Kelga plates of Someśvaradeva year 1

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⟨1⟩ siddham. śrī-suvarṇṇapurāt{a}| parama-māhe¿s?vara-parama-bha{|}-

⟨2⟩ ṭṭaraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara{} soma-kula-tilaka-tri-

⟨3⟩ kaliṅgādhipati-śrī-mahābhava¿ta?tpa-rāja-deva-pādānudhyāta{} śrī-

⟨4⟩ mad-udy¿e?ta-kesari-rāja-deva-prasād¿i?kr̥ta-kosala-rājyābhi¿s?i-

⟨5⟩ kta-śrī-Abhima¿t?yu-d¿i?vasyātītarājye{} parama-māheśvara-pa-

⟨6⟩ rama-bha¿?ā-kum¿a?rādhirāja-parame¿s?vara-paścima-liṅkādhi-

⟨7⟩ pati-somakula-kamala-kalikāvikāsa-bhā¿jya?ra-ku¿mva?ra-śrī-

⟨8⟩ -someśvara-deva-pādāḥ ku¿s?alinaḥ{} Uttaravālli-viṣayasaṁ-

⟨9⟩ kesalogā-khaṇḍīya{} Atteṇḍā-grāme{} prativāsino vrāhma-

⟨10⟩ ṇa-puraḥsarān{a}{} bhogi-bhogi-rūpa-pramukha-samasta-

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⟨11⟩ janapadān{a}yathā-kālādhyā¿yi?naś ca maṇḍala-pati{} viṣaya-

⟨12⟩ -pati{} khaṇḍapati{} dāṇḍapā¿s?ikādīn{a} samastarājapādopajīvino

⟨13⟩ yathārthaṁ{} nānaya{} vodhayanti{} samā¿ṣṇa?payanti ca. vidim astu

⟨14⟩ bhavatā{} Upari-likhita-grāmoyaṁ{} prasiddhacatuḥ sīmāvacchinna

⟨15⟩ sajalasthalaḥ{} sanatsyakacchapaḥ{} saviṭapāraṇyaḥ{} sa-

⟨16⟩ nidhiḥ{} sopanidhiś ca{} sām{v}ramadhuvanākīrṇṇaḥ{} suvarṇṇadaṇḍa

⟨17⟩ Āhidaṇḍa{} vartmadaṇḍa{} vandāpanā{} vijayavandāpanā{} tr̥ṇodaka-

⟨18⟩ ¿s?āsanārddhika{} caravalīvarda{} Arthāruvā{} pratyārthāruvā padātijī-

⟨19⟩ vya Ādattā{} Āturāvaḍḍi{} bhaviṣyat{a}-karādisahitaḥ {} gogauḍa-

⟨20⟩ somataḥ sakhaṇḍapālanīyaḥ sarvvavādhāvivarjita tām{v}ra¿s?ā-

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⟨21⟩ sanenākarīkr̥tya saliladhārāpuraḥ saraṁ Ācandrārkakṣiti la-

⟨22⟩ samabhogārthaṁ mātāpitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-ya¿s?obhivr̥ddhaye bhagava-

⟨23⟩ ntaṁ mahe¿s?vara-bhaṭṭārakam uddi¿s?ya mahāsandhivigra¿?ir¿a?ṇaka-nāyaka-śrī-

⟨24⟩ -mahīpati-bhaṭṭa-śrī-Aniruddha Anayoḥ pariṣṇatna pravarddhamāna-vijayarā-

⟨25⟩ jye prathamasamvatsare mādyamāsīya pu{()}ṇya-tithauunclear ku{v}mārah¿a?rit{r}a-go-

⟨26⟩ trāya pañcārṣapravarāya mādhyandinak¿a?rṇṇasakhādhyāyine sāvatthamaṇda-

⟨27⟩ līya mahuvāliv¿ī?-nirggatāya kamalapuravāstavyāya bhaṭaputrala-

⟨28⟩ kṣmīdharaprapautrāya bhaṭṭajayakarapautrāya| bhaṭṭavidyākaraputrāya

⟨29⟩ bhaṭṭaputra-Udayakara¿s?armmaṇe sampradatto ’smābhiḥ Ātreyagotraiḥ

⟨30⟩ Ārṣayapravaraiḥ Atosya vidheyībhūya yathādīyamānabhogabhāga-

⟨31⟩ karanikarādikaṁ samupanayadbhiḥ bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyaṁ (bhā)-

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⟨32⟩ vibhaś ca bhūtibhiḥ dānamedamasadīyaṁ{} dharmmagauravād asmad-anuro-

⟨33⟩ dhāc ca{} svadānamivānupālanīyaṁ{} tathā coktaṁ dharmma¿s?āstre bhūmiṁ yaḥ

⟨34⟩ pratig¿a?hṇāti ya¿s? ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati Ubhau tau puṇya-karmāṇau niyataṁ svargga-

⟨35⟩ -gāminau Āsphoṭayanti pitaro val¿k?anti ca pitāmahāḥ bhūmi-dātā ku-

⟨36⟩ le jātaḥ sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati vahu¿t?ir vvasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādi¿ti? ya-

⟨37⟩ sya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ mā bhūd a-phala-¿s?aṅkā vaḥ para-da-

⟨38⟩ tteti kārttināt{a} sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ para-dattānupālanāt{a} sva-dattāṁ pa-

⟨39⟩ para-dattāṁ vā yo ha¿red? vasundharāṁ sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā pitr̥bhiḥ saha

⟨40⟩ pacyate gām ikāṁ svarṇṇam ekāñ ca bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ haran narakam āyā-

⟨41⟩ ti yāvad ābh¿u?t¿i?{r}-saplavaṁ Iti kamala-dalāmbu-v¿a?nd¿a?-lolāṁ śr¿ī?yam anu-

⟨42⟩ cintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca sa-kalam idam udāhr̥taṁ ca vuddhvā na hi sat{a}-puru-

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⟨43⟩ ṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ

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