Kurud Charter of Narendra

Author of digital edition: Dániel Balogh (daba).

Language: Sanskrit (san) [Southern Brāhmī (unspecified) (brāhmī_southern_unspecified)].

Repository: SIDDHAM (siddham).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSiddham01014.

File path: XML-Provisional/DHARMA_INSSiddham01014.xml.

Version: 2026-09-16 10:40 (3083d2d), last modified 2026-09-16 09:24 (c200993).

Edition

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⟨1⟩ khaḍga-(dhā)rā-jita-bhuva⟨ḥ⟩ śarabhāt prāpta-janmanaḥ|

⟨2⟩ nr̥pate(ś śrī)-narendrasya (śā)sanaṁ ripu-(śā)sana⟨M⟩

Plates

⟨Page 1v⟩
⟨1⟩ * svasti⟨.⟩ vijaya-skandhā(vā)rāt tilakeśvara-vāsakāt parama-bhāga-
⟨2⟩ vato mātā-pitr̥-pādānuddhyātaḥ śrī-mahārāja-narendraḥ cullāḍa-
⟨3⟩ sīm¿a? bhogīya-keśavake brāhmaṇa-purassarān prativāsi-
⟨4⟩ kuṭumbinas samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu vaḥ yathāya⟨ṁ⟩ grāma⟨ḥ⟩
⟨5⟩ parama-bhaṭṭāraka-pādai⟨ḥ⟩ bh¿a?śrutasvāmine dhāraṇi-sagotrāya

⟨Page 2r⟩
⟨6⟩ gaṅgāy¿a?⟨ṁ⟩ majjana⟨ṁ⟩ kurvvadbhi⟨ḥ⟩tāla-patra-śāsanena sva-puṇyābhivr̥-
⟨7⟩ ddhaye dattakaḥ⟨.⟩ tac ca tāla-patra-śāsana⟨ṁ⟩ g¿ri?ha-dā¿gh?e dagdham ity adhi-
⟨8⟩ karaṇāvadhāraṇayā prāk-prabh¿ri?ty avyavaccheda-bhogenāya⟨ṁ⟩ grā-
⟨9⟩ mo bhujyata Iti|| Adhunā bhāśrutasvāmi-putra-śaṅkhasvāmine-
⟨10⟩ parama-bhaṭṭāraka-pādānā⟨ṁ⟩ puṇyāpyāyanād evatāmra-śāsa-

⟨Page 2v⟩
⟨11⟩ nenānumodita Ityevaṁ Upalabhyāsyājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā
⟨12⟩ bhūtvā yath¿o?kālam ucita-bhoga-bhāga-dhānya-h(i)raṇyāder upa-
⟨13⟩ nayaṁ kar⟨i⟩ṣyatheti||bhaviṣyataś ca bhūpā⟨n⟩ kuśalopetam anu-
⟨14⟩ darśayati|| dūtakam adhikaraṇa⟨M⟩|| vyāsa-gītā⟨ṁ⟩ś cātra ślokān udāha-
⟨15⟩ ranti|| bahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhis sagarādibhi⟨ḥ⟩| yasya yasya

⟨Page 3r⟩
⟨16⟩ yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phala⟨M⟩|| pūrvva-dattāṁ dvijātibhyo ya-
⟨17⟩ tnād rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira mahīṁ mahimatāṁ śreṣṭha dānāc chreyo ⟨’⟩nupāla-
⟨18⟩ na⟨M⟩|| ṣaṣṭi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ ācche-
⟨19⟩ ttā cānumantā{c}ca tāny eva narake vaseT pravarddhamāna-vija-
⟨20⟩ ya-rājya-sa¿v?vatsare caturvvi¿ṅ?śatime 20 4 vaiśākha-di 4
⟨21⟩ Utk¿i?rṇṇaṁ śrīdatteneti||

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1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨1⟩ khaḍga-(dhā)rā-jita-bhuva⟨ḥ⟩

śarabhāt prāpta-janmanaḥ|

⟨2⟩ nr̥pate(ś śrī)-narendrasya

(śā)sanaṁ ripu-(śā)sana⟨M⟩

Plates

⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ * svasti⟨.⟩ vijaya-skandhā(vā)rāt tilakeśvara-vāsakāt parama-bhāga⟨2⟩vato mātā-pitr̥-pādānuddhyātaḥ śrī-mahārāja-narendraḥ cullāḍa- ⟨3⟩ sīm⟨ā⟩ bhogīya-keśavake brāhmaṇa-purassarān prativāsi- ⟨4⟩ kuṭumbinas samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu vaḥ yathāya⟨ṁ⟩ grāma⟨ḥ⟩ ⟨5⟩ parama-bhaṭṭāraka-pādai⟨ḥ⟩ bh¿a?śrutasvāmine dhāraṇi-sagotrāya ⟨Page 2r⟩ ⟨6⟩ gaṅgāy⟨ā⟩⟨ṁ⟩ majjana⟨ṁ⟩ kurvvadbhi⟨ḥ⟩tāla-patra-śāsanena sva-puṇyābhivr̥⟨7⟩ddhaye dattakaḥ⟨.⟩ tac ca tāla-patra-śāsana⟨ṁ⟩ g⟨r̥⟩ha-dā⟨h⟩e dagdham ity adhi⟨8⟩karaṇāvadhāraṇayā prāk-prabh⟨r̥⟩ty avyavaccheda-bhogenāya⟨ṁ⟩ grā⟨9⟩mo bhujyata Iti|| Adhunā bhāśrutasvāmi-putra-śaṅkhasvāmine⟨10⟩parama-bhaṭṭāraka-pādānā⟨ṁ⟩ puṇyāpyāyanād evatāmra-śāsa⟨Page 2v⟩⟨11⟩nenānumodita Ityevaṁ Upalabhyāsyājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā ⟨12⟩ bhūtvā yath⟨ā⟩kālam ucita-bhoga-bhāga-dhānya-h(i)raṇyāder upa⟨13⟩nayaṁ kar⟨i⟩ṣyatheti||bhaviṣyataś ca bhūpā⟨n⟩ kuśalopetam anu⟨14⟩darśayati|| dūtakam adhikaraṇa⟨M⟩|| vyāsa-gītā⟨ṁ⟩ś cātra ślokān udāha⟨15⟩ranti||

