Vēlūrpāḷaiyam plates, time of Nandivarman, year 6

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⟨1v1=1⟩ svasti śrīḥ namaś śivāya ||~ nityaM vyāpi nirāmayaM paramayā bhaktyādhigamyaṁ śivaM vācān dūram aci-

⟨1v2=2⟩ ntyam akṣayam iti prodgīyamānaM· budhaiḥ saṁyamyendriya-vāhinīṁ yati-varair yyan mṛ(g)yate santa-

⟨1v3=3⟩ ta(M) tejas tat paramārttha-sac cirataran niśreyasāyāstu va⟨ḥ⟩ ||~ śarvvāṇīkucakuṁkumāṁka(śu)bhakasubha-

⟨4⟩ gāḥ proddāmadarppāmara- dveṣivrātavadhūprasādhanaparāmṛṣṭiprasaṁgocitāḥ yuṣmānpāntu yu-

⟨5⟩ gāntavahnivilasaddīprāstracakrāśriraṁ śrīkaṇṭhasya śikhaṇḍaratnaruciravyāḷāṁgadā bāha-

⟨6⟩ vaḥ Āsīd aṁbujanābhanābhikamalā(dbra)hmā tatopyaṁgirā(s) (ta)smāddevagurustataśśubhamatiśśaṁyu-

⟨7⟩ stataśśāṁ(yava)ḥ {s}tasmātku(m)bhasamudbhava⟨ḥ⟩ smararipo(rdrau)ṇistatoṁśaḥ kramād asmādvismayanīyakīrttira-

⟨8⟩ khila(kṣmā)vallabhaḥ pallavaḥ vaṁśastatova⟨r⟩ttata pallavānāṁ rakṣāvidhidhvastavipalla(vā)nā(m·) bhū-

⟨2r1=9⟩ bhārakhedālasapannagendra- sāhāyyaniṣṇātabhujārggaḷānām· Aśokavarmmādiṣu devabhūyaṁ ga-

⟨10⟩ te(ṣu vaṁśye)ṣvatha pārtthiveṣu vaṁśasyacū¿ḷ?⟨ḍ⟩āmaṇirāvirāsīd bharttendirāyā Iva kāḷabharttā ||~

⟨11⟩ tat-sutād ajani cūtapallavād vīrakūrcca Iti viśrutāhvayaḥ yaḥ phaṇīndrasutayā sahāgrahīd rāja-

⟨12⟩ cihnamakhilaṁ yaśodhanaḥ Anvavāyanabhaśrandra⟨ḥ⟩ skandaśiṣyastatobhavat ⟨d⟩vijānāṁ ghaṭikāṁ rājñas satya-

⟨13⟩ senā¿t?⟨j⟩jahāra yaḥ | gṛhītakāñcīnagarastatobhūt kumāraviṣṇussamareṣu ji(ṣṇu)ḥ bharttā bhuvo-

⟨14⟩ bhūdatha buddhava⟨r⟩mmā yaścoḷasainyārṇṇava¿v?⟨b⟩āḍabāgniḥ saviṣṇugope ca narendrabṛnde gate

⟨15⟩ tatojāyata nandivarmmā Anugrahādyena pinākapāṇeḥ pranarttito dṛṣṭiviṣaḥ phaṇīndraḥ Atha prathitavikra-

⟨16⟩ mo jagati siṁhavarmmāhvayān nṛpātparamadāpahādajani siṁhaviṣṇu⟨r⟩jayī{ḥ} lasatkramukamaṇḍalāḥ ka¿ḷ?⟨l⟩ama-

⟨17⟩ kānanālaṁkṛtāḥ kavīratanayāñcitāssapadi yena coḷā hṛtāḥ tadā¿n?⟨t⟩majādāvirabhūnmahendrād upe-

⟨2v1=18⟩ ndrakīrtti⟨r⟩nnarasiṁhavarmmā vātāpimaddhye vijitāriva(rgga)⟨ḥ⟩ sthitañjayastambhamalam·bhayadyaḥ tataḥ paramadaddhva-

