# Tigaon Charter of Pravarasena II Dániel Balogh Alternative title: Tigaon Plates of Pravarasena II, Pandhurna Plates of Pravarasena Author of digital edition: Dániel Balogh Identifier: DHARMA_INSSiddham00171 Repository: SIDDHAM (siddham) File path: XML-Provisional/DHARMA_INSSiddham00171.xml Language: Sanskrit [Southern Brāhmī (unspecified)] Commit: 2026-09-16 10:40 (3083d2d), last modified 2026-09-16 09:24 (c200993) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ## Edition ⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ dr̥ṣṭaM⟨.⟩ pravareśvara-deva-kula-sthānāT⟨.⟩ Agniṣṭomāptoryyāmokthya- ⟨2⟩ ṣoḍaśy-atirātra-vājapeya-br̥haspati-sava-sādya{ḥdya}¿ḥ?⟨s⟩kra-⟨ca⟩⟨3⟩tur-aś¿y?⟨v⟩am¿a?⟨e⟩dh¿i?⟨a⟩-yājinaḥ viṣṇuvr̥ddha-sagotrasya samrāṬ vākā⟨4⟩ṭakānām ma◯hārāja-śrī-pravarasenasya sūn¿ā?⟨o⟩ḥ sūn¿a?⟨o⟩ḥ Atya⟨5⟩nta-svāmi-mahā-bhairava-bhaktasya{|} A¿n?sa bhāra-sanniveśita-śiva-liṅg¿ā?⟨o⟩⟨6⟩dvahana-śiva-suparituṣṭa-samutpādita-rāja-va¿n?śānāM parākramā⟨7⟩dhigata-bhāgīratthy-¿ā?⟨a⟩mala-jala-mūrddhābhiṣ(i)ktānāṁ ⊔ daśāśvamedhāva⟨Page 2r⟩⟨8⟩{va}bhr̥tha-snātānā(ṁ) mahārāja-śr¿i?⟨ī⟩-bhavaṇ¿e?⟨ā⟩ga-dauh(i)trasya gauta⟨9⟩mī-putrasya ⟨putrasya⟩ vākāṭakānām mahārāja-śrī-rudrasenasya sūno(ḥ) ⟨10⟩ Atyanta-māheśvarasya saty¿a?⟨ā⟩⟨r⟩jjava-kāruṇya-śauryya-vikrama- ⟨11⟩ naya-vina◯ya-m¿a?⟨ā⟩hātmya-dhīma¿tv?a-pātra-gata-bha⟨ktitva⟩-dharmma-vija⟨12⟩yitva-mano-nairmmalyādi-gu⊔ṇa-samuditasya va⟨r⟩ṣa-śata⟨13⟩m abhivarddhamāna-kośa-daṇḍa-sādhana-s¿ā?⟨a⟩ntāna-putra-pautriṇa⟨ḥ⟩ ⟨14⟩ yudhiṣṭhira-vr̥tteḥ vākāṭakānā(ṁ) mahārāja-pr̥thiv¿i?¿s?e⟨Page 2v⟩⟨15⟩ṇasya sūnoḥ bhagavataś cakkrapāṇ¿a?⟨e⟩ḥ (pra)sādopārjjita-śrī- ⟨16⟩ samudayasya vākāṭakān¿a?⟨ā⟩ṁ mahārāja-śr¿i?⟨ī⟩-rudrasenasya s¿u?⟨ū⟩noḥ {suno} ⟨17⟩ rājādhirāja-śr¿i?⟨ī⟩-devagupta-sutāyā⟨ṁ⟩ prabhāvat¿i?guptāyām utpanna⟨18⟩{nna}sya śambhoḥ ◯ pras¿a?⟨ā⟩da-dhr̥t¿i?