Mohipur plate of Gopāla II, year 3

Editor: Ryosuke Furui.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSBengalCharters00109.

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Language: Sanskrit.

Repository: Bengal Copper Plates (tfb-bengalcharters-epigraphy).

Version: (b3cb286), last modified (026c1d9).

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⟨1⟩ śrī-gopāla-devaḥ

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⟨Page 1r⟩ ⟨1⟩

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I. Sragdharā

maitrīṁ kāruṇya-ratna-pramudita-hr̥dayaḥ preyasīṁ sandadhānaḥ

a

samya⟨2⟩k-samvodhi-vidyā-sarid-amala-jala-kṣālitājñāna-paṅkaḥ|

b

jitvā ya(ḥ) ⟨3⟩ kāma-kāri-prabhavam abhibhavaṁ śāśvatīṁ prāpa śāntiṁ

c

sa śrīmān· ⟨4⟩ lokanātho jayati daśavalo ’nyaś ca gopāla-devaḥ||

d
II. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

lakṣmī-jamma⟨5⟩-niketanaṁ sama-karo voḍhuṁ kṣamaḥ kṣmā-bharaṁ

a

pakṣa-ccheda-bhayād upasthitav¿ā?⟨a⟩tām ekāśrayo bhūbhr̥tāṁ⟨|⟩

b

maryādā-paripālanaika-nira⟨6⟩taḥ śauryālayo yo ⟨’⟩bhavad

c

dugdhāmbhodhi-vilāsa-hāsi-mahimā śrī-dharmmapālo nr̥paḥ||

d
III. Mandākrāntā

Ambhodhīnām prakr̥ti-dhavalā phena-rāji⟨7⟩ś catturṇṇāṁ

a

śatru-strīṇām vadana-kamala-ploṣanī-hāra-vr̥ṣṭiḥ|

b

pātālāntar-dvi-guṇita-phaṇi-grāmaṇī-kāya-kāntiḥ

c

kīrttir yasya prasa⟨8⟩rati jagat-pañjare rāja-hansī||

d
IV. Sragdharā

ye svī-kurvvanti śaureḥ śvasita-parimalaṁ yoga-nidrā-śayāloḥ

a

yaiś cakre caṇḍa-velā-valana-kalakalaḥ kandare ma⟨9⟩ndarādreḥ|

b

ye ⟨’⟩bhūvan sphāra-lakṣmī-nayana-kuvalaya-sragviṇas te taraṅgāḥ

c

kṣīrāvdher yac-camūnāṁ śrama-jalam apivan svānilaiḥ śīkarārdraiḥ||

d
V. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

yair grāmaiḥ sa-kuśa⟨10⟩sthala-prabhr̥tibhiḥ sandhiṁ yayāce harir

a

gāndhāryās tanayo jahau sutam asūn bhrātr̥̄n natān nāmakān·|

b

nirjityāhava-śālinā praṇayino naptur yaśovarmma⟨11⟩ṇas

c

te grāmā ripu-ghasmareṇa hasatā yena prasādī-kr̥tāḥ||

d
VI. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

preyaḥ-satyam ananta-bhoga-nilayaṁ gopāla-dharmma-krama

a

-prāptāṅ gām paripālaya⟨12⟩ntam ajitaṁ sa prāpa lakṣmī-pati(ṁ)|

b

śrīmat-pāda-nakhendu-dīdhiti-bharodanvan-nimagnākhila

c

-kṣoṇī-bhr̥n-mukuṭānta-patra-makaraṁ śrī-devapālaṁ sutaṁ||

d
VII. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨13⟩ śvāsās tāṇḍavita-ślathālaka-śikhāḥ śete kapola-sthalī