⟨19⟩ ṁsī babhūva parameśvaraḥ cāḷukyakṣitibhṛtsainya- dhvāntadhvaṁsadivākaraḥ tatputrasūnurnnarasiṁhavarmmā pu-

⟨20⟩ nar¿y?⟨v⟩yadhādyo ghaṭikāṁ dvijānāṁ śilāmayaṁ veśma-śaśāṁkamauleḥ kailāsaka¿t?⟨l⟩pañca mahendraka-

⟨21⟩ ¿t?⟨l⟩paḥ tatsūnurbhūbhṛtāṁ (m)ānyo babhūva parameśvaraḥ mānavena krameṇorvvīm aśād yaḥ kali-śāsanaḥ tad-a-

⟨22⟩ nantaramanvayasya lakṣmīñ catura(mbho)nidhivāsasā sahorvvyā samavāpadaśeṣapūrvva(bhū)-

⟨23⟩ bhṛd- guṇasaṁmeḷanadhāma nandivarmmā tasyāṁburāśeriva vāhinīnān nāthasya nānāguṇara(tna)-

⟨24⟩ dhāmnaḥ dhīrasya bhūbhṛdvaralabdhajanmā reveva revā mahiṣī babhūva tasyāmāvirabhū⟨t⟩trilokaparira-

⟨25⟩ (kṣā)⟨r⟩tthaḥ kṣamānandana¿ḥ?⟨s⟩ sākṣādaṁburuhekṣaṇassvayamiha śrīdantivarmmā nṛpaḥ śauryyatyāgakṛtajña-

⟨26⟩ tādiramalo yasminguṇānāṁ gaṇaḥ pr(ā)pt(ā)nyonyasamāgamotsava Iva prāpatpra⟨ti⟩ṣṭhāñci-

⟨3r1=27⟩ rāt· prakhyātasya kada(mba)vaṁ⟨śa⟩tilakasyorvvīpaterātmajā vīrāṇāṁ prathamasyaṁ pallavamahārāja-

⟨28⟩ sya tejasvinaḥ Ākhyāmaggaḷanimmaṭīti ⟨da⟩dhatī śuddhānvavāyocitā (bha)rttustasya bhuvo

⟨29⟩ babhūva mahiṣī gaurīva jetuḥ pur¿a?⟨ā⟩m· |~ śrīnandivarmmāṇamasūta seyaṁ sandhyeva te-

⟨30⟩ jasvinamambikeva kumāramatyadbhutaśaktiyuktaṁ yathā jayantaṁ jayinaṁ śacīva |~ Utkhāta-

⟨31⟩ -khaḍga-nihata-dvipa-kumbha-mukta muktāphalaprapāsite samarāṁgaṇe yaḥ (|) śatrū-

⟨32⟩ nnihatya samavāpadananyala¿v?⟨bh⟩yāṁ rājyaśiśr¿a?⟨i⟩yaṁ svabhujavikramadarppaśālī |~ U(dya)ānaṁ ma-

⟨33⟩ dhunā guṇaiḥ kulabh¿u?⟨ū⟩va¿ḥ?⟨ś⟩ śīlena vāme¿rt?⟨k⟩ṣaṇā tyāgenārtthapatiśśrutena vinaya-

⟨34⟩ ssūryyeṇa pa¿t?⟨d⟩mākaraḥ prāleyadyutinā payodasamayāpāye nabhaḥprāṁgaṇan nai-

⟨35⟩ vaṁ (bhā)ti tathā yathā jagadidaṁ yena ¿t?⟨k⟩ṣamābandhunā pṛthvīpālasya tasya pra¿dh?⟨th⟩itagu-

⟨3v1=36⟩ ṇaga(ṇo) bappabhaṭṭārakā¿g?⟨kh⟩yaś śāstre vede ca sāṁkhye prakaṭitamahimā yajña-

