SII 17.255: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 255. (A.R. No. 233 of 1904.) ŚIṄGAVARAM, GINGEE TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the west base of the central shrine in the ruined Ādivarāha Perumāḷ temple.

This inscription mentions the month of Āḍi of the year Kīlaka.

It records the gift of a lamp and the dedication of the services of Avayattuṇai alias Vāṇarāyakkōṉ from the date of the grant and three others from the year Rākkida (Rākshasa) as tiruviḷakku-kudi to god Paṉṟi Āḻvār by the nāṭṭavar of Poṉṉūr-paṟṟu and Tuvarāpati-vēḷān. Vaṇḍuvarāpati Samaiyakkaṇakkaṉ figures as the signatory.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0255.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0255.xml.

Version: 2026-04-19 12:07 (615297c), last modified 2026-03-26 20:04 (8d2f8c4).

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⟨1⟩ svastiśrī [∥] kilaka varuṣam Āṭi (௴)l perumāḷ paṉṟiĀḻvā⟨r⟩kku tiruviḷakkum A(va)yattuṇai Āṉa vāṇarāyakkoṉai poṉṇūṟ paṟṟu nāṭṭār tiruviḷa-
⟨2⟩ kku ⟨ku⟩ṭiyāka viṭṭom cantiṟ¿ā?tittavaraiyum cella(vu)m Irākkita varuṣa mutalāka tiruviḷak⟨ku⟩ kuṭiy¿a?ka campu⟨va⟩rāya⟨k⟩koṉ makaṉ māṇikkaṉaiyum-
⟨3⟩ vāṇarāyakoṉ Uḷḷiṭṭārai{rai}yum nāḷiṭṭu veṉṟāṅkoṉaiyu⟨m⟩ cantirātittavaraiyum cella tiruviḷakkukkuṭi Āka viṭ-
⟨4⟩ ṭom po(ṉ)ṉūr paṟṟu nāṭṭavarum tuvarāpati veḷāṉum Ippaṭikku ⟨I⟩tu vaṇṭuvarāpati camaiyakaṇakkaṉ Eḻuttu
⟨5⟩ Ivai tuvarāpativeḷāṉ Eḻuttu Inta kuṭikku Ahitam coṉṉavaṉ samaiyadrohi [∥]

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.255 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). Pages 101–102, item 255.

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