# Kāñcipuram, Coṉṉa Vaṇṇam Ceyta Perumāḷ temple, time of matirai koṇṭa Parakesarivarman, year 37 G. Vijayavenugopal and Emmanuel Francis Authors of digital edition: G. Vijayavenugopal, Emmanuel Francis Identifier: DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00801 Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy) File path: DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00801.xml Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil] Commit: 2026-11-15 15:59 (9615181), last modified 2026-09-29 11:10 (5251b7d) ## Summary A carefully engraved wall inscription recording the donation after sale of a land in Kaṇṇamaṅkalam by eight Brahmins to the god Anantanārāyaṇa Paramasvāmi who graciously lies on the serpent bed (aṇai) at Tiruvekkā (Tiruveḵkā) in Kaccipēṭu (Kāñcipuram) for the sum of 367 kaḻañcus of gold. North wall of the central shrine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ## Edition ⟨1⟩ svasti śrī matirai koṇṭa kō-p-parakēsari-paṉmaṟku yāṇṭu 3 10 7 Āvatu Eyiṟ-kōṭṭattu Eyil-nāṭṭu-k ka⟨2⟩ṇṇa-maṅkalattu Ūrōm Ivv-ūr muṭittalai kiḻavaṉ māṇikka-śa(r)mmaṉum Attaṇaṅ kiḻavaṉ kana(ka)c(e)khara⟨3⟩-śarmmaṉum muṭittalai kiḻavaṉ paṭṭa-śa(r)mma⟨4⟩ṉum Ik-kuṭi-t tirumalaṅ kiḻavaṉ nārāya⟨5⟩ṇa-bhaṭṭaṉum Ik-kuṭi-k kampa-śarmmaṉum Ik-kuṭi nārā⟨6⟩yaṇa-bhaṭṭaṉum vayaluḻāṉ Aṅkāṭi-śarmmaṉum kaḷattu⟨7⟩ḻāṉ nīlakaṇṭha-śarmmaṉum Ivvaṉaivōm Eṅkaḷ pūmi-y-āṉa kaṇṇa-maṅ⟨8⟩kalam nila-vilai-y-āvaṇa-k kai¡-E!⟨y-e⟩ḻuttu kacci-p-pēṭṭu-t tiru-vekkā-v-a⟨9⟩ṇai-k kiṭant-aruḷiṉa Aṉanta-nārāyaṇa-parama-svāmikku viṟṟu-k kuṭukkiṟa nilam - kīḻ-pāṟ⟨10⟩k’ ellai tiru-v-attiyūr Ellaikku mēṟku vekkā-v-āṟu tuṭaṅki vaṭakku nōkki-p pōki⟨11⟩ṟa vatikku mēṟkum - teṉ-pāṟk’ ellai vekkā-v-āṟṟukku vaṭakkum - mēl-pāṟk’ el⟨12⟩lai patt(a/i)ṉa-p pāṭi Ellaikku kiḻakkum - vaṭa-pāṟk’ ellai karumpuḻāṉ viḷākattu ⟨13⟩ muṭittalai kiḻavaṉ Uṭaiya paḷḷi-p-paṭṭiyi n¡i!⟨ī⟩r pāyuṅ kālukku-t teṟkum tiru-v-attiyū⟨14⟩r Ellaiyuḷ Eṅkaḷ kaṇṇa-maṅkala-t-tēttamāṉa k¡i!⟨ī⟩ḻai-Araiyum mēlai-y-araiyum ⟨15⟩ Uṭpaṭṭa Iṉ-ṉāṟ-pāṟk’ ellai-y-uḷḷum Uḷ-nilam oḻiv’ iṉṟi Oṭump’ ōṭi Āmai nakuntatum kuḷamum koṭ⟨16⟩ṭakāramum n¡i!⟨ī⟩r-nilamum kollaiyum maṉaiyum maṉai-p-paṭappaiyum kaṉṟu-mēy-kaḻaniyum n¡i!