Gopalpur plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 12

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** svasty-amala-maṇi-kuṭṭima-sadana-calad-aneka-varavāra-vilāsinī-jana-caraṇa-nūpūura-rava-trasta-pārāvata-kula-pakṣa-svana-vadhirita-daśa-diṅkānādig-deśāntarāgata-vandi-jana-vistārita-kīrttirṇvvividha-vidyālaṅkr̥ta-vidvaj-jana-janita-vidagdha-kāvyaālāpa-stuta-dhanapati-vibhava-sparddhita-vipaṇi-jana-parasparāmarṣa-racita-vicitra-prāsādāṭṭālikā-devakulārāmodyāna-vāpī-kūpa-ṭaḍāgopaśobhā-jita-sura-pura-mahimnaḥ śrīmato murasīma-nāmadheya-pattana-vara-rājadhānyāḥ. parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-śivagupta-deva-pādanudhyāta-parama-maāheśvara-parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-soma-kula-tilaka-tr̥rikaliṅgādhipati-parameśvara-śrī-mahābhavagupta-rāja-devaḥ kuśalī. kṣiti-maṇdapādhāra-viṣaya-prativaddha-vādaveṅga-nāmni grāme harṣadatta pāṭaka-sahite vrāhmaṇān sampuūjya tat-pratinivāsi-kuṭumvi-janapadāṁstad-viṣayīya-yathā-kālādhyāsinaḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-cāṭa-bhaṭa-piśuna-vitrikāvarodha-jana-rāja-vallabhādīn sarvvān rāja-pādopajīvinaḥ samājñāpayati viditam astu bhaviṭāṁ. yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-nidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sa-daśāparādhaḥ sarvva-vādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikara-karādāna-sahitaḥ sāmra-madhukaḥ sa-garttoṣaraḥ. prati-niṣiddhacāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ prasiddha-catuḥ-sīmā-paryantaḥ bharadvāja-gotrāya Aṅgirasa-vārhaspatya-pravarāya moādhyandina-vājasaneya-śākhādhyāyine turvvanā-grāma-vinirggatāya tatraiva vāstavyāya-mahantaka-bhaṭṭa-śrī-sādhāraṇa-nāmne śobhana-bhaṭṭa-suūnave. salila-dhārā-puraḥ-saramācandra-tīrak-ārkka-kṣiti-sama-kālopabhogārthaṁ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-yaśobhivr̥ddhaye. rāja-parama-guru-śrī-vidyāsāgara-bhaṭṭārakābhimatena samyaG-dr̥ṣṭa-vuddhyā tāmra-śāsane nākarī-kr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bhoga-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam upanayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sucena prativastavyam iti bhāvibhiś ca bhuūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asmad anurodhāc ca sva-dattir ivānupālanīyā. mahārājayya putra-pautreṇa paripālitavyā. Asya ca bhaṭṭāsya putra-pautreṇopabhoktavyā. ya Evam anyathā karoti tasya vuddhi-nāśādi vinipātā bhavanti. tathā coktaṁ. cdharmmaśāstre.

vbahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhir yasya yasyayadā bhūmiḥ tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ. mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ para-datteti pārthivāḥ sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ para-dattānupālane. ṣaṣṭhiṁ varṣasahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ. Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca tāny eva narake vaseT. Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyād dattās trayas tena bhavanti lokāḥ. Āsphoṭayanti pitaraḥ pravalgayanti pitāmahāḥ bhūmi-dātā kule jātaḥ sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hnṇāti yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati Ubhau tau puṇya-karmmāṇau niyataṁ svargga-gāminau. taḍāgānāṁ sahasrāṇieṇa vāja-peya-śatāṇiena ca gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati. harate hārayateed yas tu manda-vbuddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ sa vbaddho vāruṇaiḥ pāśais tiryag-yoniñ ca gacchati. suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ haran narakam āyāti yāvad ābhuūta-saṁplavaṁ. sva-dattāṁ para-dattām vā yo haredreta vasundharāṁ. sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā pacyate pitr̥bhiḥ sahaḥ. Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇuḥ vvabrahmā somo hutāśanaḥ śūlapāṇis tu bhagavāN Abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ. sāmānyo 'yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ sarvvān etāN bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmacandraḥ. Iti kamala-dalāmvbu-vbindu-lolāṁ śriyam anucintyamanuṣya-jīvitaṁ ca sa-kalam idam udāhr̥tañ ca vbuddhvā na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ

Iti parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janamejaya-devasya vijaya-rājye samvatsare dvādaśame AĀśvina-māsa dvitiīya-pakṣe tithau śaptyām aṅkenāpi samvaT 12 AĀśvina . likhita m idaṁ tāmra-śāsanaṁ mahāsāndhivigrahi-śrī-maladata-prativaddha-kāyastha-śrī-koIghoṣeṇa. vallabhaghoṣa-suteneti. likhitam idaṁ vaṇika 175 siUllā-suta-haradāśena.

