SII 3.60: original edition by Eugen Julius Theodor Hultzsch

Alternative title: V.—INSCRIPTIONS AT TIRUVALLAM. No. 60.—ON THE WALL TO THE NORTH OF THE TANK IN THE BILVANATHESVARA TEMPLE.

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This inscription records that certain income was assigned to the temple by Śeṅgēṇi Miṇḍaṉ Attimallaṉ Śambuvarāyaṉ in the 8th year of the reign of Kulōttuṅga-Chōḷadēva. As another member of the Śeṅgēṇi family is mentioned in inscriptions of Rājarāja III.,¹ it may be assumed that the king referred to in Vol. I. No. 132, and Vol. III. Nos. 60 and 61, is Kulōttuṅga-Chōḷa III., the predecessor of Rājarāja III.²

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

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0060.

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Version: 2026-11-14 15:07 (85a1dec), last modified 2026-09-29 11:08 (2b36d53).

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⟨1⟩ (sva)sti śrī [∥] kulottuṅkacoḻatevar⟨k⟩ku y(ā)ṇṭu 8 Āvatu
⟨2⟩ mācimāsamutal ceṅkeṇi miṇṭaṉ Attima-
⟨3⟩ llaṉ campuvarā(ya)ṉ Uṭaiyār tiruvallamuṭaiyār
⟨4⟩ koyil Antarāya(t)tāl vanta kācum (ti)ruccūlakkācum
⟨5⟩ kuṟṟatteṇṭamum tiru(ppa)ṇikku viṭṭe(ṉ) [|] ceṅk(e)ṇika(ḷ)
⟨6⟩ (va)ṅcamuḷḷataṉai(yu)m Iṟakku(vā)r gaṁkaiIṭai kumariI(ṭ)ai
⟨7⟩ (kurā)l (pacu)vai koṉ(ṟā)ṉ pāvattai paṭuvār ∥⁓ tiruvallaṉāyaka(v)ai-
⟨8⟩ rāki (Ittaṉ)mam ce⟨y⟩(vit)tāṉ veḷaivāṅki [∥]

Translation by Hultzsch 1899

(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 8th year (of the reign) of Kulōttuṅga-Śōḻadēva, from the month of Māśi,—I, Śeṅgēṇi Miṇḍaṉ Attimallaṉ Śambuvarāyaṉ, gave for the repairs of the temple the money accruing from the internal revenue³ of the temple of the lord Tiruvallam-uḍaiyār, the triśūla-kāśu and (the fines called) kuṟṟam and daṇḍa.⁴

(L. 5.) As long as the family of the Śeṅgēṇis exists, those who obstruct (this charity) shall incur the sin of one who kills a tawny cow between the Gaṅgā and Kumari.

(L. 7.) Vēḷaivāṅgi, a Vairāgin (who was) the chief of Tiruvallam, caused this charitable gift to be made.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.60 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. Pages 120–121, item 60.

Notes

1. Above, Vol. I. Nos. 61 and 64.
2. See above, pp. 43 and 79.
3. Antarāya occurs also in Vol. I. pp. 89 and 136.
4. See above, p. 38, note 5.

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<p>(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 8th year (<hi rend="italic">of the reign</hi>) of <hi rend="bold">Kulōttuṅga-Śōḻadēva</hi>, from the month of <hi rend="italic">Māśi</hi>,—I, <hi rend="bold">Śeṅgēṇi Miṇḍaṉ Attimallaṉ Śambuvarāyaṉ</hi>, gave for the repairs of the temple the money accruing from the internal revenue<note><hi rend="italic">Antarāya</hi> occurs also in Vol. I. pp. 89 and 136.</note> of the temple of the lord <hi rend="bold">Tiruvallam-uḍaiyār</hi>, the <hi rend="italic">triśūla-kāśu</hi> and (the fines called) <hi rend="italic">kuṟṟam</hi> and <hi rend="italic">daṇḍa</hi>.<note>See above, p. 38, note 5.</note> </p>

<p>(L. 5.) As long as the family of the <hi rend="bold">Śeṅgēṇis</hi> exists, those who obstruct (<hi rend="italic">this charity</hi>) shall incur the sin of one who kills a tawny cow between the <hi rend="bold">Gaṅgā</hi> and <hi rend="bold">Kumari</hi>.</p>

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