoḻapu⟨ra⟩ttu viyāpāri nāki maṅkalaṅkiḻāṉ taṇiyalaṅkāṭiyāṉ Iḷañciṅkacceṭṭiyeṉ maṇikkeṅkai mātevarai Ārātikkavu n=tiru(A)la{k}kun tirumeḻukkiṭavuṅ kuṭutta pon patiṉāṟ kaḻañce mukkāle ku(nṟi) Ippon piḷavu palicaiyā lāṇṭuvarai Irukaḻañce nālu mañcāṭiyum piḷavum poliyūṭṭukkāka-

⟨3⟩ cantrātityavarai tirukkāḷatti mahādevarai Ārātikku ⟨muṟai⟩ yuṭaiyavarkaḷe Ārātikkak kaṭava⟨r⟩kaḷ Itu panmāheśvararakṣai Idhanmarakṣippāṉ śrīpātam Entalaimelaṉa Idhanmattu⟨k⟩ku cuhitañ ce⟨yya⟩ niṉaippār

Commentary

⟨3⟩ niṉaippār. Stops here. Only a few letters are wanting at the end.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.327 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 151, item 327.

Notes

1. This works out to 15 per cent per year.

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