SII 13.173: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Alternative title: “No. 173. (A.R. No. 51 of 1928.) TIRUPPUGALŪR, NANNILAM TALUK, TANJORE DISTRICT. ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE, AGNIPURĪŚVARA TEMPLE.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This is clearly an inscription of Rājarajā I, who was otherwise known as Rājarājakēsarivarman. The name has been read as ‘Rājakēsarivarman’ in the M.E.R. This records an agreement given by the temple authorities of Tiruppugalūr a dēvadāna-brahmadēya in Panaiyūr-nāḍu to burn three twilight lamps in the temple towards the interest on the money received by them from Kāḍaṉ Vaikundaṉ, the headman of Tiruppērūr in Puṟaṅkarambai-nāḍu.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0173.

File path: SII13/DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0173.xml.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī ⟨∥⟩ korājarājakesaripanmaṟku yāṇṭu 7⁓Āvatu paṉaiyūrnāṭṭu tevatāṉa brahmade⟨ya⟩m tiruppu-

⟨2⟩ kalūr mahādevarkku puṟaṅkarampaināṭṭu tiruppeṟūr kiḻavan kāṭan vaikun=taniṭai I śrīkoyiluṭaiyom nā-

⟨3⟩ ṅkaḷ koṇṭa kāciṉāl poliyūṭṭu⟨k⟩kāka nāṅkaḷ Erippatāṉa sandhiviḷakku 3 Ivviḷakku munṟum Ācantrā⟨rka⟩ kālam

⟨4⟩ Iravu sandhi Erippomāṉom cantrādityavaṟ I śrīkoyiluṭaiyom ∥⁓ Ivai panmāheśvara rakṣai ∥⁓

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 13.173 (ARIE/1927-1928/B/1927-1928/51) by Srinivasa Rao 1952 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1952. South-Indian inscriptions (texts) (with introductory notes in English). Volume XIII: The Cholas. South Indian Inscriptions 13. Madras: Archaeological Survey of India. Page 97, item 173.

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