Sirpur Charter of Sudevarāja

Editors: Csaba Kiss, Dániel Balogh.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSiddham01011.

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Language: Sanskrit.

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Seal

I. Anuṣṭubh

⟨1⟩

prasanna-tanayasyedaṁ

vikkramotkhāta-vidviṣa⟨ḥ⟩

⟨2⟩

śrīmato jayarājasya

śāsanaṁ ripu-śāsana¿(ṁ)?⟨M⟩

Plates

⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ <mangala> svasti⟨.⟩ śarabha-purād vikkramopanata-sāmanta-ma[kuṭa-cūḍā-maṇi]- ⟨2⟩ prabhā-prasekāmbu-dhauta-pāda-yugalo ripu-vilāsi[nī-sīmantoddharaṇa]- ⟨3⟩ hetur vvasu-vasudhā-go-pradaḫ parama-bhāgava[to mātā-pitr̥-pādā]⟨4⟩nuddhyātaś śrī-mahā-sudeva-rājaḥ (c/v)u[ca. 9+]⟨5⟩vake prativāsi-kuṭumbinas samājñā[payati| viditam astu vo] ⟨6⟩ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmas t¿r̥?⟨ri⟩daśapati-sa[dana-sukha-pratiṣṭhā-karo] ⟨Page 2r⟩ ⟨7⟩ yāvad ravi-śaśi-tārā-kiraṇa-pratihata-ghorāndhakāraṁ jagad avatiṣṭha⟨8⟩te tāvad upabhogyas sanidhis sopanidhir acāṭa-bhaṭa-prāveśyas sarvva-ka⟨9⟩ra-visarjjita⟨ḥ⟩ pūrvvaṁ nanna-pādais taittirīya-pārāśara-sagotra-brāhma⟨10⟩ṇa-kāraṇika-kansippasvāmin¿o?⟨e⟩datta Idānīm apy asmābhir api ⟨11⟩ mahā-devī-rāja-kulānāṁ vijñāpyā¿s?⟨t⟩tām{b}ra-śāsanī-kr̥taḥ te yūyaṁ E⟨12⟩vam upalabhyāsyājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā bhūtvā yathocitaṁ bhoga-bhāga⟨Page 2v⟩⟨13⟩m upanayantas sukhaṁ prativatsyatha⟨.⟩bhaviṣyataś ca bhūmipān anu⟨14⟩darśayati|

I. Vasantatilakā

dānād viśiṣṭam anupālana-jaṁ purāṇā

dharmmeṣu niścita- ⟨15⟩ dhiyaḫ pravadanti dharmma¿ṁ?⟨M⟩

tasmā⟨d⟩ dvijāya su-viśuddha-kula-śrutāya

dattāṁ ⟨16⟩ bhuvaṁ bhavatu vo matir eva goptu⟨M⟩||

tad bhavadbhir apy eṣā dattir anu⟨17⟩pālay¿ī?⟨i⟩tavyāvyāsa-gītāṁś cātra ślokān udāharanti

II. Indravajrā

agner apatyaṁ pra⟨18⟩thamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ

bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ

dattās trayas te⟨Page 3r⟩⟨19⟩na bhavanti lokā{ḥ}

yaẖ kāñcanaṁ gāṁ ca mahī(ṁ) ca dadyāt

III. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭi-varṣa-sa⟨20⟩hasrāṇi

svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ

Acchettā cānumantā ca

tāny e⟨21⟩va narake vaseT

IV. Anuṣṭubh

bahubhir vvasudhā dattā

rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ

yasya⟨22⟩yasya yadā bhūmi¿ḥ?⟨s⟩

tasya tasya tadā phala¿ṁ?⟨M⟩

V. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattāṁ para-dattāṁ vā

⟨23⟩ yatnād rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira

mahī¿t?⟨ṁ⟩ mahimatāñ śreṣṭha

dānāc chreyo ⟨’⟩nupāla⟨24⟩nam

iti⟨.⟩ sva-mukhājñayā pravarddhamāna-v¿ī?⟨i⟩jaya-sa¿v?⟨ṁ⟩va 7 dvi-bhādra-di 10

⟨Page 3v⟩ ⟨25⟩ U¿kt?⟨tk⟩īrṇṇaṁ droṇasi¿ṅgh?⟨ṁh⟩e¿ṇ?⟨n⟩a||

Seal

⟨1⟩ prasanna-tanayasyedaṁ vikkramotkhāta-vidviṣa⟨ḥ⟩

⟨2⟩ śrīmato jayarājasya śāsanaṁ ripu-śāsana¿(ṁ)?⟨M⟩

Plates

⟨Page 1v⟩

⟨1⟩ <mangala> svasti⟨.⟩ śarabha-purād vikkramopanata-sāmanta-ma[kuṭa-cūḍā-maṇi]-

⟨2⟩ prabhā-prasekāmbu-dhauta-pāda-yugalo ripu-vilāsi[nī-sīmantoddharaṇa]-

⟨3⟩ hetur vvasu-vasudhā-go-pradaḫ parama-bhāgava[to mātā-pitr̥-pādā]-

⟨4⟩ nuddhyātaś śrī-mahā-sudeva-rājaḥ (c/v)u[*********]-

⟨5⟩ vake prativāsi-kuṭumbinas samājñā[payati| viditam astu vo]

