SII 17.211: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 211. (A.R. No. 189 of 1904.) TIRUVAKKARAI, VILUPPURAM TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the west and south bases of the maṇḍapa inside the first prākāra of Chandramauḷīśvara temple.

Kṛishṇadēvarāya. Ś. 1437: 1515 A.D.

The details of date given, viz., Śaka 1437, Bhāva, Āḍi 9, correspond to 1515 A.D. July 8. The Śaka year quoted was current.

This inscription records the grant of 2 pieces of land to a Śaiva-maṭha presided over by Tiruvakkarai Tirukkāḷatti Pichchan Meññāṉa(Meyjñāṉa)-māmuṉi for māhēśvarapūjā, by Tirumalai Nāyaka,¹ and the śrībhaṇḍārattār of the temple.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0211.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0211.xml.

Version: 2026-04-19 12:07 (615297c), last modified 2026-03-29 13:41 (2d9be02).

Edition

⟨1⟩ śuvasti [∥] śrīmaṉ śrīvīrakiṣṇa⟨yirāyark⟩ku cellāniṉṟa cakāttam 1000 4 100 3 10 7ṉ mel pāva⟨va⟩ruṣam Āṭi ௴ 9 ௳ śrīmatu tirumalai-
⟨2⟩ nāya(kka)rum tiruvakka(rai) Uṭaiya nayiṉār (śrīpa)ṇṭārattārum cilālekai paṇṇik kuṭuttapaṭi (ti)ru(va)kka(rai tiruk)kāḷatti(piccan)
⟨3⟩ meññāṉa māmuṉiyaḷ peril caivamaṭattukku māyeśvarapūcaikkup putuppākkam Eri kiḻ [*] kaṭṭukkaraikku teṟku pirāyam paḷḷa Uṭaippukku kiḻakku
⟨4⟩ vaṭakku Ural piḷikaikku meṟku Itukku Uḷpaṭṭa kuṇṭil 2 10 7 � 2 10 4 Aṭikkolāl nañcey <symbol> 5 100 koraikeṇiyil
⟨5⟩ piṟivāṉa kāṅkayaṉentalil vaṭamelai mūlaiyil Ayyanār koyil tākkil 2 10 4 Aṭiyil kuḻi 5 100 Āka kuḻi 1000 Inta
⟨6⟩ kuḻi Āyiramum Intac caiva maṭattukkuc cantiṟātitta varaiyum caṟuvamāṉṉiyamāka naṭakkakkaṭa vatāka(vu)m I(tukku)
⟨7⟩ Akitam paṇṇiṉavan

Commentary

⟨4⟩ <symbol>. 1 kuḻi = 27’ X 24’.

⟨7⟩ Akitam paṇṇiṉavan. The Imprecatory portion of this inscription is lost.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.211 by Krishnan 1964 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishnan, K. G. 1964. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume XVII: Inscriptions collected during the year 1903-04. South Indian Inscriptions 17. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 76, item 211.

Notes

1. Compare A.R. Ep., 1924, No. 145.

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