# Kālibhanā Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya, Year 34 Amandine Wattelier-Bricout Author of digital edition: Amandine Wattelier-Bricout Identifier: DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00012 Repository: Somavaṁśin (tfb-somavamsin-epigraphy) File path: texts/DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00012.xml Language: Sanskrit [Script (unspecified)] Commit: 2026-10-07 18:12 (dbc7acc), last modified 2026-09-24 16:25 (2442167) ## Summary The object of the inscription is to record the gift of the village Konnayillā in the Ṭokkārā viṣaya of the Kosaladeśa by the king in favour of bhaṭṭaputra Devu, son of Gāṅgeya and grandson of Arjuna, an immigrant of Muktāvathi in Śrāvasti. The charter was issued from the victorious camp at Suvarṇapura. The record was written by Iyoka. The minister Sādhāraṇa is eulogised in a verse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ## Edition ⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ Siddham Om svasti śrimad-suvarṇṇapura-samāvāsita-śrīmad-vijaya-kaṭakāT| parama-mā⟨2⟩heśvara-parama-bhaṭṭaraka-mahārājādhirāja-śrī-śivagupta-deva-pādānudhyāta⟨3⟩-parama-māheśvara-parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-so⟨4⟩ma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrī-mahābhavagupta-devaḥ ko¡ṣ!⟨s⟩ala-de⟨5⟩¡s!⟨ś⟩e | tokkārā-viṣayīya-konnalillā-grāme| ¡v!⟨b⟩rāhmaṇāN saṁpūjya tad-viṣayīya ya⟨6⟩thākālādhyāsinaḥ samāhartr̥{ḥ}-san⟨n⟩idhātr̥-niyuktakādhikārika-dāṇḍapāśi⟨7⟩ka-cāṭa-bh¿ā?⟨a⟩ṭa-piśuna-vetrikāvarodhajana-rāṇaka-rājaputra-rājava⟨8⟩llabhādīN sarvvāN| samājñāpayati| viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grā⟨9⟩maḥ sanidhiḥ| sopanidhiḥ| sa-da¡s!⟨ś⟩āparādhaḥ sarvva¡v!⟨b⟩ādhāvivarjitaḥ sarvoparika⟨10⟩rakarādāna-sahitaḥ catuḥ-sīmāparyantas sāmra-madhukaḥ sagarttoṣaraḥ sa-ja⟨11⟩la-sthala-sahitaḥ pratini¡s!⟨ṣ⟩i⟨d⟩dha-cāṭa-bh¿ā?⟨a⟩ṭa-prave¡s!⟨ś⟩aḥ śrāvastyāṁ muktāvithigrā⟨12⟩ma-vinirggatāya| ko¡ś!⟨s⟩ale turvvunā-vāstavyāya sadākaṭakavāstavyāya| ka¿s?⟨ś⟩yapa-gotrāya| ka¿s?⟨ś⟩yapa-vacchāra⟨13⟩naighruvapravarāya| ¿ri?⟨R̥⟩gveda-caraṇāya| kālaḍeś¿ī?⟨i⟩ bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩a-putra-śrīdevunāmne⟨Page 2r⟩⟨14⟩Añjiṇigrāme vāstavyāya gāṅgeyasutāya| Arjunanaptre saliladhā⟨15⟩rā-purassara⟨ṁ⟩ candra-tārakāśi-kṣiti-samakālopabhogyāya mātā-pitror ātmana⟨16⟩¡s!⟨ś⟩ ca puṇya-ya¡s!⟨ś⟩obhivr̥ddhay¿a?⟨e⟩ tām{v}ra-¡s!⟨ś⟩āsanenākarī¿ndra?⟨kr̥⟩tya pratipāditam ity avagatya sa⟨17⟩mucita-bhoga-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam upanayadbhi¿ḥ?⟨r⟩ bhavadhi⟨ḥ⟩ sukhena prativasta⟨18⟩vyam iti| bhāvibhi¡s!⟨ś⟩ ca bhūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asmad-anu⟨19⟩rodhāc ca sva-dattir ivānupalanīyā∥ t¿ā?⟨a⟩thā coktaṁ dharmmaśāstre| 1. Anuṣṭubh ¡v!⟨b⟩ahubhir vasudhā da{|}⟨20⟩ttā rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ| yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ 2. Anuṣṭubh ⟨21⟩mā bhū⟨d a⟩ phala-⟨śa⟩ṅkā vaḥ para-datteti pārthivā⟨ḥ⟩ sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ para-da⟨22⟩ttānupālane| 3. Anuṣṭubh ṣaṣṭ{h}im varṣa-sahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ| Ākṣe⟨23⟩ptā cānumantā ca| dvāv eva narakaṁ vrajeT∥ 4. Indravajrā Agner apatyam prathamam suvarṇṇa⟨24⟩m{ū} bhūr vvaiṣṇavī s¿u?⟨ū⟩rya-sut¿a?⟨ā⟩ś ca gāvaḥ| yaḥ kāñcanaM gāṁ c¿ā?⟨a⟩ mahīñ ca dadyāT| ⟨25⟩ dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok¿e?