⟨ī⟩r pōṉa vā⟨17⟩ykkālum mēṉōkkiya maramu(m) kīṇōkkiya kiṇaṟu⟨m⟩ mīṉ-paṭu paḷḷamum tēṉ-paṭu pottamu-(k)-kā⟨18⟩ṭum Uṭpaṭa Eppērpaṭṭa nilam Uḷ-nilam Oḻiv’ iṉṟi viṟṟu Emmil icainta poṉ kācu kalaṉ [3×] ⟨19⟩ muṉṉūṟṟ’ aṟupatt’ eḻu kaḻañcum kiḻi y-aṟa-k kai-k-koṇṭu tiru-vekkā-v-aṇai-k kiṭant-aruḷiṉa Ananta-nār⟨20⟩āyaṇa-p-parama-svāmikku viṟṟu-k kuṭuttōm kaṇṇa-maṅkalattu Ūravarōm Eṅkaḷ karumpuḻāṉ vi⟨21⟩ḷākattukku n¡i!⟨ī⟩r pānta kāl kaṇṇa-maṅkalattukku mēl n¡i!⟨ī⟩r muṟaimai y-āvat’ āka Ip-paric’ oṭṭi Emmil icai⟨22⟩nta poruḷ 3 100 6 10 7 kaḻañcum kai-k-koṇṭu tiru-vekkā-v-aṇai-k kiṭant-aruḷiṉa Aṉanta{nta}-nārāyaṇa-parama⟨23⟩□-svāmikku viṟṟu-k kuṭuttōm kaṇṇa-maṅkalatt’ ūrōm Ituvē poruḷ māvaṟuti-p poruṭ celav-ōlai y-ā⟨24⟩vat’ ākavum Iru-kāl-āvatu mu-k-kāl-āvatum Emmil icainta poṉ ki(ḻ)i maṟa-k kai-k-koṇṭu tiru-vekk{i}ā-v-aṇai⟨25⟩-k kiṭant-aruḷiṉa parama-svāmikku v(i)ṟṟu-k kuṭuttōm kaṇṇa-maṅkalattu Ūrōm Ivarkaḷ paṇiyāl nila⟨26⟩-vilai-y-āvaṇam Eḻutiṉēṉ kaṇṇa-maṅkalam-uṭaiyāṉ Aruḷāḷaṉ pērāyiram-uṭaiyāṉ-ēṉ Ivai ⟨27⟩ Eṉ Eḻuttu ⁓ ## Apparatus ⟨6⟩ vayaluḻāṉ ⬦ vaya[2+]ḻāṉ V1 V2. ⟨13⟩ teṟkum ⬦ teṟku V1 V2. ⟨19⟩ aṟupatt’ eḻu ⬦ aṟupat keḻu V1 V2. — ⟨19⟩ Ananta ⬦ Aṉanta V1 V2. ## Commentary ⟨3–14⟩ The text is interrupted by two pilasters projecting from the wall surface. ⟨15–27⟩ The text is also engraved on the two pilasters projecting from the wall surface. ## Bibliography Reported in ARIE 1920–21 (ARIE/1920-1921/C/1921/21). Edited in Vicayavēṇukōpal & Irāmacāmi 2024 and Vijayavenugopal et al. 2026. This revised digital edition by Emmanuel Francis based on photos (Babu N. Ramaswamy, 2024). ASI transcript and estampage yet to be consulted. ### Primary [V1] Vicayavēṇukōpal, Kō. & Nā. Irāmacāmi. 2024. kāñcipuram coṉṉa vaṇṇam ceyta perumāḷ koyil kalveṭṭukaḷ. Putucēri: Pirañcu Āciyaviyal Āyvakam. Pages 1–3, item 1. [V2] Vijayavenugopal, G., N. Babu Ramaswamy & Vigneshwaran Muralidaran. 2026. Coṉṉa Vaṇṇam Ceyta Perumāḷ temple inscriptions, Kāñcīpuram. Heidelberg: Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing. Pages 3–6, item 1. ### Secondary ARIE 1920–21. G.O. No. 183, 23rd September 1921, Epigraphy, Annual report for the year 1920-21 of the Assistant Archaeological Superintendent, Recorded. Edited by G. Venkoba Rao. No place, 1921. Page 59, appendix C/1921, item 21.