SII 32, part 2, no. 2: original edition by S. Swaminathan

Alternative title: “No. 2. (A.R. No. 540 of 1920.) UḌAIYĀRKUḌI, CHIDAMBARAM TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the south wall, central shrine, Anantēśvarasvāmi temple.

King: Parakēsarivarman Year 2: 973 A.D.

This might be assigned to Uttama chōḷa¹. This records a gift of ninety-six sheep and a ram for a perpetual lamp in the temple of Tiruvanantēśvarattāḻvār at Vīranārāyaṇa-chaturvēdimaṅgalam by Parāntakan Mādēvaḍigaḷ alias Sembiyan Mādēviyār, the daughter of Maḻavaraiyar, and queen of Gaṇḍarādityadēvar, who was pleased to go west ie deceased.

Published in S.I.I., Vol. XIX. No. 11.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv32p2i0002.

File path: SII32/DHARMA_INSSIIv32p2i0002.xml.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] koparakesarivarmmarkku yāṇṭu 2 Āvatu meṟ-
⟨2⟩ keḻuntaruḷiṉadevar gaṇḍarādityadevar deviyār maḻavarai-
⟨3⟩ yar makaḷār parān=takaṉ mātevaṭikaḷāṉa cempiyaṉ māte-
⟨4⟩ viyār viranārāyaṇaccaturvvedimaṃgalattut tiruvanan=teśvarattāḷ-
⟨5⟩ vārkku vaiytta non=ta viḷakku 1⁓kku vaitta vāṭu 9 10 6 takar 1 [∥]

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 32, part 2, no. 2 by Swaminathan 2012 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Swaminathan, S. 2012. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XXXII: inscriptions of the early Chola kings upto Uttama Chola. South Indian Inscriptions 32. New Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director General). Pages 93–94, item 2.

Notes

1. N. Sethuraman, Early Cholas: Mathematics reconstructs the chronology, pp. 38-39.

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