SII 3.37: original edition by Eugen Julius Theodor Hultzsch

Alternative title: “IV.—INSCRIPTIONS AT MANIMANGALAM. No. 37.—ON THE EAST WALL OF THE MANDAPA IN THE RAJAGOPALA-PERUMAL TEMPLE.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This inscription is dated in the 28th year of the reign of Kulōttuṅga-Chōḷadēva III. and records that the same military officer who is mentioned in the preceding inscription (or a relation of his) deposited with the temple authorities a sum of money, from the interest of which four lamps had to be supplied with fuel.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīḥ ∥⁓ tripuvanaccakkaravattikaḷ
⟨2⟩ matur(ai)yum pāṇṭiyaṉai muṭittalai-
⟨3⟩ yuṅk(o)ṇṭaruḷiya śrīkulottu(ṅ)kacoḻate-
⟨4⟩ vaṟku yāṇṭu 2 10 8 Āvatu jayaṅkoṇṭa(coḻamaṇ)-
⟨5⟩ ṭalattukkuṉṟattūrnāṭṭu maṇimaṅkalattu vaṇṭuvarā-
⟨6⟩ patiyil śrīvaiṣṇavakkaṇkāṇi Araṭṭamikkid(ā)saṉum
⟨7⟩ (naṭuvi)ṟkoyiṟtiru(va)ṭippiṭikkum śrīdharabhaṭṭaṉum I(v)viruvom
⟨8⟩ tiruccurakkaṇṇappaṉ pañcaneti nīlakaṅkaraiyar pakkalivvāṇ-
⟨9⟩ ṭaikkār⟨t⟩tikaimāsattupp(o)liyūṭṭākakkoṇṭa pa(ḻa)ṅkācu Eḻe-
⟨10⟩ yeḻumāvukkum vaṇṭuvarāpatiyile(yi)raṇṭu sa(ndhiviḷakkum naṭu)-
⟨11⟩ (vi)ṟkoyi(li)ley(oru)cantiviḷakkuntiruvaiyotti-
⟨12⟩ yuntiruvā(yap)pāṭiyum vaṇṭuvarāpatiyilerikkakkaṭava cantivi(ḷa)kkoṉṟu-
⟨13⟩ nā(lu) viḷakkum cantrādi¿tta?varai celuttakkaṭavomā-
⟨14⟩ ka (sa)mmati⟨t⟩tom sthāṉattom{ḥ} ∥⁓

Translation by Hultzsch 1899

(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 28th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, Śrī-Kulōttuṅga-Śōḻadēva, who was pleased to take Madurai and the crowned head of the Pāṇḍya,—we two, Araṭṭamikkidāsaṉ,¹ the overseer of the Śrī-Vaishṇavas in (the temple of) Vaṇḍuvarāpati at Maṇimaṅgalam in Kuṉṟattūr-nāḍu, (a subdivision) of Jayaṅkoṇḍa-Śōḻa-maṇḍalam, and Śrīdhara-Bhaṭṭaṉ, who holds the feet of the god² of the central shrine, received from Kaṇṇappaṉ Pañchanedi Nīlagaṅgaraiyar of Tiruchchuram seven and seven twentieths old kāśu, to bear interest from the month of Kārttigai of this year.

(L. 10.) In return for (this sum), we, the authorities of the temple, agreed to burn, as long as the moon and the sun exist, four lamps, (viz.) two twilight lamps in the Vaṇḍuvarāpati (temple), one twilight lamp in the central shrine, and one twilight lamp which (the two temples of) Tiruvaiyōtti³ and Tiruvāyappāḍi⁴ have to burn in the Vanduvarāpati (temple).

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.37 by Hultzsch 1899 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Hultzsch, Eugen Julius Theodor. 1899. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part I: Inscriptions at Ukkal, Melpadi, Karuvur, Manimangalam and Tiruvallam. South Indian Inscriptions 3.1. Madras: Government Press. Page 84, item 37.

Notes

1. This name is spelled Araṭṭamukkidāsaṉ in Nos. 35 and 36.
2. I.e. who is one of the men who carry the idol on procession-days.
3. This temple is probably identical with Tiruvaiyōttidēvar in No. 28, text line 11.
4. I.e. ‘the holy village of shepherds.’ This must refer to a temple of Kṛishṇa; compare Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 202. From the inscriptions of the Vaikuṇṭha-Perumāḷ temple at Manimaṅgalam we learn that this temple formerly bore the name Tiruvāyappāḍi.

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<p>(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 28th year (<hi rend="italic">of the reign</hi>) of the emperor of the three worlds, <hi rend="bold">Śrī-Kulōttuṅga-Śōḻadēva</hi>, who was pleased to take Madurai and the crowned head of the <hi rend="bold">Pāṇḍya</hi>,—we two, <hi rend="bold">Araṭṭamikkidāsaṉ</hi>,<note>This name is spelled Araṭṭamukkidāsaṉ in Nos. <ref target="DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0035">35</ref> and <ref target="DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0036">36</ref>.</note> the overseer of the <hi rend="italic">Śrī-Vaishṇavas</hi> in (<hi rend="italic">the temple of</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Vaṇḍuvarāpati</hi> at <hi rend="bold">Maṇimaṅgalam</hi> in <hi rend="bold">Kuṉṟattūr-nāḍu</hi>, (<hi rend="italic">a subdivision</hi>) of <hi rend="bold">Jayaṅkoṇḍa-Śōḻa-maṇḍalam</hi>, and <hi rend="bold">Śrīdhara-Bhaṭṭaṉ</hi>, who holds the feet of the god<note><hi rend="italic">I.e.</hi> who is one of the men who carry the idol on procession-days.</note> of the central shrine, received from <hi rend="bold">Kaṇṇappaṉ Pañchanedi Nīlagaṅgaraiyar</hi> of <hi rend="bold">Tiruchchuram</hi> seven and seven twentieths old <hi rend="italic">kāśu</hi>, to bear interest from the month of <hi rend="italic">Kārttigai</hi> of this year.</p>

<p>(L. 10.) In return for (<hi rend="italic">this sum</hi>), we, the authorities of the temple, agreed to burn, as long as the moon and the sun exist, four lamps, (<hi rend="italic">viz.</hi>) two twilight lamps in the <hi rend="bold">Vaṇḍuvarāpati</hi> (<hi rend="italic">temple</hi>), one twilight lamp in the central shrine, and one twilight lamp which (<hi rend="italic">the two temples of</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Tiruvaiyōtti</hi><note>This temple is probably identical with Tiruvaiyōttidēvar in No. <ref target="DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0028">28</ref>, text line 11.</note> and <hi rend="bold">Tiruvāyappāḍi</hi><note><hi rend="italic">I.e.</hi> ‘the holy village of shepherds.’ This must refer to a temple of Kṛishṇa; compare <hi rend="italic">Ep. Ind</hi>. Vol. IV. p. 202. From the inscriptions of the Vaikuṇṭha-Perumāḷ temple at Manimaṅgalam we learn that this temple formerly bore the name Tiruvāyappāḍi.</note> have to burn in the <hi rend="bold">Vanduvarāpati</hi> (<hi rend="italic">temple</hi>).</p>

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