Thākurdiyā Charter of Pravararāja

Contributors: Csaba Kiss (cski), Dániel Balogh (daba).

Language: Sanskrit (san) [Southern Brāhmī (other) (brāhmī_southern_other)].

Repository: Siddham (siddham).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSiddham01008.

File path: XML-Provisional/DHARMA_INSSiddham01008.xml.

Version: 2026-07-17 15:30 (3e68bda), last modified 2026-07-17 15:30 (3e68bda).

Edition

Seal

⟨1⟩ mānamātra-(su)ta(sye)daṁ sva-(bhu)jopārjjita-kṣiteḥ

⟨2⟩ (śrī)mat-pravararājasya śāsana⟨ṁ⟩ śatru-śāsana¿ṁ?

Plates

⟨Page 1v⟩
⟨1⟩ * svasti⟨.⟩ śrīpurād vikramopanata-sāma{ṁ}nta-makuṭa-cū⟦ḍh⟧ḍāmaṇi-prabhā-pra-
⟨2⟩ sekā{ṁ}mbu-dhauta-pāda-yugalo ripu-vilāsinī-sīma{ṁ}ntoddharaṇa-hetu{(ḥ)}-
⟨3⟩ r vvasu-vasudhā-go-pra⟨⟨daḥ⟩⟩ paramabhāgavato mā{ṁ}tā-pitr̥-pādānuddhyātaḥ
⟨4⟩ śrī-mahā-pravara-rājaḥ tu(ṇḍa/ḍā)-rāṣṭriyāṣāḍhake prativāsinaḥ samājñā-
⟨5⟩ payati viditam astu vo yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāma{ḥ}s tridaśapati-sadana-
⟨6⟩ sukha-pratiṣṭhā-karo yāvad ravi-śa¿s?i-tārā-kiraṇa-pratihata-ghorāndhakā-

⟨Page 2r⟩
⟨7⟩ ra⟨ṁ⟩ jagad avatiṣṭhatetāvad upabhogyaḥ sanidhiḥ sopanidhir a-cāṭa-bhaṭa-prāve-
⟨8⟩ śyaḥ sarvva-kara-visarjj¿ī?taḥ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca pu¿n?yābhivr̥ddhaye parāśa-
⟨9⟩ ra-sagotrāya vājasaney¿ī?ne bhaṭṭaka-purandara-svāmine tām{b}ra-śā-
⟨10⟩ sanenātis¿ri?ṣṭa⟨ḥ⟩ te yūyam evam upalabhya Ājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā
⟨11⟩ bhūtvā yathocitaṁ bhoga-bhāgam upa⟨naya⟩nta⟨ḥ⟩ sukhaṁ prativatsyatha⟨.⟩ bhaviṣyataś ca bhū-
⟨12⟩ mi-pālān anuda¿rīśa?yati dānād v¿ī?śiṣṭamanupālana-jaṁ purāṇā

⟨Page 2v⟩
⟨13⟩ dharmm(e)ṣu niścita-dhiyaḥ pravadanti dharmma⟨M⟩ tasmā⟨d⟩ dvijāya su-viśuddha-ku-
⟨14⟩ la-śrutāya dattāṁ bhuvaṁ bhavatu vo matir eva goptu¿ṁ? tad bhavadbhir apy eṣā datti-
⟨15⟩ r anupālayitavyā⟨.⟩ vyāsa-gītāṁś ca ślokān udāharanti agner apatyaṁ pra-
⟨16⟩ thamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ dattās trayas te-
⟨17⟩ na bhava{ṁ}ti lokā yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyāt ¿ś?aṣṭ¿ī?- va¿riśa?-sa-
⟨18⟩ hasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ Acchettā cānuma{ṁ}ntā ca tāny eva nara-

⟨Page 3r⟩
⟨19⟩ ke vaseT bahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhi⟨ḥ⟩ sagarādibhiḥ yasya ya-
⟨20⟩ sya yadā bhūmi⟨s⟩ tasya tasya tadā phala¿ṁ? sva-dattām para-dattā⟨ṁ⟩ ¿vvāṁ? yatnā-
⟨21⟩ d rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira mahī⟨ṁ⟩ mah¿i?matāṁ śreṣṭha dānāc chreyo ⟨’⟩nupāla-
⟨22⟩ nam iti⟨.⟩ s⟨v⟩a-mukhājñayā pravarddhamāna-vijaya-saṁ{v}vatsara 3 mārgga-
⟨23⟩ śīrṣa di 2 U⟨t⟩k¿i?rṇṇaṁ golasiṅghena||