a

talpe pāṇi-maye stanau stavakayanty akṣṇor apām vindavaḥ|

b

cetaḥ prāṇa-visr̥ṣṭaye ⟨14⟩ spr̥hayatīty utsādita-svāmino

c

yad-vairi-pramadā-janasya na kadāpy eṣā dr̥śā proṣitā||

d
VIII. Āryā

nirbhara-bharita-vihāya¿bh?⟨s⟩i yad-yaśasi kṣaṇam adī⟨15⟩dharat turagān·|

ab

kṣīroda-taraṇa-śaṅkā-samākulaḥ sārathis taraṇeḥ||

cd
IX. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

Ā vindhyāc chavarī-ratotsava-suhr̥d-vaṁśī-vana-śyāmalād

a

ā prāleya-girer u⟨16⟩mā-smita-sudhā-srotaḥ-plutādhityakāt·|

b

Ā sūryodaya-sākṣiṇo jala-nidheḥ sārasvatīnām apām

c

pūrṇṇād ā ca yad-aṅghri-paṅkaja-yuge bhr̥ṅgatvam ā⟨17⟩pur nr̥pāḥ||

d
X. Sragdharā

putras tasmād vr̥ṣāṅkād iva jagati gataḥ svāmi-bhāvāt pratiṣṭhām

a

urvvī-bhr̥d-garvva-kharvvī-karaṇa-paṭutarāṁ śaktim ugrān dadhānaḥ|

b

devānām bhī⟨18⟩ti-bhājām abhaya-vitaraṇaikādhvara-prāpta-dīkṣo

c

devaḥ śrī-śūrapālaḥ kim aparam aparo ⟨’⟩bhūn mahāsena Eva||

d
XI. Sragdharā

prasthāne yasya senā-bhara-vidhura⟨19⟩-dharā-bhāra-nirvbhugna-bhoga

a

-śrāmyac-cheṣāhi-mukṭā viṣa-śikhi-paruṣa-śvāsa-dhūma-cchaṭeva|

b

Udgacchantī samantād vahala-vila-pathair v(yā)[pa] ⟨20⟩ dik-cakra-vālaṁ

c

tat-kālonmīlitāśmā jaraṭha-tara-kharī dhūsarā dhūli-rekhā||

d
XII. Anuṣṭubh

yasya nistriṁśa-pānīye nīlotpala-vanojjvale|

ab

ni[majjya rā]⟨21⟩ja-haṁsānāṁ nonmamajja punaḥ kulaṁ*||

cd
XIII. Mandākrāntā

prāleyāṁśoḥ praśamita-mr̥ga-śyāmikair ānayadbhir

a

llakṣmīṁ kṣīrodadhi-himavatoḥ śeṣa-[sindhu]⟨22⟩-kṣiti-dhrān·|

b

nāgī-mūrddha-pratata-palita-bhrāntibhir yad-yaśobhiḥ

c

prāg-bhūpānām vata malinitāḥ kīrttayaḥ kunda-bhāsaḥ||

d
XIV. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

yā kāntyā śa(y)i[tā] ⟨23⟩ kalā sura-dhunī yā pāvanatvena ca

a

kṣ{y}āntyā yā ca vasundharā sura-guroḥ satyena vāṇī tathā|

b

tāpasyena ca yā śivā gurutayā mūrttiḥ kula-(kṣm)[ā-bhr̥]⟨24⟩to

c

dyaur durllaṅghatayeti daivatamayī yā nirmmime vedhasā||

d
XV. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

dauhitrī tramaṇādhipasya nr̥pater āvantikasyātmajā

a

tasyāsīd guṇa⟨25⟩-vatsalasya mahiṣī māṇikyadevīti yā|

b

Asyān tasya vabhūva bhū-tala-guror gopāla-devaḥ suto

c

nācāreṇa vinā-kr̥taṁ kulam iti pratyakṣa⟨26⟩yann ā¿n?⟨t⟩mani||

d
XVI. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

vidye putra-śucam vimuñca kurutām utsāham uccaiḥ-kulaṁ

a

śīla-prastutam astu te sukham amī nandantu sarvve guṇāḥ|

b

Ādhāraś ca viśe⟨27⟩ṣa-vic ca bhavatām ekaḥ phalair yojakaḥ

c

sr̥ṣṭo ⟨’⟩smābhir asāv iti kṣiti-patau yasminn avādīd vidhiḥ||

d
XVII. Vasantatilakā

yasyābhiṣeka-salila-pluti-mātra-janmā

a

⟨28⟩ bhānor iva pratidiśaṁ vitataḥ pratāpaḥ|

b

harṣā¡s!⟨ś⟩ru-kampa-pulakodgama-vibhramāṇāṁ

c

yātrī cakāra bhuvanāni sa-vismayāni||

d
XVIII. Vasantatilakā

yasyāpata⟨29⟩n pracalad-utpalinī-vilāsa

a

-paryāsinaḥ smita-sudhā-śavalāḥ kaṭākṣāḥ|

b

sevā-nateṣu cala-mauli-mayūkha-lekhā

c

-santāna-kanda⟨30⟩lita-dikṣu nareśvareṣu|

d
XIX. Sragdharā

tvaṅgan-nānā-turaṅgar-gaja-khura-mr̥dita-kṣmā-rajo-jāla-meghaṁ

a

dik-cakrāyāta-bhū-bhr̥t-praṇati-cala-śiro-ratna-vidyu⟨31⟩t-prakāśaṁ*|

b

mādyan-mātaṅga-vr̥nda-sruta-karaṭa-payaḥ-paṅka-majjaj-janaughaṁ

c

nityaṁ prāvr̥ṭ-prayāṇaṁ sphuṭam avanipater yasya devendra-bhāsaḥ||

d
XX. Āryā

ja⟨32⟩gati mahaty api yo ’smin dvāv evātmopakāriṇ¿o?⟨au⟩ mene|

ab

vipulābhilāṣam anvinam uddhata-śauryañ ca ripu-varggaṁ*||

cd
XXI. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

