SII 17.281: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 281. (A.R. No. 256 of 1904.) TIRUMALAI, CHANDRAGIRI TALUK, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On a stone built into the floor of the first prākāra of the Veṅkaṭēśa Perumāḷ temple.

This inscription is damaged and fragmentary. It belongs to the reign of a Rājakēsarivarman whose identity is not clear.

It seems to record an endowment for food offerings to god Tirumalai Āḻvār.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0281.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0281.xml.

Version: 2026-04-19 12:07 (615297c), last modified 2026-03-27 17:56 (4ceb610).

Edition

⟨1⟩ [************] yāḷoṭum viṟṟiruntaruḷiya kovirājakecaripanmarāna [****]

⟨2⟩ [********] ninṟa Āḻvār Eṅkaḷuṭaiya tiruvāyppāṭi nan=ti [****]

⟨3⟩ [********] tirumalai Āḻvārkku pālamutum tayiramutum [****]

⟨4⟩ [********] maṇarkkiṟai(yi)lirukkum Āya [*] (Arai)yan vi [****] narāje(ntra)

Commentary

Fragmentary.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.281 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 115, item 281.

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