Balambu Inscription of Luk-Mahadev

Contributors: Csaba Kiss (cski), Dániel Balogh (daba).

Language: Sanskrit (san) [Southern Brāhmī (other) (brāhmī_southern_other)].

Repository: SIDDHAM (siddham).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSiddham02023.

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⟨1⟩ Oṁ svasti mānagr̥hād vappa-pādānuddhyāto bhaṭṭāraka-ma[hārāja]-
⟨2⟩ śrī-gaṇadevaḥ kuśalī śītāṭikātale bu [********] ṅ-grāme
⟨3⟩ yathā-pradhāna-brāhmaṇa-purassarān sarvvān eva (kuṭumbinaḥ?)
⟨4⟩ kuśalam pr̥ṣṭvā mānayati pūrvva-rājabhir yu(ṣmākaṁ kūthera-śulyā?)-
⟨5⟩ dhikaraṇābhyāṁ na praveṣṭavyam ity anugrahaḥ (kr̥tādhunā ma?)-
⟨6⟩ yā sarvya-daṇḍa-nāyaka-mahā-pratihāra-śrī-bhaumagupta-vijñā-
⟨7⟩ pitena liṅgval-māpcokādhikaraṇābhyām pa[ñcāparādha-dvāreṇa ca]-
⟨8⟩ turbhir apy adhikaraṇair nna praveṣṭavyam iti sthiti-paṭṭakeṇa prasādaḥ
⟨9⟩ kr̥tas tad yūyam evaṁ viditvā yathaiva pūrvvam ājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā-
⟨10⟩ s tathaivāvalagana-parā bhūtvā nirvvr̥ta-viśvastāḥ sukhaṁ prativatsya[tha]
⟨11⟩ ye cāsmad-¿b?aṁśyā rājāno bhavitāras tair api dharmma-gurūbhir gu[rū]-
⟨12⟩ kr̥ta-prasādānuvarttibhir iyam ājñā pratipālanīyeti dūtaka-
⟨13⟩ ś cāttra bavbhruvarmmā bahmuṅ prasādaguptavārtte vyavaharatīti
⟨14⟩ śrāvaṇa-śukla-pratipa{ṁ}di 1 saṁvaT 400 80 2

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Regmi XXXIX

CHECK: Again, it is unclear what ()s and square brackets mean in Regmi.

My conjecture is this:

()s are supplied, square brackets are unclear

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<lb n="3"/>yathā-pradhāna-brāhmaṇa-purassarān sarvvān eva <unclear cert="low">kuṭumbinaḥ</unclear>

<lb n="4"/>kuśalam pr̥ṣṭvā mānayati pūrvva-rājabhir yu<unclear cert="low">ṣmākaṁ kūthera-śulyā</unclear><lb n="5" break="no"/>dhikaraṇābhyāṁ na praveṣṭavyam ity anugrahaḥ <unclear cert="low">kr̥tādhunā ma</unclear><lb n="6" break="no"/>yā sarvya-daṇḍa-nāyaka-mahā-pratihāra-śrī-bhaumagupta-vijñā<lb n="7" break="no"/>pitena liṅgval-māpcokādhikaraṇābhyām pa<supplied reason="lost">ñcāparādha-dvāreṇa ca</supplied><lb n="8" break="no"/>turbhir apy adhikaraṇair nna praveṣṭavyam iti sthiti-paṭṭakeṇa prasādaḥ

<lb n="9"/>kr̥tas tad yūyam evaṁ viditvā yathaiva pūrvvam ājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyā<lb n="10" break="no"/>s tathaivāvalagana-parā bhūtvā nirvvr̥ta-viśvastāḥ sukhaṁ prativatsya<supplied reason="lost">tha</supplied>

<lb n="11"/>ye cāsmad-<choice><sic>b</sic><corr>v</corr></choice>aṁśyā rājāno bhavitāras tair api dharmma-gurūbhir gu<supplied reason="lost">rū</supplied>-

<lb n="12"/>kr̥ta-prasādānuvarttibhir iyam ājñā pratipālanīyeti dūtaka<lb n="13" break="no"/>ś cāttra bavbhruvarmmā bahmuṅ prasādaguptavārtte vyavaharatīti

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Gnoli's reconstruction of IN02022-25:

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n="1"/>Oṁ svasti mānagr̥hād bappa-pādānuddhyāto bhaṭṭāraka-ma

<lb

n="2" break="no"/>hārāja-śrī-gaṇadevaḥ kuśalī śītāṭikātale tegval-<supplied reason="undefined">grā</supplied>

<lb

n="3" break="no"/>me yathā-pradhāna-brāhmaṇa-purassarān sarvvān eva ku

<lb

n="4" break="no"/>ṭumbinaḥ kuśalam pr̥ṣṭvā mānayati pūrvva-rājabhir yyu

<lb

n="5" break="no"/>ṣmākaṁ kūtherśully-adhikaraṇābhyān na praveṣṭavyam ity a

<lb

n="6" break="no"/>nugrahaḥ kr̥tako <supplied reason="omitted">'</supplied>dhunā mayā sarvva-daṇḍa-nāyaka-

<lb

n="7"/>mahā-pratihāra-śrī-bhaumaguptānujñāpitena liṅgval

<lb

n="8" break="no"/>māpcokādhikaraṇābhyām pañcāparādha-dvāreṇa ca

<lb

n="9" break="no"/>turbhir apy adhikaraṇair nna praveṣṭavyam iti sthiti-paṭṭa

<lb

n="10" break="no"/>keṇa prasādaḥ kr̥tas tad yūyam evam viditvā yathai

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n="11" break="no"/>va pūrvvam ājñā-śravaṇa-vidheyās tathaivāvalagana-pa

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n="12" break="no"/>rā bhūtvā nirvr̥ta-viśvastāḥ sukham prativatsyatha ye cā

<lb

n="13" break="no"/>smad-vaṁśyā rājāno bhavitāras tair api dharmma-gurubhi

NOTE :L13. bhavitāras from corrigenda

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n="14" break="no"/>r guru-kr̥ta-prasādānuvarttibhir iyam ājñā prati

<lb

n="15" break="no"/>pālanīyeti dūtakaś cāttra vastra varmmā brahmuṁ

NOTE L15. vastra: reading doubtful. brahmuṁ: Cf. inscr. XIII. line 23. and XV, line 14

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