SII 12.115: original edition by V. Venkatasubba Ayyar

Alternative title: “CHANDRADITYA. No. 115. (A.R. No. 284 of 1916). MĒLAICHCHĒRI, GINGEE TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT. ON A PILLAR IN THE ROCK-CUT CAVE.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: The subjoined inscription, engraved in Pallava-Grantha characters, states that this rock-cut Śiva temple called Śrī-Śikhari-Pallavēśvaram was caused to be made at Siṅhapura by king Chandrāditya. This is the only record hitherto found for the king (See Plate V). This rock-cut temple contains no sculptures or ornamentation of any kind and it may be said to correspond to ‘the Mahēndra Style’ of architecture. The palaeography of the present record also suggests that the king who bore this title or name probably flourished in the time of Mahēndravarman or Narasiṁhavarman I at the latest. As, however, this title does not occur among the numerous birudas found for these in any rock-cut shrine, we have to conclude that Chandrāditya was a Pallava prince of this time, about whom we have at present no information.

Siṅhapura is identical with Śiṅgavaram which is the name of a village close by. The present name of Mēlaichchēri must have been given later to this hamlet with reference to the principal village Śiṅgavaram.

Language: Sanskrit (san) [Grantha (grantha)].

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0115.

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Version: 2026-05-13 11:59 (0b66879), last modified 2026-04-23 16:33 (5a86c39).

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⟨1⟩ kāritamidannṛpatinā

⟨2⟩ candrādityena sarvva(nāthe)na [|]

⟨3⟩ śrīśikharipallaveśvaramiti

⟨4⟩ śaivandhā(ma) siṅhapure [∥]

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 12.115 by Venkatasubba Ayyar and Krishnamacharlu 1943 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Venkatasubba Ayyar, V. and C. R. Krishnamacharlu. 1943. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XII: The Pallavas (with introductory notes in English). South Indian Inscriptions 12. Madras: Government Press. Pages 54–55, item 115.

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