Ceṉṉivaṉam, Sāliyavanēśvarar temple, Māṟavarman Kulaśekhara, year 38

Author of digital edition: Renato Dávalos (reda).

Summary: Land grant made by the residents of Viyātaraiyaṉ-kōṭṭai to the authorities of the temple Tiruccaṉṉavaṉam-uṭaiya-nāyaṉār at Tiruttiyūr-Muṭṭam for the maintenance of the image of Tiruvātavūr-Nāyaṉār (Māṇikkavācakar), which had been installed there by a certain Sundara-Pāṇṭiiya-Paṭṭaṉ alias Imametaruvān, one of the thirty Śivabrāhmaṇa vaṭṭam. The tax-free land shall cover the expenses for the food offerings (amutupaṭi) and the adornment of the idol (cāttuppaṭi). The record was to be engraved on stone and copper.

Languages: Sanskrit (san) [Grantha (grantha)], Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: SII adapted (tfa-sii-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INStfaSIIv39p0i0030.

File path: SII39_adapted/DHARMA_INStfaSIIv39p0i0030.xml.

Version: 2026-11-13 15:30 (078960b), last modified 2026-11-11 17:46 (9feb835).

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⟨1⟩ śrī makkittikku meṟ śrī komāṟapaṉmar-āṉa tirupuvaṉa-c-cakkaravattikaḷ Emmaṇṭala muṅkoṇṭaruḷiya śrīkulacēkara-tēvaṟkku yāṇṭu 3 10 8 vatu Ai(p)paci śrī tiruttiyū(r)-mu(ṭ)ṭattu tiruccaṉṉavaṉattu Uṭaiyā(r) tiruccaṉṉavaṉam-uṭaiya-nāyiṉār kōyilil tēvakaṉmi c¿i?kāriyañcevār śrī māheśvara-kaṇkāṇi cevārkaḷukku I(n)-nāṭu viyātaraiyaṉ-kōṭṭai [*******] ḻaiñcca Ū(ra)varōm piṭipāṭu paṇṇi kuṭutta paricāvatu I(n)ta nāyiṉār kōyilil muppatu vaṭṭattu civa-p-pirāmaṇaril ceya

⟨2⟩ yāṉ Imametaruvāṉ-āṉa cuntarapāṇṭiya-paṭṭaṉ In-nāyaṉār kōyilil Ēṟiaruḷa-p paṇṇiṉa tiruvātavūr nāyaṉāṟku Amutupaṭi cāttupaṭi (U)ḷḷiṭṭaṉ itta nimantatukku [****] vakaḷ viṭ(ṭa nila)m āvatu viyataraiyaṉ kōṭṭai vayalil periya-kuḷatil veḷḷuruva maṭaiyāl nirpāyum E [*] kaḷ kāṇi (ci)la viṭṭa nilam Iraṇṭu [******] patu kiḻpāṟkellai naṭuvillempa-k kuḷattil nānā(ḷu)kku meṟkum teṉ (pā)ṟkellai paṟaiyaṉ kāṇi

⟨3⟩ tēvaṉ kāḷaiyār Uḻutu pōtukiṟa taṭi Iraṇṭum mututaricāṉa taṭi Iraṇṭukkum vaṭakkum melpāṟkellai muṉpu tiruvilaiku-p-puṟam āka viṭṭa tēvatāṉa-paṟṟil vā [**] ttuṭaval [****] varampukku kiḻakkum pa [***] tēvatāṉam Ālāla cuntaraṉ vaykkal kiḻ [**] rampukku kiḻakkum vaṭapāṟk kellai It-(tēva)tāṉam vaṭavarampuvanta cevuṟaikkut teṟkkum Āka (I)c(ai)nta perunāṉkellaikk’ uṭpaṭṭa palataṭiyāl Ēṟṟa-c curukkam Uṭpaṭa nilam Iraṇṭumāvum In-nāyaṉāṟkku kārā¿ḻv?ai-

⟨4⟩ kavum Inta cuntarāpāṇṭiya paṭṭaṇukku kāṇi Āvatu Ākavum In-nāyaṉāṟku Amutupaṭi cāttuppaṭi Uḷḷiṭṭa viñcaṉattukkum Iṟaiyili kārā¿ḻ?mai Āka n¿i?rvārttu Eṅkaḷ¿u?r puravil kaḻittu viṭṭamai(kku) cantirāticcavaṟ celvatāka kallilum cempilum veṭṭi-k kuṭuttōm tiruvātavūr-nāyiṉārku viyātaraiyaṉ kōṭṭai Ūrkku camainta Ūravarōm Ip-paṭikku Añcāta kaṇṭapparaiyaṉ Eḻuttu Ippaṭikku muṭitāṅkirāmaṉ Eḻuttu