velā-sindhu-taṭe⟨33⟩ṣu śaṅkha-dhavalā haṁsāvalī diṅmukhe

a

jy¿au?⟨o⟩tsnā vyomni himācalasya śikharotsaṅgeṣu bhāgīrathī|

b

yat-kīrttiḥ kr̥ta-sapta-sindhu-taraṇa-vyāsa⟨34⟩kta-phena-cchaṭā

c

siddhān· smārayatīva bhairava-mahārambhāṭṭahāsa-śriyaṁ*||

d

sa khalu bhāgīrathī-patha-pravarttamāna-nānā-vidha-nau-vāṭa⟨35⟩ka-sampādita-setu-vandha-nihita-śaila-śikhara-śreṇī-vibhramān niratiśaya-ghana-ghanāghana-ghaṭā-śyāmāyamāna-vāsara-lakṣmī-samāravdha⟨36⟩-santata-jalada-samaya-sandehād udīcīnāneka-narapati-prābhr̥tī-kr̥tāprameya-haya-vāhinṇī-khara-khurotkhāta-dhūlī-dhūsarita-dig-antarālāt·| (pa)⟨37⟩rameśvara-sevā-samāyātāśeṣa-jamv¡ū!⟨u⟩-dvīpa-bhūpālānanta-pādāta-bhara-namad-avaneḥ| śobhana-samāvāsita-śrīmaj-jaya-skandhāvārāt· para(ma)⟨38⟩saugata-parameśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-śrī-śūrapāla-deva-pādānudhyātaḥ paramasaugata-parameśvara-paramabhaṭṭ[ā]⟨Page 1v⟩⟨39⟩rako mahārājādhirājaḥ śrīmān· gopāla-devaḥ kuśalī| śrī-puṇḍrava(r)ddha(na)⟨40⟩-bhuktau| sthālīkaṭa-viṣaye| Uccavr̥kṣa-maṇḍalāntaḥpāti-pārāvāra-bhūmi-sameta⟨41⟩-kaṅkāvāsake gomuṇḍakādi-bhūmi-samete samupagatān sarvvān eva rāja-puruṣān rāja-rā⟨42⟩janaka-rājaputra-rājāmātya-mahāsāmanta-mahāsenāpati-mahāsāndhivigrahika-mahā{’}kṣapaṭalika-mahāpratīhāra-mahādaṇḍanāyaka-mahā⟨43⟩rājasthānīya-Uparika-mahākārttākr̥tika-mahādaussādhyasādhanika-dāṇḍika-dāṇḍapāśika-śaulkika-gaulmika-kṣetrapa-prāntapālaka-koṭṭapā⟨44⟩la-khaṇḍarakṣa-tad-āyuktaka-viniyuktaka-hastyaśvoṣṭranauvalavyāpr̥taka-kiśoravaḍavāgomahiṣyajāvikādhyakṣa-dūta-preṣaṇika-gamāgamika-Abhi⟨45⟩tvaramāṇa-viṣayapati-tarapati-tarika-gauḍa-mālava-khaśa-hūṇa-kulika-karṇṇāṭa-lāṭa-cāṭa-bhaṭa-sevakādīn anyāṁś cākīrttitān rāja-pādopajīvina[ḥ] ⟨46⟩ prativāsinaś ca vrāhmaṇottarām mahattama-kuṭumvi-puroga-medāndhraka-caṇḍāla-paryantān yathārham mānayati vodhayati samādiśati ca|

viditam astu bhava⟨47⟩tām· mahāsainyapati-śrī-kokkākena dūta-mukhena vayam vijñāpitāḥ| yathā mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca sakalasya ca satva-rāśeḥ puṇya-yaśo ⟨’⟩bhivr̥ddhaye ma⟨48⟩yā kaṅkāvāsake vihāraḥ kāritaḥ tatra bhagavato vuddha-bhaṭṭārakasya prajñāpāramitādi-sakala-dharmma-netrī-sthānasyāryāvaivarttika-vodhisatva-gaṇasyāṣṭa-ma⟨49⟩hā-puruṣa-pudgalārya-bhikṣu-saṁghasya ca yathārhaṁ* pūjā-vali-caru-satra-nivedya-khaṇḍa-sphuṭita-saṁskārādy-arthaṁ cīvara-piṇḍapāta-śayanā¡ś!⟨s⟩ana-glā⟨50⟩na-pratyaya-bhaiṣajya-pariṣkārādy-artham anyeṣām api mamābhimatānām mat-parikalpita-vibhāgenānavadya-bhogādy-arthañ ca śrīmad-bhaṭṭāra⟨51⟩ka-pādā yathopari-likhita-grāmam imaṁ gomuṇḍakādi-bhūmi-sametaṁ śāsanī-kr̥tya dadatv iti| tato ’smābhis tadīya-vijñaptyā grāmo ⟨’⟩yaṁ ⟨52⟩ gomuṇḍakādi-bhūmi-sametaḥ sva-sīmā-tr̥ṇa-yūti-gocara-paryantaḥ sa-talaḥ soddeśaḥ sa-pādapaḥ sa-jala-sthalaḥ sa-garttoṣaraḥ soparikaraḥ ⟨53⟩ sa-daśāpacāraḥ sa-cauroddharaṇaḥ parihr̥ta-sarvva-pīḍaḥ| A-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ| A-kiñcit-pragrāhyaḥ samasta-rāja-bhāga-bhoga-pratyā⟨54⟩ya-sameto bhūmi-cchidra-nyāyenācandrārkka-kṣiti-sama-kālam mātā-pitror ātmanaḥ sakalasya ca satva-rāśeḥ puṇya-yaśo ’bhivr̥ddhaye ⟨55⟩ tathaiva śāsanī-kr̥tya vidhivad dattaḥ| yato bhavadbhiḥ sarvvair eva dānam idam anumantavyaṁ* bhāvibhir api bhūpatibhir bhūmer ddāna-phala-gau⟨56⟩ravād apaharaṇe mahā-naraka-pāta-bhayāc cānumodya paripālanīyaṁ prativāsibhiḥ kṣetra-karaiś cājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyair bhūtvā sarvva-pratyāyopanayaḥ ⟨57⟩ (kā)rya Iti|