⟨37⟩ bhaṭṭābhidhāna¡ś!⟨ḥ⟩ śrīkaṭṭuppaḷḷināmni śrutavina⟨ya⟩dharastuṁgakailāsakalpaṁ grā-

⟨38⟩ mebālendumauler{bh}bhavanamakṛta yadbhaktiyogapra(tī)taḥ |~ pitābhavadyasya

⟨39⟩ viśuddhabuddhir ggirāmiveśaśśivadāsanāmā mātābhavadyasya guṇaissama¿ś?⟨g⟩rai-

⟨40⟩ r ggarīyasī (dre)ṇamaṇirmmahīva |~ pitāmaho yasya viśuddhavṛttir dvijāgragaṇya-

⟨41⟩ stamasānni¿pā?⟨ha⟩ntā nidhiḥ kalānāmi(va) yajñanāmā babhūva vikhyātayaśaḥprakāśaḥ tasmai

⟨42⟩ devāya śarvvāya pūjāsatrādikarmaṇe sodā¿g?⟨d⟩grāmantirukkāṭṭup- paḷḷināmāna-

⟨43⟩ mīśvaraḥ ~ vijñaptimatrākṛta coḷavaṁśa- cū¿ḷ?⟨ḍ⟩āmaṇirvviśrutavikramaśrīḥ dhīraḥ kumā-

⟨44⟩ rāṁkuśanāmadheyas tyāgena rādheyasamaḥ kṛtajñaḥ |~ Atrājñaptir abhūn mantrī na-

⟨4r1=45⟩ mpanāmā mahīpateḥ Agradattānvayavyoma- śarannīhāradīdhiti⟨ḥ⟩ |~ vāg-manaḥ(ka)ā-

⟨46⟩ ya-karmmāṇi parārtthānyeva yasya saḥ māheśvaro manodhīraḥ praśastiṁ kṛta-

⟨47⟩ vān im(ām·) |~ puḻaṟkōṭṭattu nāyaṟu-nāṭṭu-t tiru-k-kāṭṭu-p-paḷḷi-p pañcavaram ĀIrakkā-

⟨4r4=48⟩ ṭi Itu kōvicaiya nan=tivarmmaṟku yāṇṭu Āṟ-āvatu cōḻa-mahārājar viṇṇappattā-

⟨4r5=49⟩ l Iraiyūr Uṭaiyāṉ nampaṉ āṇatti-y-āka-t tiru-k-kāṭṭu-p-paḷḷi-c caṉṉa-

⟨4r6=50⟩ ...

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⟨5r1=63⟩ kuttevatāṉamāy sarvva-parihāram-āka paradat=ti ceṉṟatu ⁋ sukṛtam idam ajasraṁ ra¿t?⟨k⟩ṣate-

⟨5r2=64⟩ ti¿t?⟨k⟩ṣitīśās sakala-nṛpati-ketus so ’yam āgāmino vaḥ hara-caraṇa-saroj(o)-

⟨5r3=65⟩ ttaṁsa-cihnena mūrddhnā mukuḷita-kara(pa)¿t?⟨d⟩mo vandate nandivarmmā ⁋ sarvvān etān bhāvinaḥ

⟨5r4=66⟩ pā(rtthi)vendrān bhūyo bhūyaḥ prārtthayaty eṣa rāmaḥ sāmānyo ’yan dharmma-setu⟨r⟩ nnṛpāṇāṁ kā-

⟨5r5=67⟩ le kāle pa(ā)lanīyo bhava¿n?⟨d⟩bhiḥ |~ kara-kauśala-kṛta-yaśasā ciṟṟaya-putre-

⟨5r6=68⟩ ṇa patra-saṁgho ’yaM [|] likhita¿ṁ?⟨ḥ⟩ peraya-nāmnā sthapati-kula-vyoma-candreṇa |~ kaccip-

⟨69⟩ pēṭṭai-m-maṉaiccēri-k kāṣṭhakāri makaṉ perayaṉ Eḻuttu |~