⟨a⟩-kārtta-yugasya vākāṭakānā(ṁ) mahā⟨19⟩r¿a?⟨ā⟩ja-śr¿i?⟨ī⟩-pra◯varasenasya vacan¿a?⟨ā⟩T pr̥thiv¿i?rāja-pravr̥tasya ⟨20⟩ vijayapallī-vāṭakasya prativastu vārucca-rājye dhava-vāsaka ⟨21⟩ brāhmaṇa-vāṭakaḥ grāmasyāpara-pārśve ga⟨r⟩ttāyā Ajaka(r)ṇṇa-gr¿a?⟨ā⟩ma-pathasya ⟨22⟩ Uttareṇa badari-grāma-pū(r)vv¿a?⟨e⟩ṇa dabhā-pathasya pareṇa Eṣām maddh(y)e bhūme⟨ḥ⟩ ⟨Page 3r⟩ ⟨23⟩ sahasrā(ṇi) dve rāja¿kya?⟨kīya⟩-mānena nānā-gotra-caraṇebhyo dattāni tatra pratigrāhakā⟨24⟩s tad yathā vāji-kauṇḍinya-sagotra-yajñāryya-bhojāryya vāji-kauṇḍinya-sagotra- ⟨25⟩ somāryya vāji-◯dharmm¿a?⟨ā⟩ryya Eta⟨t⟩-pramukhā¿n?⟨ṇ⟩ā⟨ṁ⟩ brā¿mh?a¿n?⟨ṇ⟩ānāṁ datta⟨.⟩ ⟨26⟩ Āram(m)i-rājya-lekha-pallikāe rāyakya-mānena bhūmi pāṇuvisā nive(śana)- ⟨27⟩ nivattaṇeṇa saha (ce)hāmuṣmike dha(r)mma-sthāne tila-vācanake ¿savvastare? 20 9 ⟨28⟩ vāsa 5 diva 7 padannarāti 20 kollāra-vatthavva vāji-kauṇḍinya-somāryyasya dattā⟨.⟩ ⟨Page 3v⟩ ⟨29⟩ Ārammi-rajja saṅgavikāe rājakya-mānena bhūmi pānuvisā niveśana-nivattane⟨30⟩na saha cehāmuṣmike dharmma-sthāne tila-vācanake ja savva 20 9 vāsa (7) diva 9 ⟨31⟩ savatta jāta va(ṣā) 7 divasa 5 nijuttinarāti 20 kāllāra-vātthavva vāji-kauṇḍinya- ⟨32⟩ sagotra-somāryya◯sya dattaḥ yato sma⟨t⟩-santakā⟨ḥ⟩ sarvvāddhyakṣa-niyoga-n¿a?⟨i⟩yu⟨ktāḥ⟩ ⟨33⟩ Ājñā-saṁc¿a?⟨ā⟩ri-kulaputrādhikr̥tā bhaṭāś chātrāś ca viśruta-pūrvva⟨yā⟩jñ¿(ā)?⟨a⟩⟨yā⟩jñāpa¿(i)?⟨yi⟩(ta?)⟨34⟩vyā⟨ḥ⟩ v¿a?⟨i⟩ditam astu va⟨ḥ⟩ yathehāsmābhi⟨ḥ⟩ dharmmāyur-bbala-vijay¿e?⟨ai⟩⟨śvarya⟩-vivr̥⟨d⟩dhaye Ihāmutra- ⟨Page 4r⟩ ⟨35⟩ hitārttham ātm¿a?⟨ā⟩nugrahāya _ vaijay¿ai?⟨i⟩ke dharmma-sthāne Apūrvva-da¿nt?⟨tty⟩ā ⟨36⟩ Udaka-pūrvvam atisr̥ṣṭaḥ athocitā⟨ṁ⟩ś cāsya _ pūrvva-rājānuma⟨37⟩tā⟨ṁś⟩ cāturvv¿a?⟨ai⟩◯dya-grāma-¿maryyādām-parihār-ārttha?⟨maryyādā-parihārān⟩ kīrttayāma⟨ḥ⟩⟨.⟩ ⟨38⟩ A-karadā⊔◯y¿i?⟨ī⟩ _ a-bhaṭa-cch¿a?⟨ā⟩tra-prāveśya⟨ḥ⟩ _ a-pāra⟨ṁ⟩para-go- ⟨39⟩ balivardda⟨ḥ⟩ _ a-puṣpa-kṣīra-sandoha⟨ḥ⟩ _ a-c¿a?