⟨6⟩ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmas t¿r̥?⟨ri⟩daśapati-sa[dana-sukha-pratiṣṭhā-karo]

⟨Page 2r⟩

⟨7⟩ yāvad ravi-śaśi-tārā-kiraṇa-pratihata-ghorāndhakāraṁ jagad avatiṣṭha-

⟨8⟩ te tāvad upabhogyas sanidhis sopanidhir acāṭa-bhaṭa-prāveśyas sarvva-ka-

⟨9⟩ ra-visarjjita⟨ḥ⟩ pūrvvaṁ nanna-pādais taittirīya-pārāśara-sagotra-brāhma-

⟨10⟩ ṇa-kāraṇika-kansippasvāmin¿o?⟨e⟩datta Idānīm apy asmābhir api

⟨11⟩ mahā-devī-rāja-kulānāṁ vijñāpyā¿s?⟨t⟩tām{b}ra-śāsanī-kr̥taḥ te yūyaṁ E-

⟨12⟩ vam upalabhyāsyājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā bhūtvā yathocitaṁ bhoga-bhāga-

⟨Page 2v⟩

⟨13⟩ m upanayantas sukhaṁ prativatsyatha⟨.⟩bhaviṣyataś ca bhūmipān anu-

⟨14⟩ darśayati| dānād viśiṣṭam anupālana-jaṁ purāṇā dharmmeṣu niścita-

⟨15⟩ dhiyaḫ pravadanti dharmma¿ṁ?⟨M⟩ tasmā⟨d⟩ dvijāya su-viśuddha-kula-śrutāya dattāṁ

⟨16⟩ bhuvaṁ bhavatu vo matir eva goptu⟨M⟩|| tad bhavadbhir apy eṣā dattir anu-

⟨17⟩ pālay¿ī?⟨i⟩tavyāvyāsa-gītāṁś cātra ślokān udāharanti agner apatyaṁ pra-

⟨18⟩ thamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ dattās trayas te-

⟨Page 3r⟩

⟨19⟩ na bhavanti lokā{ḥ} yaẖ kāñcanaṁ gāṁ ca mahī(ṁ) ca dadyāt ṣaṣṭi-varṣa-sa-

⟨20⟩ hasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ Acchettā cānumantā ca tāny e-

⟨21⟩ va narake vaseT bahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ yasya-

⟨22⟩ yasya yadā bhūmi¿ḥ?⟨s⟩ tasya tasya tadā phala¿ṁ?⟨M⟩ sva-dattāṁ para-dattāṁ vā

⟨23⟩ yatnād rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira mahī¿t?⟨ṁ⟩ mahimatāñ śreṣṭha dānāc chreyo ⟨’⟩nupāla-

⟨24⟩ nam iti⟨.⟩ sva-mukhājñayā pravarddhamāna-v¿ī?⟨i⟩jaya-sa¿v?⟨ṁ⟩va 7 dvi-bhādra-di 10

⟨Page 3v⟩

⟨25⟩ U¿kt?⟨tk⟩īrṇṇaṁ droṇasi¿ṅgh?⟨ṁh⟩e¿ṇ?⟨n⟩a||

Seal

I. Anuṣṭubh

⟨1⟩

prasanna-tanayasyedaṁ

vikkramotkhāta-vidviṣa⟨ḥ⟩

⟨2⟩

śrīmato jayarājasya

śāsanaṁ ripu-śāsana¿(ṁ)?⟨M⟩

Plates

I. Vasantatilakā

dānād viśiṣṭam anupālana-jaṁ purāṇā

dharmmeṣu niścita- ⟨15⟩ dhiyaḫ pravadanti dharmma¿ṁ?⟨M⟩

tasmā⟨d⟩ dvijāya su-viśuddha-kula-śrutāya

dattāṁ ⟨16⟩ bhuvaṁ bhavatu vo matir eva goptu⟨M⟩||

tad bhavadbhir apy eṣā dattir anu⟨17⟩pālay¿ī?⟨i⟩tavyāvyāsa-gītāṁś cātra ślokān udāharanti

II. Indravajrā

agner apatyaṁ pra⟨18⟩thamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ

bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ

dattās trayas te⟨Page 3r⟩⟨19⟩na bhavanti lokā{ḥ}

yaẖ kāñcanaṁ gāṁ ca mahī(ṁ) ca dadyāt

III. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭi-varṣa-sa⟨20⟩hasrāṇi

svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ

Acchettā cānumantā ca

tāny e⟨21⟩va narake vaseT

IV. Anuṣṭubh

bahubhir vvasudhā dattā

rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ

yasya⟨22⟩yasya yadā bhūmi¿ḥ?⟨s⟩

tasya tasya tadā phala¿ṁ?⟨M⟩

V. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattāṁ para-dattāṁ vā

⟨23⟩ yatnād rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira

mahī¿t?⟨ṁ⟩ mahimatāñ śreṣṭha

dānāc chreyo ⟨’⟩nupāla⟨24⟩nam

iti⟨.⟩ sva-mukhājñayā pravarddhamāna-v¿ī?⟨i⟩jaya-sa¿v?⟨ṁ⟩va 7 dvi-bhādra-di 10

⟨Page 3v⟩ ⟨25⟩ U¿kt?⟨tk⟩īrṇṇaṁ droṇasi¿ṅgh?⟨ṁh⟩e¿ṇ?⟨n⟩a||

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Comments below by Csaba Kiss and Dániel Balogh (BD) are offered "as is" and do not represent a thoroughly researched or considered opinion.

