Sārangarh Charter of Sudevarāja

Author of digital edition: Dániel Balogh (daba).

Language: Sanskrit (san) [Southern Brāhmī (unspecified) (brāhmī_southern_unspecified)].

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⟨1⟩ * svasti⟨.⟩ śarabha-purād vikkramopanata-sāmanta-makuṭa-cūḍā-maṇi-prabhā-pra-
⟨2⟩ sekāmbu-dhauta-pāda-yugaloripu-vilāsinī-sīmantoddharaṇa-hetur vvasu-
⟨3⟩ vasudhā-go-pradaḫ parama-bhāgavato mātā-pit¿ri?-pādānuddhyātaś śrī-mahā-sude-
⟨4⟩ va-rājaḥ tuṇḍaraka-bhuktīya-cullaṇḍarake prativāsi-kuṭumbinas sa-
⟨5⟩ mājñāpayati viditam astu vo yathāyaṁ grāmaḥ tridaśapati-sadana-sukha-
⟨6⟩ pratiṣṭhā-karo yāvad ravi-śaśi-tārā-kiraṇa-pratihata-ghorāndhakāraṁ ja-

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⟨7⟩ gad avatiṣṭhate tāvad upabhogyas sanidhis sopanidhir acāṭa-bhaṭa-prāveśya-
⟨8⟩ sarvva-kara-visarjjitaḥ rājya-mahādevī-r¿o?ja-kulaiḥ mātā-pitror ātmana{ṁ}ś ca pu-
⟨9⟩ ṇyābhivr̥ddhaye Udaka-pūrvvaṁ kauśika-sagotra-tri-sahasra-vidya-bhāskarasvāmi-
⟨10⟩ prabhākarasvāmi-barbbarisvāmi-botasvāmi-dattasvāmi-viṣṇusvāmi-
⟨11⟩ phalgusvāmi-svāmikīrttisvāmi-śaṅkarasvāminā⟨m⟩ tām{b}ra-śāsanenātisr̥-
⟨12⟩ ṣṭo bhūtvāsmābhir anumoditaḥ te yūyam evam upalabhyaiṣām ājñā-śrava-

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⟨13⟩ ṇa-vidheyā bhūtvā yathocitaṁ bhoga-bhāgam upanayantas sukha⟨ṁ⟩ prativatsyatha⟨.⟩
⟨14⟩ bhaviṣyataś ca bhūmipān anudarśayati|| dānād viśiṣṭam anupālana-ja⟨ṁ⟩ pu-
⟨15⟩ rāṇā{ṁḥ} dharmmeṣu niścita-dhiyaḫ pravadanti dharmmaM|| tasmā⟨d⟩ dvijāya su-vi-
⟨16⟩ śuddha-kula-śrutāya dattāṁ bhuvaṁ bhavatu vo matir eva goptuṁ|| tad bhavadbhi-
⟨17⟩ r apy eṣā dattir anupālayitavyā⟨.⟩ vyāsa-gītāṁś cātra ślokān udāhara-
⟨18⟩ nti|| agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryya-sutā⟨ś ca gāvaḥ⟩ ⟨dattās trayas tena bhavanti lokā⟩ ⟨yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyāt⟩

Bibliography

Hira Lal 1907–1908

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