⟨ā⟩rāsana-carmmāṅgā⟨40⟩ra⟨ḥ⟩ A-lavaṇa-klinna-kre¿n?⟨ṇ⟩i-khanaka[ḥ] _ sarvva-v¿e?⟨i⟩ṣṭi-parihāra-parihr̥⟨41⟩ta⟨ḥ⟩ sanidhi⟨ḥ⟩ _ sopanidhi⟨ḥ⟩ _ sa-k¿li?⟨l̥⟩ptopak¿li?⟨l̥⟩p(t)a⟨ḥ⟩ _ ācandrādit¿th?⟨y⟩a- ⟨Page 4v⟩ ⟨42⟩ kālīya⟨ḥ⟩ _ putra-pautrānugām(ī) _ bhuñjatā(ṁ) na kenac(i)¿(t)?⟨d⟩ vyāghā⟨43⟩taẖ karttavya⟨ḥ⟩ _ sarvva-kriyābhi⟨ḥ⟩ _ sa⟨ṁ⟩rakṣitavya⟨ḥ⟩ _ parivarddha⊔yita⟨44⟩vyaś ca⟨.⟩ _ yaś cāsmac-chāsanam agaṇayamā¿ṇ?⟨n⟩a⟨ḥ⟩ svalpām api pa⟨45⟩ribādhā⟨ṁ⟩ ◯ kuryyāT ¿kārayīta?⟨kārayeta⟩ vā tasya brāhmaṇair vvedita⟨46⟩sya sa-daṇḍa-◯nigraha⟨ṁ⟩ kuryyāma⟨.⟩_ asmi⟨ṁ⟩ś ca dharmmādara-karaṇe ⟨47⟩ At¿i?⟨ī⟩t-ān¿a?⟨e⟩ka-rāja-da¿n?⟨t⟩t¿ā?⟨a⟩-sa(ñci)⟨n⟩tana-paripālana⟨ṁ⟩ kr̥ta-puṇyānuk¿i?⟨ī⟩⟨48⟩rttana-parihārārttha⟨ṁ⟩ ⊔ na kīrttayāma[ḥ+|] _ v⟨y⟩āsa-gīt(au) cātra ⟨Page 5r⟩ ⟨49⟩ ślokau pramāṇī-karttavyau(|) 1. Anuṣṭubh sva-dattā⟨ṁ⟩ para-da¿t?⟨n⟩tā⟨ṁ⟩ vā yo hareta va⟨50⟩sundharāM gavā(ṁ) śata-sahasrasya hantu(r) harati duṣkr̥taM|| 2. Anuṣṭubh ⟨51⟩ ṣaṣṭ¿ī?⟨iṁ⟩ varṣa-saha_srāṇi _ svargge modati bhūmi_daḥ ācche⟨52⟩¿n?⟨t⟩tā cānumantā ◯ ca tāny eva narake vased iti|| ¿sāvatsara?⟨saṁvatsare⟩ e⟨53⟩k¿u?⟨o⟩ṇatri¿ṅ?śe 20 9 _ vaiśākha-māsasya kr̥ṣṇa-pakṣe daśamy¿a?⟨ā⟩M ⟨54⟩ likhitaṁ senāpatau _ mādhappe(|)_ mādhappa-santakena ⟨55⟩ _______ || _ likhitam āyāryyeṇa| ## Bibliography First reported (without details) in IAR 1957-58, p. 56 (No. 14). First edited in Mirashi 1963. Discussed in Shastri 1997, pp. 32–35. Originally encoded for Siddham in the project Beyond Boundaries (Grant Agreement No. 609823) by Dániel Balogh (2019, № IN00171). Encoding updated to DHARMA conventions by Dániel Balogh. ### Secondary Mirashi, Vasudev Vishnu. 1963. Inscriptions of the Vākāṭakas. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum 5. Ootacamund: Archaeological Survey of India. Item 14.