SII 3.136: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XIV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARAKESARIVARMAN UTTAMA-CHOLA. No. 136.—ON THE NORTH-WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE KALYANASUNDARESVARA TEMPLE AT NALLUR. No. 41 of 1911.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This fragmentary inscription is dated in the 10th year of Uttama-Chōḷa. Tirunallūr is identical with Nallūr, a village 5 miles south of Kumbhakōṇam. Māṉakkuṟai Vīranārāyaṇaṉār was evidently an officer of the king deputed to check the accounts of the temple of Tirunallūr.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0136.

File path: SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0136.xml.

Version: 2026-02-03 16:20 (df30148), last modified 2026-02-01 23:10 (8355b45).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] śrīUttamacoḻarkku yā-
⟨2⟩ ṇṭu 10 Āvatu tirunallūr mahā-
⟨3⟩ devaṟkku māṉakkuṟai viranārāyaṇanā(r)
⟨4⟩ śrīkāryyaM Ārācciyil Uṭaiyār tirumu(kam)
⟨5⟩ (ko)ṭuvaṉtu śrīkāryyaM Ārāñcu viṭṭa ni

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 10th year of (the reign of) the glorious Uttama-Chōḷa and during the inspection of the temple management (śrīkāryam) by Māṉakkuṟai Vīranārāyaṇaṉār under the order of the king (the following lands) were given to Mahādēva (Śiva) (of the temple) at Tirunallūr, after due scrutiny of the temple business.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.136 by Krishna Sastri 1920 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1920. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part III: Inscriptions of Aditya I, Parantaka I, Madiraikonda, Rajakesarivarman, Parantaka II, Uttama-Chola, Parthivendravarman and Aditya-Karikala and the Tiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra-Chola I. South Indian Inscriptions 3.3. Madras: Government Press. Pages 282–283, item 136.

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