Seal

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨1⟩ mānamātra-(su)ta(sye)daṁ

sva-(bhu)jopārjjita-kṣiteḥ

⟨2⟩ (śrī)mat-pravararājasya

śāsana⟨ṁ⟩ śatru-śāsana⟨M⟩

Plates

⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ * svasti⟨.⟩ śrīpurād vikramopanata-sāmanta-makuṭa-cū⟦ḍh⟧ḍāmaṇi-prabhā-pra⟨2⟩sekāmbu-dhauta-pāda-yugalo ripu-vilāsinī-sīmantoddharaṇa-hetu⟨3⟩r vvasu-vasudhā-go-pra⟨⟨daḥ⟩⟩ paramabhāgavato mātā-pitr̥-pādānuddhyātaḥ ⟨4⟩ śrī-mahā-pravara-rājaḥ tu(ṇḍa/ḍā)-rāṣṭriyāṣāḍhake prativāsinaḥ samājñā⟨5⟩payati

viditam astu vo yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmas tridaśapati-sadana- ⟨6⟩ sukha-pratiṣṭhā-karo yāvad ravi-śa⟨ś⟩i-tārā-kiraṇa-pratihata-ghorāndhakā⟨Page 2r⟩⟨7⟩ra⟨ṁ⟩ jagad avatiṣṭhatetāvad upabhogyaḥ sanidhiḥ sopanidhir a-cāṭa-bhaṭa-prāve⟨8⟩śyaḥ sarvva-kara-visarjj⟨i⟩taḥ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca pu⟨ṇ⟩yābhivr̥ddhaye parāśa⟨9⟩ra-sagotrāya vājasaney⟨i⟩ne bhaṭṭaka-purandara-svāmine tāmra-śā⟨10⟩sanenātis⟨r̥⟩ṣṭa⟨ḥ⟩

te yūyam evam upalabhya Ājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā ⟨11⟩ bhūtvā yathocitaṁ bhoga-bhāgam upa⟨naya⟩nta⟨ḥ⟩ sukhaṁ prativatsyatha⟨.⟩ bhaviṣyataś ca bhū⟨12⟩mi-pālān anuda⟨rśa⟩yati

1. Vasantatilakā

dānād v⟨i⟩śiṣṭamanupālana-jaṁ purāṇā

⟨Page 2v⟩ ⟨13⟩ dharmm(e)ṣu niścita-dhiyaḥ pravadanti dharmma⟨M⟩

tasmā⟨d⟩ dvijāya su-viśuddha-ku⟨14⟩la-śrutāya

dattāṁ bhuvaṁ bhavatu vo matir eva goptu⟨M⟩

tad bhavadbhir apy eṣā datti⟨15⟩r anupālayitavyā⟨.⟩ vyāsa-gītāṁś ca ślokān udāharanti

2. Indravajrā

agner apatyaṁ pra⟨16⟩thamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ

bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ

dattās trayas te⟨17⟩na bhavati lokā

yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyāt

3. Anuṣṭubh

⟨ṣ⟩aṣṭ⟨i⟩- va⟨rṣa⟩-sa⟨18⟩hasrāṇi

svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ

Acchettā cānumantā ca

tāny eva nara⟨Page 3r⟩⟨19⟩ke vaseT

4. Anuṣṭubh

bahubhir vvasudhā dattā

rājabhi⟨ḥ⟩ sagarādibhiḥ

yasya ya⟨20⟩sya yadā bhūmi⟨s⟩

tasya tasya tadā phala⟨M⟩

5. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattām para-dattā⟨ṁ⟩ ⟨vā⟩

yatnā⟨21⟩d rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira

mahī⟨ṁ⟩ mah⟨ī⟩matāṁ śreṣṭha

dānāc chreyo ⟨’⟩nupāla⟨22⟩nam

iti⟨.⟩ s⟨v⟩a-mukhājñayā pravarddhamāna-vijaya-saṁvatsara 3 mārgga- ⟨23⟩ śīrṣa di 2 U⟨t⟩k⟨ī⟩rṇṇaṁ golasiṅghena||