⟨ā⟩ḥ| 5. Anuṣṭubh Āsphoṭayanti pitar¿aṁ?⟨o⟩ valgayanti pitāmahā⟨ḥ⟩ ⟨26⟩ bhūmidātā kule jātaḥ sa na⟨s⟩ trātā bhaviṣyati| 6. Anuṣṭubh bhūm¿ī?⟨iṁ⟩ ya⟨ḥ⟩ pratigr̥h¡n!⟨ṇ⟩āti| yaś ca ⟨27⟩ bhūmi{mī}m prayacchati| Ubhau tau puṇya-karmmāṇau niyataM svargga-gāminau∥ 7. Anuṣṭubh ⟨Page 2r⟩ ⟨28⟩ t¿ā?⟨a⟩ḍāgānā⟨ṁ⟩ sahasr¿āṇi?⟨eṇa⟩ vājapey¿a?⟨ai⟩s tath¿au?⟨ai⟩va ca gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena bhūmi-harttā ⟨29⟩ na śudhyati| 8. Anuṣṭubh harate hārayeta ⟨ya⟩s tu manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ su-¡v!⟨b⟩addho vāruṇ¿au?⟨ai⟩ḥ pā¡s!⟨ś⟩¿au?⟨ai⟩s ti⟨30⟩rya¿k?⟨g⟩-yoni¿ḥ?⟨ṁ⟩ sa gacchati| 9. Anuṣṭubh suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ek¿a?⟨ā⟩ṁ bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaM| haran na⟨31⟩rakam āyāti yāvad—ā-hūta-saṁplavaM 10. Anuṣṭubh sv¿a?⟨ā⟩-d¿a?⟨ā⟩ttām para-datt¿a?⟨ā⟩m vā yo hared vasundharāM| ⟨32⟩ sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā pitr̥bhiḥ saha ¿tya?⟨pa⟩cyate| 11. Anuṣṭubh Ādity¿aM?⟨o⟩ varuṇo viṣṇuḥ| ⟨33⟩ ¡v!⟨b⟩rahmā somo hutāśanaḥ śūlapāṇis tu bhagavāN Abhinandanti bhūmidaM∥ 12. Śālinī ⟨34⟩ sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ kāle kāle pālanīyo bhava¿t?⟨d⟩bhiḥ ⟨35⟩ sarvvān etān ¿pā?⟨bhā⟩⟨vinaḥ⟩ pārthivendrān{a} bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmabhadraḥ| 13. Puṣpitāgrā Iti kama⟨36⟩la-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-⟨bindu⟩-lolāM śr¿ī?⟨i⟩yam anucintya{ṁ} manuṣya-jīvitaM ⟨ca⟩| sakalam idam udā⟨37⟩hr̥taM ¿va?⟨ca⟩ ¡v!⟨b⟩uddhā na hi puruṣ¿au?⟨ai⟩ḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ| sakala-bhūpāla-mauli⟨38⟩-mālā-vilagna-māṇikya-mayūrava-vrātābhi⟨ra⟩ñjita-krama-kamala-y¿ū?⟨u⟩galaḥ praca⟨39⟩¿doṇḍarddaṇḍa?⟨ṇḍa-dorddaṇḍa⟩-maṇḍalāgra-tuṇḍa-khaṇḍitārāti-matta-mātaṅga-vimukta-muktāpha⟨40⟩la-pra¡ś!⟨s⟩ādhitā¡s!⟨ś⟩eṣa-raṇa-mahī-maṇḍalaḥ| 14. Śārdūlavikrīḍita yas sādhāraṇa-nāmni mantri-ti⟨Page 3r⟩⟨41⟩lake vinyasya sarvvāgame grāmodanvati tīvra-tejasi dhuraṁ rājasya viprotta⟨42⟩me nānākhyānaka-vistarāmr̥ta-rasasvādād a¿nu?⟨da⟩manda-sphurat- saṁtoṣāt sukham a⟨43⟩nvabhūd avirataM pr̥thvīśa-cūḍāmaṇiḥ| 15. Sragdharā jñeyāśeṣārtha-śāstra-smr̥ti-vimala-dhi⟨44⟩y¿o?⟨ā⟩ veda-vedāṅga-vidyā -śikṣā-kalpetihāsa-prakaṭa-suraguruḥ prāpta-bhū⟨45⟩¿m?⟨y⟩iṣṭha-dhāmnā nāmnā sādhāraṇena dvija-vara-vidhinā mantriṇā{ṁ} yasya rājya⟨ṁ⟩ ni⟨46⟩rvyūdhaṁ ¡s!⟨ś⟩auryam uc⟨c⟩ais tri-⟨ja⟩gati vidito dharmma-k¿ā?⟨a⟩ndarpa-devaḥ∥ parama-mā⟨47⟩heśvara-parama-bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩āraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-soma-ku⟨48⟩la-tilaka-t¡r̥!⟨ri⟩kaliṅgādhipati-śrī-janamejaya-devasya pravarddhamāne ⟨49⟩ vi⟨ja⟩ye rājye samvatsare caturstriṅśattame ¿A?⟨Ā⟩śvinavadi AṣṭamyāM tithau ⟨50⟩ samvaT 34 ¿A?⟨Ā⟩śvinavadi 8 l{l}ikhitam idaṁ tāmra-¡s!⟨ś⟩āsanaṁ mahāsā⟨51⟩ndhivigrah¿ī?⟨i⟩ka-rāṇaka-śrī-Iyokena ⟨52⟩ śrī-yapasutena Ut{a}k¿i?⟨ī⟩rṇṇaM{ḥ}∥ ## Commentary The verse 14 (lines 40-43) can be read in the following sets: - Chaudwār plates #1 of Mahābhavagupta Dharmakandarpa year 31 (verse 14, lines 37-39 - Kālibhanā Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya, Year 34 (verse 14; lines 40-44) - Chaudwār Plates #2 of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya, Year 31 (verse 14; lines 40-43) 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) ## Bibliography ### Primary [SR] Sircar, Dines Chandra & P.C. 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