samvat· 3 Āṣāḍha-dine 29⟨|>⟩

tathā cātra dharmmānuśaṁsa-ślokāḥ||

XXII. Anuṣṭubh

vahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhiḥ|

ab

yasya yasya yadā bhūmi⟨58⟩[s tasya] (tasya) tadā phalaṁ*||

cd
XXIII. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭim varṣa-sahasrāṇi svargge tiṣṭhati bhūmidaḥ|

ab

Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca tāny eva narake vaset·||

cd
XXIV. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattām para-dattām vā yo hareta va⟨59⟩[sundharāṁ|]

ab

sa viṣṭhāyāṁ krimi⟨r⟩ bhūtvā pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate||

cd
XXV. Vasantatilakā

Asmat-kula-kramam udāram udāharadbhir

a

anyaiś ca dānam idam abhyanumodanīyaṁ*|

b

lakṣmyā⟨60⟩[s taḍit-sa]lila-vudvuda-cañcalāyā

c

dānam phalam para-yaśaḥ-paripālanañ ca||

d
XXVI. Puṣpitāgrā

Iti kamala-dalāmvu-vindu-lolāṁ

a

śriyam anucintya manuṣya-jīvi⟨61⟩[tañ ca|]

b

[sa]kalam idam udāhr̥tañ ca vudhvā

c

na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ||

d
XXVII. Anuṣṭubh

śrīmad-gopāla-devena jagad-vijaya-śālinā|

ab

śuddhāśayaḥ ⟨62⟩ kr̥taḥ śrīmān· vajravarmmātra dūtakaḥ||

cd
XXVIII. Mālinī

samataṭa-nr̥patīnāṁ rājya-bhārasya voḍhā

a

dr̥ḍhatara-bhuja-veṣṭāpiṣṭa-caṇḍāri-cakraḥ|

b

prati-bhuvana-śa-vighna-bhā⟨63⟩nta-nirvyāja-kīrttir

c

niravadhi-niviḍa-śrīr asti sāmanta-vaṅśaḥ||

d
XXIX. Anuṣṭubh

tatrodapādi sukr̥tī kaler vvahir iva sthitaḥ|

ab

śrīmān cāmuṇḍadattākhyaḥ khyātaḥ khyā⟨64⟩timatān dhūri||

cd
XXX. Āryā

vāḍava-dahanoṣṇī-kr̥ta-jaladhi-taṭa-bhramaṇa-sambhr̥tārttir iva|

ab

bhajati sma yasya kīrttiś candana-vana-śītalam malayaṁ*||

cd
XXXI. Anuṣṭubh

tasya ⟨65⟩ śrī-vapyadattākhyas tanayaḥ puruṣottamaḥ|

ab

Ananta-bhoga-saṁlīnaḥ pradhvasta-narako ⟨’⟩bhavat·||

cd
XXXII. Vaṁśastha

bhavāntarīyasya phalaṁ samādade

a

na kevalaṁ śuddhatama⟨66⟩sya karmaṇaḥ|

b

Athāpi yaḥ svādutamāya bhāvine

c

phalāya yat sādhu tad apy ajījanat·||

d
XXXIII. Anuṣṭubh

pārāśadatta-tanayāṁ cundādevīm uvāha saḥ|

ab

pati-vratāpi ⟨67⟩ sarvveṣāṁ hr̥daye yā vyavasthitā||

cd
XXXIV. Anuṣṭubh

tasyām asūta kokkākaṁ senā-nāthaṁ sutottamaṁ*|

ab

dharmmas trayyām iva svarggan divīva divasaṁ raviḥ||

cd
XXXV. Āryā

pakṣiṇa⟨ḥ⟩ bhuja ⟨68⟩ Iva yo bhū-nara-pati-mallasya śūrapālasya|

ab

saṅgrāma-jaladhi-setur vvipanna-jagad-āśraya-stambhaḥ||

cd
XXXVI. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

Agrāmyaṁ sadasi smitam praṇayinām āśā ⟨69⟩ na dīrghīkr̥tās

a

tyaktāḍamvaram eva yena ripavo dhāreṇa saṅkocitāḥ|

b

Ante yā viphala⟨d⟩-giraḥ śruti-sukhāḥ svapne ⟨’⟩pi tā neritās

c

tad-viśrāṇitam artthine punar asau ⟨70⟩ [ye]nārthitān nāgamat·||

d
XXXVII. Sragdharā