⟨1⟩ śrī

makkittikku meṟ śrī komāṟapaṉmar-āṉa tirupuvaṉa-c-cakkaravattikaḷ Emmaṇṭala muṅkoṇṭaruḷiya śrīkulacēkara-tēvaṟkku yāṇṭu 3 10 8 vatu Ai(p)paci śrī

tiruttiyū(r)-mu(ṭ)ṭattu tiruccaṉṉavaṉattu Uṭaiyā(r) tiruccaṉṉavaṉam-uṭaiya-nāyiṉār kōyilil tēvakaṉmi c⟨ī⟩kāriyañcevār śrī māheśvara-kaṇkāṇi cevārkaḷukku I(n)-nāṭu viyātaraiyaṉ-kōṭṭai [7+] ḻaiñcca Ū(ra)varōm piṭipāṭu paṇṇi kuṭutta paricāvatu

I(n)ta nāyiṉār kōyilil muppatu vaṭṭattu civa-p-pirāmaṇaril ceya ⟨2⟩ yāṉ Imametaruvāṉ-āṉa cuntarapāṇṭiya-paṭṭaṉ In-nāyaṉār kōyilil Ēṟiaruḷa-p paṇṇiṉa tiruvātavūr nāyaṉāṟku Amutupaṭi cāttupaṭi (U)ḷḷiṭṭaṉ itta nimantatukku [4+] vakaḷ viṭ(ṭa nila)m āvatu viyataraiyaṉ kōṭṭai vayalil periya-kuḷatil veḷḷuruva maṭaiyāl nirpāyum E [1+] kaḷ kāṇi (ci)la viṭṭa nilam Iraṇṭu [6+] patu kiḻpāṟkellai naṭuvillempa-k kuḷattil nānā(ḷu)kku meṟkum teṉ (pā)ṟkellai paṟaiyaṉ kāṇi ⟨3⟩ tēvaṉ kāḷaiyār Uḻutu pōtukiṟa taṭi Iraṇṭum mututaricāṉa taṭi Iraṇṭukkum vaṭakkum melpāṟkellai muṉpu tiruvilaiku-p-puṟam āka viṭṭa tēvatāṉa-paṟṟil vā [2+] ttuṭaval [4+] varampukku kiḻakkum pa [3+] tēvatāṉam Ālāla cuntaraṉ vaykkal kiḻ [2+] rampukku kiḻakkum vaṭapāṟk kellai It-(tēva)tāṉam vaṭavarampuvanta cevuṟaikkut teṟkkum Āka (I)c(ai)nta perunāṉkellaikk’ uṭpaṭṭa palataṭiyāl Ēṟṟa-c curukkam Uṭpaṭa nilam Iraṇṭumāvum In-nāyaṉāṟkku kārā⟨ṇm⟩ai⟨4⟩kavum Inta cuntarāpāṇṭiya paṭṭaṇukku kāṇi Āvatu Ākavum In-nāyaṉāṟku Amutupaṭi cāttuppaṭi Uḷḷiṭṭa viñcaṉattukkum Iṟaiyili kārā⟨ṇ⟩mai Āka n⟨ī⟩rvārttu Eṅkaḷ⟨ū⟩r puravil kaḻittu viṭṭamai(kku) cantirāticcavaṟ celvatāka kallilum cempilum veṭṭi-k kuṭuttōm tiruvātavūr-nāyiṉārku viyātaraiyaṉ kōṭṭai Ūrkku camainta Ūravarōm Ip-paṭikku Añcāta kaṇṭapparaiyaṉ Eḻuttu Ippaṭikku muṭitāṅkirāmaṉ Eḻuttu

⟨1⟩ śrī

makkittikku meṟ śrī komāṟapaṉmar-āṉa tirupuvaṉa-c-cakkaravattikaḷ Emmaṇṭala muṅkoṇṭaruḷiya śrīkulacēkara-tēvaṟkku yāṇṭu 3 10 8 vatu Ai(p)paci śrī

tiruttiyū(r)-mu(ṭ)ṭattu tiruccaṉṉavaṉattu Uṭaiyā(r) tiruccaṉṉavaṉam-uṭaiya-nāyiṉār kōyilil tēvakaṉmi c¿i?⟨ī⟩kāriyañcevār śrī māheśvara-kaṇkāṇi cevārkaḷukku I(n)-nāṭu viyātaraiyaṉ-kōṭṭai [7+] ḻaiñcca Ū(ra)varōm piṭipāṭu paṇṇi kuṭutta paricāvatu