Asti kṣoṇīśvarāṇām amala-malirucām anvayāT kaustubhābhaḥ śaurya-tyāg-āmvu-rāśir vviracita-vidhivad dāna-śubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ. śrīmāñ janmejayākṣas tr̥daśa-pati-samaḥ kr̥cchnatsna-gāṁ bhoktu-kāmaḥ prakhyāta-dvesī-vaṅśa-prati-dalana-paṭur bhūpatiḥ soma-vaṅse. jñeyāśehārthaśāstra-smr̥ti-vimala-dhiyā veda-vedāṅga-vidyā -śīkṣā-kalpetihāsa-prakatṭā-sura-guru-prāpta-bhūyiṣṭha-dhāmnā. nāmnā sādhāraṇena dvija-vara-vidhinā mantriṇā yasya rājyaṁ nirvyūḍhāṁ soyamucchaiḥ tr̥jagati vidhito deva-janamejaya-śrīḥ.

evam aparam ātma-śreyorthaṁ mātā-pitroś ca Etad viṣaya-prativaddha-konnatirā-grāmaḥ tathā kontakapallī-viṣayīya-konnapallī-nāma grāma-dvayam asmā Eva śāsanī-kr̥tya pradattam iti.

* * * Om. -nūpūura- -nūpura- -diṅkānādig-deśā° diṁṇnānādigṇdeś There are numerous printing errors in 's edition. °ṭṭālikā- ṭṭalikā- The notation of the long ā is the same as the one used in bhaṭṭāraka, lines 8 and 10. -devakulārāmodyāna- devakulṇārām-odhāna -maāheśvara- -maheśvara- harṣadatta haṣadatta -kuṭumvi- -kuṭūmvi- samāhartr̥- samāhatr̥ °mābhir ayaṁ °mābhirkayaṁ This is one of the numerous printing errors in 's edition. °dhiḥ °dhig This is one of the numerous printing errors in 's edition. gotrāya Aṅgirasa-vārhaspatya-pravarāya moādhyandina-vājasaneya The complete line is missing in 's edition -vuddhyā -vuddhya asmadīyā dharmma- asmadīya dharma- bhūmi-dātā bhūmi-dāttā Ubhau tau tau hārayateed I introduce this correction in order to respect the metric rules. See the reading of the verse 64 suggested by . pārthivendrān pārthivendrā °lolāṁ °lolaṁ °rttayo °rttyo -janamejaya- janameyjaya mahāsāndhivigrahi mahāsādhvigrahi -kāyastha- -kātastha °bhābhaḥ °bhbhāḥ -vidyā- -vidhā- -prāpta- -prāta-

The verse 14 (lines 56-59) can be found in : Gopalpur plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 12 (verse 14; lines 56-59) Patna plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya Āṣāḍha month year 6 (verse 14; lines 43-44) Gaintala plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 17 (verse 15; lines 45-48) Satalma plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 8 (verse 1; lines 3-6) Ranipur-Jharial Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya Royal Year 16 (verse 14; lines 47-50)

The verse 15 (lines 56-59) can be found in : Gopalpur plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 12 (verse 15; lines 59-63: deva-janamejaya-śrīḥ in pāda d) Sonpur plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 17 (verse 15; lines 44-47: deva-janamejaya-śrīḥ in pāda d) Gaintala plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 17 (verse 16; lines 48-51: deva-janamejaya-śrīḥ in pāda d) Chaudwār plates #1 of Mahābhavagupta Dharmakandarpa year 31 (verse 15; lines 39-42: dharma-kandarpa-devaḥ in pāda d) Kālibhanā Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya, Year 34 (verse 15; lines 43-46: dharma-kandarpa-devaḥ in pāda d) Chaudwār Plates #2 of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya, Year 31 (verse 15; lines 43-47 : dharma-kandarpa-devaḥ in pāda d) Ranipur-Jharial Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya Royal Year 16 (verse 15; lines 51-54: deva-janmejaya-śrī in pāda d)