Ā śailād īśa-cūḍābharaṇa-śaśi-karādhyāpita-śveta-bhāvād

a

ā vindhyān narmmadāmbhaḥ-śiśirita-dr̥ṣadaḥ sāgarād ā pratīcaḥ|

b

Ā prāco vaṅgataḥ ⟨71⟩ [ā]nayana-kuvalaya-nyāsa-nīlormma-dāmnaḥ

c

sāmantās te na ke cin nija-śirasi dadhe yair na tat-pāda-pansuḥ||

d
XXXVIII. Rathoddhatā

(p)ratyapadyata mahārham āsanam

a

(bhū)-bhujāṁ sada(si) yo maho(da)⟨72⟩[ya]ḥ|

b

yasya cānyad api tat tathā vidham

c

paprathe kakuda-jātam ādr̥taṁ*||

d
XXXIX. Vasantatilakā

śastrānale hutavato dviṣatām anīkaṁ

a

rājopavāhyam adhirūḍhavato gajendraṁ*|

b

yasyānapakramava⟨73⟩[taḥ] patir ādideśa

c

śvetāvja-puñja-nibham ujvala-hema-daṇḍaṁ*||

d
XL. Śālinī

tenāsīmnā vuddha-pādāvja-bhaktyā

a

jyotsnā-gauraḥ kārito ⟨’⟩yam vihāraḥ|

b

yaḥ kṣīrāvdher vvibhramodbhe⟨74⟩[da]-bhājaḥ

c

kakṣān dhatte bhikṣubhiḥ śoṇa-vastraiḥ||

d
XLI. Vasantatilakā

Etena sāndra-kali-kalmaṣa-taskareṇa

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tasyānavadya-yaśasaḥ sukr̥tādbhutena|

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sansāriṇām bhavatu sarvva-bha⟨75⟩ya-praśāntir

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vviśvānukampini dr̥ḍhā sugate ca bhaktiḥ||

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XLII. Anuṣṭubh

⟨76⟩ śrīmatā dakkadāsena jayadāsasya sūnunā|

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Idaṁ śāsanam utkīrṇṇaṁ sat-sāmataṭa-janmanā||

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⟨01⟩ ni

Apparatus

Plate

⟨6⟩ ⟨’⟩bhavad ⬦ ’bhūt RF.

⟨8⟩ svī-kurvvanti ⬦ svi-kurvvanti RF.

⟨9⟩ -sragviṇas ⬦ -sraviṇas RF. — ⟨9⟩ yac- ⬦ yat- RF.

⟨10⟩ asūn ⬦ RF.

⟨12⟩ -pati(ṁ) ⬦ -pati RF.

⟨19⟩ -nirvbhugna- ⬦ -nirvbhugṇa- RF.

⟨22⟩ śa(y)i[tā] ⬦ śa(yi)[…] RF.

⟨23⟩ ca kṣ{y}āntyā ⬦ vakṣyāntyā RF. — ⟨23⟩ -(kṣm)[ā-bhr̥]⟨24⟩to ⬦ -(kṣma)[…]to RF.

⟨28⟩ yasyāpata⟨29⟩n ⬦ yasyādhata⟨29⟩n RF.

⟨29⟩ -utpalinī- ⬦ -raty-alinī- RF.

⟨30⟩ -turaṅgar- ⬦ -turaṅga- RF.

⟨32⟩ dvāv ⬦ nāv RF. — ⟨32⟩ anvinam uddhata- ⬦ anvita-pradūta- RF.

⟨33⟩ jy¿au?⟨o⟩tsnā ⬦ jyotsnā RF.

⟨37⟩ -jamv¡ū!⟨u⟩- ⬦ -jamvu- RF. — ⟨37⟩ śobhana- ⬦ śohana- RF.

⟨42⟩ -mahā{’}kṣapaṭalika- ⬦ -mahākṣapaṭalika- RF.

⟨44⟩ -vaḍavā- ⬦ -vadavā- RF.

⟨48⟩ prajñāpāramitādi- ⬦ prajñapāramitādi- RF.

⟨49⟩ -śayanā¡ś!⟨s⟩ana- ⬦ -śayanāsana- RF.

⟨61⟩ śuddhāśayaḥ ⬦ śraddhāśayaḥ RF.

⟨62⟩ -bhā⟨63⟩nta- ⬦ -dā⟨63⟩nta- RF.

⟨69⟩ aso ⬦ ayo RF.

⟨70⟩ [ye]nārthitān ⬦ […]t arthitān RF. — ⟨70⟩ nāgamat· ⬦ nāśamat RF. — ⟨70⟩ ā pratīcaḥ ⬦ āpavīcaḥ RF. — ⟨70⟩ prāco ⬦ prale RF.

⟨71⟩ -nyāsa- ⬦ -nyāya- RF. — ⟨71⟩ (p)ratyapadyata ⬦ raty apadyata RF. — ⟨71⟩ āsanam ⬦ āsanan RF. — ⟨71⟩ (bhū)-bhujāṁ ⬦ yan nūjāṁ RF. — ⟨71⟩ sada(si) yo ⬦ sadaṇayo RF. — ⟨71⟩ maho(da)⟨72⟩[ya]ḥ ⬦ mahāṁ[…]⟨72⟩ḥ RF.