I(n)ta nāyiṉār kōyilil muppatu vaṭṭattu civa-p-pirāmaṇaril ceya ⟨2⟩ yāṉ Imametaruvāṉ-āṉa cuntarapāṇṭiya-paṭṭaṉ In-nāyaṉār kōyilil Ēṟiaruḷa-p paṇṇiṉa tiruvātavūr nāyaṉāṟku Amutupaṭi cāttupaṭi (U)ḷḷiṭṭaṉ itta nimantatukku [4+] vakaḷ viṭ(ṭa nila)m āvatu viyataraiyaṉ kōṭṭai vayalil periya-kuḷatil veḷḷuruva maṭaiyāl nirpāyum E [1+] kaḷ kāṇi (ci)la viṭṭa nilam Iraṇṭu [6+] patu kiḻpāṟkellai naṭuvillempa-k kuḷattil nānā(ḷu)kku meṟkum teṉ (pā)ṟkellai paṟaiyaṉ kāṇi ⟨3⟩ tēvaṉ kāḷaiyār Uḻutu pōtukiṟa taṭi Iraṇṭum mututaricāṉa taṭi Iraṇṭukkum vaṭakkum melpāṟkellai muṉpu tiruvilaiku-p-puṟam āka viṭṭa tēvatāṉa-paṟṟil vā [2+] ttuṭaval [4+] varampukku kiḻakkum pa [3+] tēvatāṉam Ālāla cuntaraṉ vaykkal kiḻ [2+] rampukku kiḻakkum vaṭapāṟk kellai It-(tēva)tāṉam vaṭavarampuvanta cevuṟaikkut teṟkkum Āka (I)c(ai)nta perunāṉkellaikk’ uṭpaṭṭa palataṭiyāl Ēṟṟa-c curukkam Uṭpaṭa nilam Iraṇṭumāvum In-nāyaṉāṟkku kārā¿ḻv?⟨ṇm⟩ai⟨4⟩kavum Inta cuntarāpāṇṭiya paṭṭaṇukku kāṇi Āvatu Ākavum In-nāyaṉāṟku Amutupaṭi cāttuppaṭi Uḷḷiṭṭa viñcaṉattukkum Iṟaiyili kārā¿ḻ?⟨ṇ⟩mai Āka n¿i?⟨ī⟩rvārttu Eṅkaḷ¿u?⟨ū⟩r puravil kaḻittu viṭṭamai(kku) cantirāticcavaṟ celvatāka kallilum cempilum veṭṭi-k kuṭuttōm tiruvātavūr-nāyiṉārku viyātaraiyaṉ kōṭṭai Ūrkku camainta Ūravarōm Ip-paṭikku Añcāta kaṇṭapparaiyaṉ Eḻuttu Ippaṭikku muṭitāṅkirāmaṉ Eḻuttu

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ maka kittukku ⬦ makkittikku SII • See parallel inscription in the same temple, following regnal year.

⟨3⟩ kārā¿ḻv?⟨ṇm⟩ai ⬦ kārāḻvai SII • The reference that comes afterwards is to kāṇi rights, so it might be well possible that this is a scribal mistake and that the record here refers to the kāraṇmai rights. Moreover, another variation appears in line 4 (kārāḻmai).

⟨4⟩ kārā¿ḻ?⟨ṇ⟩mai ⬦ kārāḻmai SII.

Bibliography

Reported in ARIE 1915–16 (ARIE/1915-1916/C/1916/30).

First edited in Karuppiah 2020 (SII 39.30).

This edition by Renato Dávalos (2026), based on Karuppiah 2020.

Primary

[SII] Karuppiah, K. 2020. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XXXIX: Inscriptions collected during the year 1916. South Indian Inscriptions 39. New Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director General). Pages 37–38, item 30.

Secondary

[ARIE] ARIE 1915–16. G.O. No. 99, 29th August 1916. Epigraphy. Recording, with remarks, the progress report of the Assistant Archaeological Superintendent for epigraphy, Southern Circle, for the year 1915-1916. Edited by H. Krishna Sastri. No place, 1916. Page 66, item 30, appendixes C/1915-1916.

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