Seal

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨1⟩ mānamātra-(su)ta(sye)daṁ

sva-(bhu)jopārjjita-kṣiteḥ

⟨2⟩ (śrī)mat-pravararājasya

śāsana⟨ṁ⟩ śatru-śāsana¿ṁ?⟨M⟩

Plates

⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ * svasti⟨.⟩ śrīpurād vikramopanata-sāma{ṁ}nta-makuṭa-cū⟦ḍh⟧ḍāmaṇi-prabhā-pra⟨2⟩sekā{ṁ}mbu-dhauta-pāda-yugalo ripu-vilāsinī-sīma{ṁ}ntoddharaṇa-hetu{(ḥ)}⟨3⟩r vvasu-vasudhā-go-pra⟨⟨daḥ⟩⟩ paramabhāgavato mā{ṁ}tā-pitr̥-pādānuddhyātaḥ ⟨4⟩ śrī-mahā-pravara-rājaḥ tu(ṇḍa/ḍā)-rāṣṭriyāṣāḍhake prativāsinaḥ samājñā⟨5⟩payati

viditam astu vo yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāma{ḥ}s tridaśapati-sadana- ⟨6⟩ sukha-pratiṣṭhā-karo yāvad ravi-śa¿s?⟨ś⟩i-tārā-kiraṇa-pratihata-ghorāndhakā⟨Page 2r⟩⟨7⟩ra⟨ṁ⟩ jagad avatiṣṭhatetāvad upabhogyaḥ sanidhiḥ sopanidhir a-cāṭa-bhaṭa-prāve⟨8⟩śyaḥ sarvva-kara-visarjj¿ī?⟨i⟩taḥ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca pu¿n?⟨ṇ⟩yābhivr̥ddhaye parāśa⟨9⟩ra-sagotrāya vājasaney¿ī?⟨i⟩ne bhaṭṭaka-purandara-svāmine tām{b}ra-śā⟨10⟩sanenātis¿ri?⟨r̥⟩ṣṭa⟨ḥ⟩

te yūyam evam upalabhya Ājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā ⟨11⟩ bhūtvā yathocitaṁ bhoga-bhāgam upa⟨naya⟩nta⟨ḥ⟩ sukhaṁ prativatsyatha⟨.⟩ bhaviṣyataś ca bhū⟨12⟩mi-pālān anuda¿rīśa?⟨rśa⟩yati

1. Vasantatilakā

dānād v¿ī?⟨i⟩śiṣṭamanupālana-jaṁ purāṇā

⟨Page 2v⟩ ⟨13⟩ dharmm(e)ṣu niścita-dhiyaḥ pravadanti dharmma⟨M⟩

tasmā⟨d⟩ dvijāya su-viśuddha-ku⟨14⟩la-śrutāya

dattāṁ bhuvaṁ bhavatu vo matir eva goptu¿ṁ?⟨M⟩

tad bhavadbhir apy eṣā datti⟨15⟩r anupālayitavyā⟨.⟩ vyāsa-gītāṁś ca ślokān udāharanti

2. Indravajrā

agner apatyaṁ pra⟨16⟩thamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ

bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ

dattās trayas te⟨17⟩na bhava{ṁ}ti lokā

yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyāt

3. Anuṣṭubh

¿ś?⟨ṣ⟩aṣṭ¿ī?⟨i⟩- va¿riśa?⟨rṣa⟩-sa⟨18⟩hasrāṇi

svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ

Acchettā cānuma{ṁ}ntā ca

tāny eva nara⟨Page 3r⟩⟨19⟩ke vaseT

4. Anuṣṭubh

bahubhir vvasudhā dattā

rājabhi⟨ḥ⟩ sagarādibhiḥ

yasya ya⟨20⟩sya yadā bhūmi⟨s⟩

tasya tasya tadā phala¿ṁ?⟨M⟩

5. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattām para-dattā⟨ṁ⟩ ¿vvāṁ?⟨vā⟩

yatnā⟨21⟩d rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira

mahī⟨ṁ⟩ mah¿i?⟨ī⟩matāṁ śreṣṭha

dānāc chreyo ⟨’⟩nupāla⟨22⟩nam

iti⟨.⟩ s⟨v⟩a-mukhājñayā pravarddhamāna-vijaya-saṁ{v}vatsara 3 mārgga- ⟨23⟩ śīrṣa di 2 U⟨t⟩k¿i?⟨ī⟩rṇṇaṁ golasiṅghena||

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1 Mirashi, V.V., 'Thakurdiya plates of

Mahā-Pravararāja', Epigraphia Indica vol XXII, pp. 15-23

2 Shastri, A. M. Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas,

Pāṇḍuvaṁśins and Somavaṁśins, Part II Inscriptions,

Motilal Bandarsidass, Delhi, 1995, pp.53-55

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<p>te yūyam evam upalabhya Ājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā

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<l n="b">dharmm<unclear>e</unclear>ṣu

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vyāsa-gītāṁś ca ślokān udāharanti</p>

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<l n="d">yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyāt</l>

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<lb n="18" break="no"/>hasrāṇi</l>

<l n="b">svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ</l>

<l n="c">Acchettā cānuma<surplus>ṁ</surplus>ntā ca</l>

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