SII 22.257: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Alternative title: No. 257. (A.R. No. 257 of 1906) NORTH ARCOT DISTRICT, WALAJAPET TALUK, PUDUPPĀḌI. VĒDANĀRĀYAṆA-PERUMĀḶ TEMPLE—ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE.

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This is dated Śaka 1418, Naḷa, Dhanus, śu. 10, Monday, Tiruvōṇam probably corresponding to A.D. 1496, May 30, or June 20, if the month could be Mithuna. If it is Dhanus it is A.D. 1496, December 15, but the weekday and nakshatra do not tally with śu. 10. It records a gift of 2100 kuḻi of wet and dry lands to the temple of Vēdanārāyaṇa-Perumāḷ at Pāṇḍinallūr alias Puduppāḍi by Gōvinda-Nāyakkar, son of Vaṇḍippēṭṭai Kāmu-Nāyakkar during his nāyakkattanam (of the district ?).

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

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv22p0i0257.

File path: SII_B_clean/SII22/DHARMA_INSSIIv22p0i0257.xml.

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⟨1⟩ śubhamastu svasti śrī śrīmatu cakāttam 1000 4 100 10 8-mel cellāniṉṟa naḷa varuṣam tanunāyiṟṟu pūṟuva-
⟨2⟩ pakṣattu tecimiyum comavāramum peṟṟa tiruvoṇattunāḷ nammur pāṇṭinallūrāna putuppāṭi perumāḷ vetanārāyaṇa-
⟨3⟩ perumāḷukku nampirā [*****] Emperumāṉ Aṭiyāṟkum vaṇṭippeṭṭai kāmunāyakkar makaṉ kovinta nāyakkar
⟨4⟩ [*******] (nā)yaka(taṉa)ttile Ivvemperumāṉukku viṭṭa nilattukku taṉmacātaṉam paṇṇikkuṭutta nilattukku vakai
⟨5⟩ maṅkalapaṭa [****] kuḻi (4 100) puḷiyaku [*******] lum tirumālpaṭṭi kuḻi 4 100 tiruviṭaiyāṭṭam paṭṭappāḻ kuḻi 100 3 10 velaṉku(ṭi) [**********]
⟨6⟩ taṅkarai [********] kuḻi 5 100 8 10 Āka kuḻi 2 1000 100 Ittaṉmam can=tirātittiya varaiyum naṭakkakaṭa-
⟨7⟩ [******] taṉmattukku Akitam paṇṇiṉavarkaḷ keṅkaikkaraiyil kārām pacuvaiyum pirāmaṇaraiyum
⟨8⟩ [*****] pāvattil pokakkaṭavarākavum [∥]

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 22.257 by Srinivasa Rao 1983 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1983. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XXII, Part I: inscriptions collected during the year 1905-06. South Indian Inscriptions 22.1. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director General). Page 203, item 257.

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