⟨72⟩ vidham paprathe ⬦ vidhamya praddhe RF. — ⟨72⟩ yasyānapakramava⟨73⟩[taḥ] ⬦ yasyātapakramataḥ ⟨73⟩ […] RF.

⟨73⟩ vvibhramodbhe⟨74⟩[da]- ⬦ vvibhūnodbhe⟨74⟩[…] RF.

⟨01⟩ ni • The character ni,which seems to be an abbreviation for nibaddha "confirmed", is engraved at the lower left corner of the reverse of the plate.

Translation by Ryosuke Furui

Seal

Illustrious Gopāladeva

Plate

(1) Success! Welfare!

I
The one with mind delighted by the jewel of compassion, who is united with beloved goddess Benevolence, whose dirt of ignorance is cleansed by pure water of the stream of knowledge of perfect enlightenment, who, after conquering the powerful cause of existence producing desire, acquired eternal tranquillity, may he, the illustrious Lord of the World (the Buddha) possessing ten powers be victorious, otherwise also Gopāladeva [II]!
II
There was illustrious king Dharmapāla was, who was the birthplace of Lakṣmī (the ocean) with makaras {was levying fair tax on the origin of wealth}, able to carry the burden of the earth, a sole refuge for mountains {kings} approaching him in fear of cutting of their wings {destruction of their troops}, devoted to the protection of custom, an abode of heroism and great by whiteness with beauty of milk ocean.
III
The white swan, which was his fame, the naturally white streak of foams of the four oceans, the rain removing burning of lotus-like faces of wives of his enemies, the splendour of the body of the serpent chief doubled inside the nether-world, proceeded in the cage which was the world.
IV
These waves of the milk ocean, which took the breathed fragrance of Śauri (Kr̥ṣṇa) drowsy in Yoganidrā, by which uproar of furious tidal wave was made at the valley of the Mandara mountain, and which got wearing the garland of water-lily of the wide eyes of Lakṣmī, drank perspiration of his army by their own wind wet by spray.
V
By these villages beginning with Kuśasthala (Kānyakubja), Hari sought peace and [because of these villages] the son of Gāndhārī (Duryodhana) abandoned his son, life, bowing brothers and names. After conquering [them], these villages were bestowed with a smile on the friend, the grandson of Yaśovarman (Cakrāyudha), by him (Dharmapāla), praiseworthy in war and voracious for enemies.
VI
He obtained the son illustrious Devapāla, the master of wealth {husband of Lakṣmī (Viṣṇu)} who was the truth for his dear friends, abode of infinite enjoyment {having the hood of Ananta as his abode}, protecting the earth gained through the succession of Gopāla [I] and Dharma[pāla] {cow gained through the right effort of cowherd}, unsurpassed, having makaras that were leaves at the end of crowns of all the kings immersed in the ocean of mass of moon-like brightness of his illustrious foot-nails.
VII
“Sighs, turfs of hair with locks loosen by violent movements, the prominence of cheek lies on the bed made of hands, drops of tears bring out blossoms on breasts, and the heart longs for emission of life-breath (death)”, such a vision was never effaced from the group of women of his enemies whose husbands were destroyed [by him].
VIII
When his fame excessively filled the sky, the charioteer of the sun, full of the fear of crossing the milk-ocean, instantly held the horses.
IX
As far as the Vindhya Mountain where bamboo forest, the friend of the feast of sexual enjoyment of Śavara women, is black, as far as the Snow Mountain where its tableland is flooded by the stream of nectar which is the smile of Umā, as far as the ocean witnessing the rise of the sun, and as far as [the ocean] filled with water of Sarasvatī rivers, the kings got the status of being bees on a pair of lotuses which were his feet.
X
From him, as if from the bull-marked one (Śiva), was born in this world the son, king illustrious Śūrapāla, in no other time, exactly the second Mahāsena (Skanda), coming to stability due to his nature as master, holding a fearsome energy {spear} very sharp making pride of kings low, getting the initiation which was the only one ceremony granting non-fear to deities possessing fear.
XI
At the time of his march, as if the mass of smoke with poisonous flame and piercing hiss was emitted by the snake Śeṣa tired with his hood distorted by the weight of the earth troubled by burden of his army, a very strong, dense, grey streak of dust, like a cloud emerging suddenly, pervaded the circle of quarters, rising on all sides through the paths of deep caves.
XII
After sinking in the water of his sword, blazing like a forest of blue night lotus, a flock of royal swans never emerged again.
XIII
By his glories, which relieved blackness of deer from the cold-beamed moon, led Lakṣmī in both the milk-ocean and snow mountain to the remaining rivers and mountains and filled the foreheads of nāga women with moving of mud, alas, the defiled fames of eastern kings were made the one with jasmine-like brightness.
XIV
“By her loveliness, she is a sleeping digit [of the moon], and the divine river (Gaṅgā) by her property of purification. By her endurance, she is also the earth and the voice of the teacher of deities (Br̥haspati) by truth. By asceticism, she is also Śivā (Pārvatī), the embodiment of the king of good family by her dignity and the sky by her inviolability.” Thus she, who had divine nature, was measured by the creator.
XV
She, called Māṇikyadevī, the daughter’s daughter of the lord of Tramaṇa and the daughter of king Āvantika, was the queen of him who loved virtues. In her was born to him, the father on the earth, the son Gopāladeva [II] who exhibited in himself, “This house is not devoid of good conduct.”
XVI
“Oh knowledge, discharge a pure son! The high family should make strength. Your pleasure should be the one praised for discipline. All those virtues should rejoice. He, the support, knowing difference and the only harnesser of you with merits, was created by us.” Thus declared the fate on this king.
XVII
His splendour born only from the flood of water of his consecration spread in every direction like [the splendour] of the sun. The march of excesses of tears, tremor and rise of horripilation of joy surprised living beings.
XVIII
The side-glance, filled with smile and comfort, of him who spent time in play with trembling blue lotuses, fell on kings who bowed for service and from whose trembling crests streaks of rays were constantly emitted to the four directions.
XIX
There is a web-like cloud made of dust from the earth crushed by hooves of diverse galloping horses and elephants. There is splendour of flash from trembling crest jewels of bowing kings coming from the four directions. There is a mass of people bathing in mud made by liquid of temple flowing from a flock of drunken elephants. Thus the lustre like the king of deities (Indra) of this king always spreads like the beginning of a rainy season.
XX
In this great world too, he considered the follower with a large appetite and the group of enemies with raised heroism as two benefactors of himself.
XXI
His fame, which is [like] a line of swans white like conch-shell on the shores of the peripheral oceans in all the quarters, the moonlight in the sky, the river Bhāgīrathī on the laps of the Snow Mountain, and embraced by a mass of foams through the accomplished crossing of the seven oceans, almost reminds the siddhas of the beauty of loud laughter in the great undertaking of Bhairava.

