Pāṇḍūra grant, time of Siṁhavarman, year 1

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Contributor: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: Donation (brahmadeya) of the village of Pāṇḍūra (modern Pātūru).

Language: Sanskrit (san) [Southern Brāhmī (other) (brāhmī_southern_other)].

Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSPallava00396.

File path: DHARMA_INSPallava00396.xml.

Version: 2026-07-17 15:32 (ecb0276), last modified 2026-07-17 15:32 (ecb0276).

Edition

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⟨1v1=1⟩ jitam bhagavatā svasti vijaya-daśana-purād yathāvad abhy-arccita-devat[ā]-
⟨1v2=2⟩ -brāhmaṇa-guru-vṛddhasya śakti-traya-vṛddhasya mahātmana(s s)va-bhuja-
⟨1v3=3⟩ -dravinārjjitodāra-bhoga-bhujaḥ pṛthivī-talaika-vīrasya
⟨1v4=4⟩ mahārāja-śrī-vīra-varmmaṇaḥ prapautraḥ samara-ṣa¿d?a-karaṇa
⟨1v5=5⟩ samadhigatādbhuta-pratāpasya vidya-vṛddhasyānanta-kalpa-pradāyi-

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⟨2r1=6⟩ [no] ⟨’⟩nanta-kalpasya guṇamāhato mahārāja-śrī-skanda(va)rmma[ṇaḥ]
⟨2r2=7⟩ pautrasya ...
⟨2r3=8⟩ ...-
⟨2r4=9⟩ [bh]āvasya yuvarāja-śrī-viṣnugopasya putraḥ tapta-sā[ma]nta
⟨2r5=10⟩ maṇḍa[le]nāpratimābhis ...

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⟨2v1=11⟩ ...

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⟨3r1=16⟩ śrī-vallabhānām pallavānān dha(rm)ma-mahārāja-śrī-si(ṁha-va)rmmā muṇḍa-

⟨3r2=17⟩ rāṣṭre pā(ṇḍūra)-grāme (grāme)yakā(n) ...-

⟨3r3=18⟩ ... cājñāpayati ...-

⟨3r4=19⟩ ...

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⟨3v1=21⟩

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⟨4r1=26⟩

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⟨4v1=31⟩

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⟨5r1=36⟩

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⟨5v1=41⟩

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⟨6r1=46⟩

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⟨6v1=51⟩

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⟨7r1=56⟩ 
⟨7r2=57⟩ 
⟨7r2=58⟩ 
⟨7r4=59⟩ Imam (p)āṇḍūra-grāma(ṁ) sarvva-parih(āro)peta(n deva)-bhoga-hala-varjjyam asma-
⟨7r5=60⟩ d-āyur-bala-vijayābhivṛddhaye samedha(māna)-vijaya-rājya-prathama-

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⟨7v1=61⟩ -sa(ṁ)vvatsar-āṣāḍha-śukla-pakṣa-pañcamyām brahmadeyī-kṛtya samprādama tada-
⟨7v2=62⟩ yaṅ grāmas sarvva-parihārai(ḥ) pariharttavyaḥ parihārayitavyaś ca yaś cedam asma-
⟨7v2=63⟩ [c-chā]sanam atikrāmet sa pāpa(ś ś)ārīran daṇḍam arhaty api cātrārṣā(ḥ)
⟨7v4=64⟩ (ś)l(o)kā bhavant[i] bhūm(i)-dānāt para(n dānan) (na) bhū(ta)n na bhaviṣyati tasyaiva haraṇā[t]
⟨7v5=65⟩ pāpa(n) (na) bhūtan na bhaviṣyati bahubhi(r) vvasudhā dattā bahubhiś cānupālitā

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⟨8r1=66⟩ (ya)sya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaM svadattām paradattām vā yo ha-
⟨8r2=67⟩ reta vasu¡t!dhar(ā)M gāvā(ṁ) śata-sahasrasya hantuḥ pibati kilbiṣam
⟨8r3=68⟩ 
⟨8r4=69⟩ 
⟨8r5=70⟩ 