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1 Katare, S.L., 'Sirpur plates of Mahā-Sudevarāja',

Epigraphia Indica vol XXXI, pp. 103-108

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

Pāṇḍuvaṁśins and Somavaṁśins, Part II Inscriptions,

Motilal Bandarsidass, Delhi, 1995, pp. 35-38

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<l n="a">prasanna-tanayasyedaṁ</l>

<l n="b">vikkramotkhāta-vidviṣa<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied></l>

<l n="c">śrīmato jayarājasya</l>

<l n="d">śāsanaṁ ripu-śāsana<choice><sic><unclear>ṁ</unclear></sic><corr>M</corr></choice></l><!--

Katare thinks that that seal originally belonged to another

set of copper plates. The Ed. disagrees. Shastri cites other opinions

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śarabha-purād vikkramopanata-sāmanta-ma<supplied reason="lost" evidence="parallel">kuṭa-cūḍā-maṇi</supplied>-

<lb n="2"/>prabhā-prasekāmbu-dhauta-pāda-yugalo ripu-vilāsi<supplied reason="lost" evidence="parallel">nī-sīmantoddharaṇa</supplied>-

<lb n="3"/>hetur vvasu-vasudhā-go-pradaḫ parama-bhāgava<supplied reason="lost" evidence="parallel">to mātā-pitr̥-pādā</supplied><lb n="4" break="no"/>nuddhyātaś śrī-mahā-sudeva-rājaḥ

<choice><unclear>c</unclear><unclear>v</unclear></choice>u<gap reason="lost" precision="low" quantity="9" unit="character"/><!--

Katare reads vu here, Shastri cu. Name of donated village and district lost. D. Balogh: cu seems more likely; elsewhere in these plates v consistently appears to have a square body, c an oblong one.

--><lb n="5" break="no"/>vake prativāsi-kuṭumbinas samājñā<supplied reason="lost" evidence="parallel">payati| viditam astu vo</supplied><!--

L5. Village is "Keśavaka" says Shastri.

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L5. ā in samājñ- is "is indicated by the downward elongation of the right

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--><lb n="6"/>yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmas

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L10. Both Shastri and Katare emend to svāmine.

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<lb n="11"/>mahā-devī-rāja-kulānāṁ vijñāpyā<choice><sic>s</sic><corr>t</corr></choice><!--

L11. Katare emends to vijñāpyāt. Shastri: "Read: vijñāpya tāmra-"

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L13. Katare emends to prativatsatha.

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<l n="a">dānād viśiṣṭam anupālana-jaṁ purāṇā</l>

<l n="b">dharmmeṣu niścita-

<lb n="15"/>dhiyaḫ pravadanti dharmma<choice><sic>ṁ</sic><corr>M</corr></choice></l>

<l n="c">tasmā<supplied reason="omitted">d</supplied> dvijāya su-viśuddha-kula-śrutāya</l>

<l n="d">dattāṁ<!--

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Garuḍapurāṇa 2.42.4

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<l n="a">agner apatyaṁ pra<lb n="18" break="no"/>thamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ</l>

<l n="b">bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ</l>

<l n="c">dattās trayas te

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<l n="d">yaẖ kāñcanaṁ gāṁ ca mahī<unclear>ṁ</unclear> ca dadyāt</l><!--

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<l n="a">ṣaṣṭi-varṣa-sa<lb n="20" break="no"/>hasrāṇi</l>

<l n="b">svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ</l>

<l n="c">Acchettā cānumantā ca</l>

<l n="d">tāny e<lb n="21" break="no"/>va narake vaseT</l>

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<l n="a">bahubhir vvasudhā dattā</l>

<l n="b">rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ</l>

<l n="c">yasya <lb n="22" break="no"/>yasya yadā

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<l n="d">tasya tasya tadā phala<choice><sic>ṁ</sic><corr>M</corr></choice></l>

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<l n="a">sva-dattāṁ para-dattāṁ vā</l>

<l n="b"><lb n="23"/>yatnād rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira</l>

mahimatāñ śreṣṭha</l><!--

v5c. In other inscriptions others correct it, probably wrongly, to mahīmatāṁ.

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<l n="d">dānāc chreyo <supplied reason="subaudible">’</supplied>nupāla

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<p>iti<supplied reason="subaudible">.</supplied> sva-mukhājñayā

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