# SII 17.394: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 394. (A.R. No. 364 of 1904.) NĀRTTĀMALAI,
PUDUKKOTTAI, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0394

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0394.xml

Language: Undetermined [Script (unspecified)]

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## Summary

On a rock north of the big rock-cut hall known as Kshamaṇāḷ-kuḍagu on
the Mēlamalai hill.

Māṟavarmaṉ Sundarapāṇḍya I. Year 11.+1: 1227-28 A.D.

The king in this inscription is described by the title Śōṇāḍu
vaḻaṅgiyaruḷiya.

This records an allotment of different pieces of land, granted by
different people as kuḍīnīṅgā tiruviḍaiyāṭṭam for food offerings to god
Padineṇbhūmi-viṇṇagara Emperumāṉ and his consort for whom shrines were
erected by the Nagarattār of Teliṅgakula kālapuram alias
Kulōttuṅgachōḻa-paṭṭiṉam in Iraṭṭapāḍikoṇḍaśōḻa-vaḷanāḍu. The nagarattār
agreed to arrange for the remittance of 57 kalam of paddy measured by
śūlakkāl for the said service and took upon themselves the burden of
paying taxes viz. tiruvāśal-pōnda iṟai, kuḍimai, antarāyam, etc. In case
of failure of crops, a remission was to be allowed after due inspection.
One-sixth of the summer crops was to be paid to the temple.

Provision was also made for the repairs in the temple from levies such
as āḍaikkāśu and Kiḍāykkāśu collected from the bride’s party in a
marriage.

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## Commentary

Text published in Inscriptions (Texts) of the Pudukkottai State, No.
281.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.394 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 169, item 394.