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⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1v1=1⟩ jitam bhagavatā svasti

vijaya-daśana-purād

yathāvad abhy-arccita-devat[ā]⟨1v2=2⟩-brāhmaṇa-guru-vṛddhasya śakti-traya-vṛddhasya mahātmana(s s)va-bhuja⟨1v3=3⟩-dravinārjjitodāra-bhoga-bhujaḥ pṛthivī-talaika-vīrasya ⟨1v4=4⟩ mahārāja-śrī-vīra-varmmaṇaḥ prapautraḥ
samara-ṣa⟨t⟩a-karaṇa ⟨1v5=5⟩ samadhigatādbhuta-pratāpasya vidya-vṛddhasyānanta-kalpa-pradāyi⟨Page 2r⟩⟨2r1=6⟩[no] ⟨’⟩nanta-kalpasya guṇamāhato mahārāja-śrī-skanda(va)rmma[ṇaḥ] ⟨2r2=7⟩ pautrasya
... ⟨2r3=8⟩ ...⟨2r4=9⟩[bh]āvasya yuvarāja-śrī-viṣnugopasya putraḥ
tapta-sā[ma]nta ⟨2r5=10⟩ maṇḍa[le]nāpratimābhis ... ⟨Page 2v⟩ ⟨2v1=11⟩ ... ⟨Page 3r⟩ ⟨3r1=16⟩ śrī-vallabhānām pallavānān dha(rm)ma-mahārāja-śrī-si(ṁha-va)rmmā

muṇḍa⟨3r2=17⟩rāṣṭre pā(ṇḍūra)-grāme (grāme)yakā(n) ...⟨3r3=18⟩... cājñāpayati

...⟨3r4=19⟩... ⟨Page 3v⟩ ⟨3v1=21⟩ ⟨Page 4r⟩ ⟨4r1=26⟩ ⟨Page 4v⟩ ⟨4v1=31⟩ ⟨Page 5r⟩ ⟨5r1=36⟩ ⟨Page 5v⟩ ⟨5v1=41⟩ ⟨Page 6r⟩ ⟨6r1=46⟩ ⟨Page 6v⟩ ⟨6v1=51⟩ ⟨Page 7r⟩ ⟨7r1=56⟩ ⟨7r2=57⟩ ⟨7r2=58⟩

⟨7r4=59⟩ Imam (p)āṇḍūra-grāma(ṁ) sarvva-parih(āro)peta(n deva)-bhoga-hala-varjjyam asma⟨7r5=60⟩d-āyur-bala-vijayābhivṛddhaye samedha(māna)-vijaya-rājya-prathama⟨Page 7v⟩⟨7v1=61⟩-sa(ṁ)vvatsar-āṣāḍha-śukla-pakṣa-pañcamyām brahmadeyī-kṛtya samprādama

tada⟨7v2=62⟩yaṅ grāmas sarvva-parihārai(ḥ) pariharttavyaḥ parihārayitavyaś ca

yaś cedam asma⟨7v2=63⟩[c-chā]sanam atikrāmet sa pāpa(ś ś)ārīran daṇḍam arhaty

api cātrārṣā(ḥ) ⟨7v4=64⟩ (ś)l(o)kā bhavant[i]

1. Anuṣṭubh

bhūm(i)-dānāt para(n dānan)

(na) bhū(ta)n na bhaviṣyati

tasyaiva haraṇā[t] ⟨7v5=65⟩ pāpa(n)