(34–37) From the illustrious military camp of victory pitched at Śobhana, where the group of mountain peaks laid by the bridge produced by various kinds of large ships going around the path of river Bhāgīrathī are rolling, where the doubt of the time of lasting cloud occurred because of daylight darkened by the assembly of unsurpassed dark rutting elephants, where the intermediate space of directions is made grey by dust dug up by the hard hooves of innumerable horse troops gifted by many northern kings and where the earth bows to the weight of innumerable foot soldiers of all the kings of Jambudvīpa coming for the service to the supreme lord.

(37–46) Parameśvara paramabhaṭṭāraka mahārājādhirāja illustrious Gopāladeva [II], healthy, the devout worshipper of Sugata, who was accepted by his majesty parameśvara paramabhaṭṭāraka mahārājādhirāja illustrious Śūrapāladeva, the devout worshipper of Sugata, honours, announces and orders according to order all the approached royal officials beginning with rāja, rājanaka, rājaputra, rājāmātya, mahāsāmanta, mahāsenāpati, mahāsāndhivigrahika, mahākṣapaṭalika, mahāpratīhāra, mahādaṇḍanāyaka, mahārājasthānīya, uparika, mahākārttākr̥tika, mahādaussādhyasādhanika, dāṇḍika, dāṇḍapāśika, śaulkika, gaulmika, kṣetrapa, prāntapālaka, koṭṭapāla, khaṇḍarakṣa, their āyuktas and viniyuktakas, hastyaśvoṣṭranaubalavyāpr̥taka, kiśoravaḍavāgomahiṣyajāvikādhyakṣa, dūta, preṣaṇika, gamāgamika, abhitvaramāṇa, viṣayapati, grāmapati, tarapati, tarika, Gauḍa, Mālava, Khaśa, Hūṇa, Kulika, Karṇāta, Lāṭa, cāṭa, bhaṭa and sevaka, and the other unnamed dependants on the royal feet, and the residents accompanied by brāhmaṇas, led by mahattamas and kuṭumbins reaching to medas, andhrakas and caṇḍālas, at Kaṅkāvāsaka accompanied by the land of both shores and accompanied by the land beginning with Gomuṇḍaka, belonging to Uccavr̥kṣa maṇḍala of Sthālīkaṭa viṣaya in illustrious Puṇḍravardhana bhukti [as follows]:

(46–57) “It should be known to you. We were requested by mahāsainyapati illustrious Kokkāka through the mouth of the messenger [as follows]. “For the increase of merit and fame of mother and father, myself and all the sentient beings, a vihāra was established by me at Kaṅkāvāsaka. So his majesty illustrious bhaṭṭāraka should give this above written village accompanied by the land beginning with Gomuṇḍaka, after making a royal grant, for the purpose of worship, offering, offering of milked rice, charitable feeding, offering of food, repairs of broken and fissured parts and so on, for the purpose of robes, alms food, bedding, seating, cloth kept as a fund for medicine which is a requisite for the sick and so on, there in relation to the venerable Lord Buddha, in relation to the site of all the ways of Dharma (scriptures) beginning with the Prajñapāramitā, in relation to the group of noble irreversible Bodhisattvas and in relation to the noble bhikṣusaṁgha which is the eight great individuals, according to their ranks, also for the purpose of unobjectionable enjoyment and so on for the others wished by me in the share fixed by me.” So according to his request, this above written village, accompanied by the land beginning with Gomuṇḍaka, as far as its own border, grass field and pasture, was thus given by us according to the rule, after making a royal grant, with flat land, with raised ground, with trees, with watering place, with ditch and saline land, with additional tax, with fine of ten offences, with the right to catch thieves, exempted from all the burdens, without entry of cāṭas and bhaṭas, without anything taken away, accompanied by contribution of all bhāga and bhoga of the king, by the rule of land reclamation, as long as the moon, the sun and the earth exist, for the increase of merit and fame of mother and father, myself and all the sentient beings. Hence this donation should be consented to by you all. It should also be protected by future kings after approving it out of respect for merit of donation of land and from fear of falling to the great hell in case of its violation. And the practice of all the contributions should be made by residing cultivators after becoming subject to hearing the order [of donee].”