1. Anuṣṭubh

bahubhir vvasudhā dattā

rājabhis sagarādibhi⟨ḥ⟩|

yasya yasya ⟨Page 3r⟩ ⟨16⟩ yadā bhūmis

tasya tasya tadā phala⟨M⟩||

2. Anuṣṭubh

pūrvva-dattāṁ dvijātibhyo

ya⟨17⟩tnād rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira

mahīṁ mahimatāṁ śreṣṭha

dānāc chreyo ⟨’⟩nupāla⟨18⟩na⟨M⟩||

3. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi

svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ

ācche⟨19⟩ttā cānumantāca

tāny eva narake vaseT

pravarddhamāna-vija⟨20⟩ya-rājya-sa⟨ṁ⟩vatsare caturvvi⟨ṁ⟩śatime 20 4 vaiśākha-di 4 ⟨21⟩ Utk⟨ī⟩rṇṇaṁ śrīdatteneti||

Seal

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨1⟩ khaḍga-(dhā)rā-jita-bhuva⟨ḥ⟩

śarabhāt prāpta-janmanaḥ|

⟨2⟩ nr̥pate(ś śrī)-narendrasya

(śā)sanaṁ ripu-(śā)sana⟨M⟩

Plates

⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ * svasti⟨.⟩ vijaya-skandhā(vā)rāt tilakeśvara-vāsakāt parama-bhāga⟨2⟩vato mātā-pitr̥-pādānuddhyātaḥ śrī-mahārāja-narendraḥ cullāḍa- ⟨3⟩ sīm¿a?⟨ā⟩ bhogīya-keśavake brāhmaṇa-purassarān prativāsi- ⟨4⟩ kuṭumbinas samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu vaḥ yathāya⟨ṁ⟩ grāma⟨ḥ⟩ ⟨5⟩ parama-bhaṭṭāraka-pādai⟨ḥ⟩ bh¿a?śrutasvāmine dhāraṇi-sagotrāya ⟨Page 2r⟩ ⟨6⟩ gaṅgāy¿a?⟨ā⟩⟨ṁ⟩ majjana⟨ṁ⟩ kurvvadbhi⟨ḥ⟩tāla-patra-śāsanena sva-puṇyābhivr̥⟨7⟩ddhaye dattakaḥ⟨.⟩ tac ca tāla-patra-śāsana⟨ṁ⟩ g¿ri?⟨r̥⟩ha-dā¿gh?⟨h⟩e dagdham ity adhi⟨8⟩karaṇāvadhāraṇayā prāk-prabh¿ri?⟨r̥⟩ty avyavaccheda-bhogenāya⟨ṁ⟩ grā⟨9⟩mo bhujyata Iti|| Adhunā bhāśrutasvāmi-putra-śaṅkhasvāmine⟨10⟩parama-bhaṭṭāraka-pādānā⟨ṁ⟩ puṇyāpyāyanād evatāmra-śāsa⟨Page 2v⟩⟨11⟩nenānumodita Ityevaṁ Upalabhyāsyājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā ⟨12⟩ bhūtvā yath¿o?⟨ā⟩kālam ucita-bhoga-bhāga-dhānya-h(i)raṇyāder upa⟨13⟩nayaṁ kar⟨i⟩ṣyatheti||bhaviṣyataś ca bhūpā⟨n⟩ kuśalopetam anu⟨14⟩darśayati|| dūtakam adhikaraṇa⟨M⟩|| vyāsa-gītā⟨ṁ⟩ś cātra ślokān udāha⟨15⟩ranti||

1. Anuṣṭubh

bahubhir vvasudhā dattā

rājabhis sagarādibhi⟨ḥ⟩|

yasya yasya ⟨Page 3r⟩ ⟨16⟩ yadā bhūmis

tasya tasya tadā phala⟨M⟩||

2. Anuṣṭubh

pūrvva-dattāṁ dvijātibhyo

ya⟨17⟩tnād rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira

mahīṁ mahimatāṁ śreṣṭha

dānāc chreyo ⟨’⟩nupāla⟨18⟩na⟨M⟩||

3. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi

svargge modati bhūmi-daḥ

ācche⟨19⟩ttā cānumantā{c}ca

tāny eva narake vaseT

pravarddhamāna-vija⟨20⟩ya-rājya-sa¿v?⟨ṁ⟩vatsare caturvvi¿ṅ?⟨ṁ⟩śatime 20 4 vaiśākha-di 4 ⟨21⟩ Utk¿i?⟨ī⟩rṇṇaṁ śrīdatteneti||

Bibliography

Dikshit [1960] 1955–1956, Shastri 1995, pp. 8–11

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1. M. G. Dikshit, 'Kurud Plates of Narendra, Year 24',

Epigraphia Indica vol XXXI, pp.263-66

2. Shastri, A. M., Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas,

Pāṇḍuvaṁśins and Somavaṁśins, Part II Inscriptions,

Motilal Bandarsidass, Delhi, 1995, pp.8-11

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