(na) bhūtan na bhaviṣyati

2. Anuṣṭubh

bahubhi(r) vvasudhā dattā

bahubhiś cānupālitā

⟨Page 8r⟩ ⟨8r1=66⟩ (ya)sya yasya yadā bhūmis

tasya tasya tadā phalaM

3. Anuṣṭubh

svadattām paradattām vā

yo ha⟨8r2=67⟩reta vasu⟨n⟩dhar(ā)M

gāvā(ṁ) śata-sahasrasya

hantuḥ pibati kilbiṣam

⟨8r3=68⟩ ⟨8r4=69⟩ ⟨8r5=70⟩

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⟨Page 1r⟩

⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1v1=1⟩ jitam bhagavatā svasti

vijaya-daśana-purād

yathāvad abhy-arccita-devat[ā]⟨1v2=2⟩-brāhmaṇa-guru-vṛddhasya śakti-traya-vṛddhasya mahātmana(s s)va-bhuja⟨1v3=3⟩-dravinārjjitodāra-bhoga-bhujaḥ pṛthivī-talaika-vīrasya ⟨1v4=4⟩ mahārāja-śrī-vīra-varmmaṇaḥ prapautraḥ
samara-ṣa¿d?⟨t⟩a-karaṇa ⟨1v5=5⟩ samadhigatādbhuta-pratāpasya vidya-vṛddhasyānanta-kalpa-pradāyi⟨Page 2r⟩⟨2r1=6⟩[no] ⟨’⟩nanta-kalpasya guṇamāhato mahārāja-śrī-skanda(va)rmma[ṇaḥ] ⟨2r2=7⟩ pautrasya
... ⟨2r3=8⟩ ...⟨2r4=9⟩[bh]āvasya yuvarāja-śrī-viṣnugopasya putraḥ
tapta-sā[ma]nta ⟨2r5=10⟩ maṇḍa[le]nāpratimābhis ... ⟨Page 2v⟩ ⟨2v1=11⟩ ... ⟨Page 3r⟩ ⟨3r1=16⟩ śrī-vallabhānām pallavānān dha(rm)ma-mahārāja-śrī-si(ṁha-va)rmmā

muṇḍa⟨3r2=17⟩rāṣṭre pā(ṇḍūra)-grāme (grāme)yakā(n) ...⟨3r3=18⟩... cājñāpayati

tada⟨7v2=62⟩yaṅ grāmas sarvva-parihārai(ḥ) pariharttavyaḥ parihārayitavyaś ca

yaś cedam asma⟨7v2=63⟩[c-chā]sanam atikrāmet sa pāpa(ś ś)ārīran daṇḍam arhaty

api cātrārṣā(ḥ) ⟨7v4=64⟩ (ś)l(o)kā bhavant[i]

1. Anuṣṭubh

bhūm(i)-dānāt para(n dānan)

(na) bhū(ta)n na bhaviṣyati

tasyaiva haraṇā[t] ⟨7v5=65⟩ pāpa(n)

(na) bhūtan na bhaviṣyati

2. Anuṣṭubh

bahubhi(r) vvasudhā dattā

bahubhiś cānupālitā

⟨Page 8r⟩ ⟨8r1=66⟩ (ya)sya yasya yadā bhūmis

tasya tasya tadā phalaM

3. Anuṣṭubh

svadattām paradattām vā

yo ha⟨8r2=67⟩reta vasu¡t!⟨n⟩dhar(ā)M

gāvā(ṁ) śata-sahasrasya

hantuḥ pibati kilbiṣam

⟨8r3=68⟩ ⟨8r4=69⟩ ⟨8r5=70⟩

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Bibliography

Edited in Ramachandra Murthy & Gopalareddi 1982, with visual documentation.

This edition Emmanuel Francis, based on the visual documentation in Ramachandra Murthy & Gopalareddi 1982.

Primary

Ramachandra Murthy, N. S. & Y. Gopalareddi. 1982. “pallava siṁhavarma pāṇḍūru tāmraśāsanamu [పల్లవ సింహవర్మ పాణ్డూరు తామ్రశాసనము].” Bharati (Bulletin of the Department of Ancient History, Culture, and Archaeology) 59 (8), pp. 4–14.

Secondary

Mohan, V. K. 1996. Art and architecture of the Telugu Cōḻa temples. New Delhi: Kaveri Books. Page 10.

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