(57) Year 3 month Āṣāḍha day 29.

(57) And here are verses instructing dharma [as follows]:

XXII
The earth was given by many kings beginning with Sagara. To the one to whom the land belongs, belongs then the merit.
XXIII
For sixty thousand years, a giver of land stays in heaven. The one who denies it and the one who agrees with him live in hell for the same period.
XXIV
Either given by himself or given by the others, the one who stole land, he would be boiled with his ancestors after becoming an insect in excreta.
XXV
By those citing the noble succession of our family, and also by others, this donation should be approved. Donation of wealth, which is inconstant like lightning, waves and bubbles, brings a good fruit, so does protection of pious deeds of others.
XXVI
After thus considering wealth and human life fragile as a drop of water on lotus petal, also after knowing all that is said, the meritorious deeds of others should not be destroyed by human beings.
XXVII
By illustrious Gopāladeva [II], distinguished for conquest of the world, illustrious Vajravarman, pure-minded, was here made a messenger.
XXVIII
There was a lineage of sāmantas, the carrier of burden of the kingdom of Samataṭa kings, having a circle of fierce enemies pressed by a noose of harder arms, with moon-like pure fame of a destroyer of enemy kings and unlimitedly filled with wealth.
XXIX
There, the illustrious one named Cāmuṇḍadatta, doing good deeds, as if standing outside the Kali age and renowned at the top of renowned ones, was born.
XXX
His fame, as if having a pain accumulated through travel to shores of the ocean boiled by burning of the submarine fire, enjoyed Malaya, cool by candana forest
XXXI
To him was born the son named illustrious Vapyadatta, who was the best man {Puruṣottama} clinging to limitless enjoyment {hidden by the food of Ananta} and having the hell {Nalara} destroyed.
XXXII
“I receive the fruit of another life, not only that of the purest deed.” Therefore, he, for the sweetest future fruit, produced what was right.
XXXIII
He married Cundādevī, the daughter of Pārāśadatta. This devoted wife was present in his heart in terms of all the matters.
XXXIV
In her he begot the best son Kokkāka, the master of army, as if Dharma [got] the heaven in the triad and the sun [got] the day in the sky.
XXXV
Like a branch for a bird, for Śūrapāla, the hero among masters of the earth and people, he was the bridge over the ocean of battles and the pillar which was shelter of the afflicted world.
XXXVI
The wish of the ones longing for not rustic smile at assembly was not prolonged. These enemies, with their drums abandoned, were made smaller the stream which was him. The fruit-bearing praise pleasant to the ear at the end, was not uttered even in a dream. The one, by which he did not obtain desired objects, was given again to a supplicant.
XXXVII
As far as the mountain which had whiteness instructed by beams of the moon, the crest ornament of Īśa, as far as Vindhya Mountain of which rocks were cooled by water of the Narmadā river, as far as the western sea, as far as Vaṅga to the east, the giver of blue wave(?) which was a deposit of water lilies bringing it, there were no sāmantas by whom dust of his feet was not put on their own heads.
XXXVIII
He, the lord, attained the precious seat at the assembly of kings. And then another form of him got known to the attentive one born to the summit (the king).
XXXIX
To him, having the army of enemies sacrificed in fire of [his] sword, mounted on the excellent elephant which was a royal vehicle, and never making retreat, the master assigned the brazing golden cudgel resembling a heap of white lotuses.
XL
By him, with limitless devotion to the lotus feet of the Buddha, this vihāra, white like moonlight, was established. It assumes the girdle of the milk ocean, which shares appearance of restlessness, by bhikṣus clothed in red.
XLI
By this stealer of thick stain of the Kali age, the wonder of good deed of him who has faultless fame, may there for living beings be pacification of all the fears and firm devotion to Sugata, who sympathises with all!
XLII
By illustrious Dakkadāsa, the son of Jayadāsa, born to a good one belonging to Samataṭa, this edict was engraved.

(01) Confirmed.

Commentary

Plate

(76) This line is engraved at the bottom of the plate, with two lines of space between it and the penultimate line.

Bibliography

First edited and published by Ryosuke Furui2008 without translation and proper rendition of stanzas. Now re-edited with corrections and proper renditions of stanzas.

Primary

[RF] Furui, Ryosuke. 2008. “A new copper plate inscription of Gopala II.” SAS 24 (1), pp. 67–75. DOI: 10.1080/02666030.2008.9628683. [URL].