Gopalpur plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 12

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⟨2⟩ sinī-jana-caraṇa-nūp¿ū?⟨u⟩ra-rava-trasta-pārāvata-kula-pakṣa-svana-vadhiri-

⟨3⟩ ta-daśa-diṅkānādig-deśāntarāgata-vandi-jana-vistārita-kīrttirṇvvividha-

⟨4⟩ -vidyālaṅkr̥ta-vidvaj-jana-janita-vidagdha-kāvy¿a?⟨ā⟩lāpa-stuta-dhanapati-vi-

⟨5⟩ bhava-sparddhita-vipaṇi-jana-parasparāmarṣa-racita-vicitra-prāsādā-

⟨6⟩ ṭṭālikā-devakulārāmodyāna-vāpī-kūpa-ṭaḍāgopaśo-

⟨7⟩ bhā-jita-sura-pura-mahimnaḥ śrīmato murasīma-nāmadheya-

⟨8⟩ -pattana-vara-rājadhānyāḥ| parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-para-

⟨9⟩ meśvara-śrī-śivagupta-deva-pā⟨da⟩nudhyāta-parama-m¿a?⟨ā⟩heśvara-parama-bha-

⟨10⟩ ṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-soma-kula-tilaka-t¡r̥!⟨ri⟩kaliṅgādhipa-

⟨11⟩ ti-parameśvara-śrī-mahābhavagupta-rāja-devaḥ kuśalī| kṣiti-ma-

⟨12⟩ ṇdapādhāra-viṣaya-prativaddha-vādaveṅga-nām⟨n⟩i grāme harṣadat⟨t⟩a-

⟨13⟩ pāṭaka-sahite vrāhmaṇān samp¿u?⟨ū⟩jya tat-pratinivāsi-ku⟨⟨ṭu⟩⟩mvi-janapa-

⟨14⟩ dāṁstad-viṣayīya-yathā-kālādhyāsinaḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-cāṭa-bhaṭa-pi-

⟨15⟩ śuna-vitrikāvarodha-jana-rāja-vallabhādīn sarvvān rāja-pādopajīvi-

⟨16⟩ naḥ samājñāpayati viditam astu bhaviṭāṁ{|} yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-ni-

⟨17⟩ dhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sa-daśāparādhaḥ sarvva-vādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikara-

⟨18⟩ -karādāna-sahitaḥ sāmra-madhukaḥ sa-garttoṣaraḥ{|} prati-niṣiddha-

⟨19⟩ cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ prasiddha-catuḥ-sīmā-paryantaḥ bharadvāja-

⟨20⟩ -gotrāya Aṅgirasa-vārhaspatya-pravarāya m¿o?⟨ā⟩dhyandina-vājasaneya-

⟨21⟩ -śākhādhyāyine turvvanā-grāma-vinirggatāya tatraiva vāstavyāya-mahanta-

⟨22⟩ ka-bhaṭṭa-śrī-sādhāraṇa-nāmne śobhana-bhaṭṭa-s¿u?⟨ū⟩nave{|} salila-dhārā-puraḥ-

⟨23⟩ -saramācandra-tīrak-ārkka-kṣiti-sama-kālopabhogārthaṁ mātā-pitror ā-

⟨24⟩ tmanaś ca puṇya-yaśobhivr̥ddhaye{|} rāja-parama-guru-śrī-vidyāsāga-

⟨25⟩ ra-bhaṭṭārakābhimatena samyaG-dr̥ṣṭa-vuddhyā tāmra-śāsane-

⟨26⟩ nākarī-kr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bhoga-bhāga-kara-

⟨27⟩ -hiraṇyādikam upanayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sucena prativastavyam iti bhā-

⟨28⟩ vibhiś ca bh¿u?⟨ū⟩patibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asmad anuro-

⟨29⟩ dhāc ca sva-dattir ivānupālanīyā| mahārājayya putra-pautreṇa paripā-

⟨30⟩ litavyā⟨.⟩ Asya ca bhaṭṭāsya putra-pautreṇopabhoktavyā| ya Evam anyathā ka-

⟨31⟩ roti tasya vuddhi-nāśādi vinipātā bhavanti| tathā coktaṁ|| ¿c?⟨dh⟩armmaśā-

⟨32⟩ stre| ¡v!⟨b⟩ahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhir yasya yasya

⟨33⟩ yadā bhūmiḥ tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ|| mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ

⟨34⟩ para-datteti pārthivāḥ sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ para-dattānupālane||

⟨35⟩ ṣaṣṭhi⟨ṁ⟩ varṣasahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ| Ākṣeptā cānuma-

⟨36⟩ ntā ca tāny eva narake vaseT|| Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇa-

⟨37⟩ vī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyād dattās tra-

⟨38⟩ yas tena bhavanti lokāḥ|| Āsphoṭayanti pitaraḥ

⟨39⟩ pravalg{ay}anti pitāmahā⟨ḥ⟩ bhūmi-dātā kule jātaḥ sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati

⟨40⟩ bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥h¡n!⟨ṇ⟩āti yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati Ubhau tau puṇya-karmmāṇau niya-

⟨41⟩ taṁ svargga-gāminau|| taḍāgānāṁ sahasr¿āṇi?⟨eṇa⟩ vāja-peya-śat¿āṇi?⟨ena⟩ ca gavāṁ koṭi-

⟨42⟩ -pradānena bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati|| harate hāray¿ate?⟨ed⟩ yas tu manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhis tamo-vr̥-

⟨43⟩ taḥ sa ¡v!⟨b⟩addho vāruṇai⟨ḥ⟩ pāśais tiryag-yoniñ ca gacchati|| suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ

⟨44⟩ bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ haran narakam āyāti yāvad ābh¿u?⟨ū⟩ta-saṁplavaṁ|| sva-dattāṁ pa-

⟨45⟩ ra-dattām vā yo ha¿red?⟨reta⟩ vasundharāṁ|| sa viṣṭhāyā(ṁ) kr̥mir bhūtvā pacyate pitr̥-

⟨46⟩ bhiḥ saha{ḥ}|| Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇuḥ ¿vva?⟨bra⟩hmā somo hutāśanaḥ śūla-

⟨47⟩ pāṇis tu bhagavāN Abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ|| sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ kā-

⟨48⟩ le kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ sarvvān etāN bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN bhūyo bhū-

⟨49⟩ yo yācate rāmacandraḥ|| Iti kamala-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ śriyam anucintya

⟨50⟩ manuṣya-jīvitaṁ ca sa-kalam idam udāhr̥tañ ca ¡v!⟨b⟩uddhvā na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kī-

⟨51⟩ rttayo vilopyā⟨ḥ⟩ Iti parama-bhaṭṭā⟨ra⟩ka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-

⟨52⟩ -janamejaya-devasya vijaya-rājye samvatsare dvādaśame ¿A?⟨Ā⟩śvina-māsa

⟨53⟩ dvit¿i?⟨ī⟩ya-pakṣe tithau śaptyām aṅkenāpi samvaT 12 ¿A?⟨Ā⟩śvina [*]|| likhita-

⟨54⟩ m idaṁ tāmra-śāsanaṁ mahāsāndhivigrahi-śrī-maladata-prativaddha-kāyastha-śrī-

⟨55⟩ -koIghoṣeṇa| vallabhaghoṣa-suteneti⟨.⟩ likhitam idaṃ vaṇik{a} 175 siUllā-su-

⟨56⟩ ta-ha⟨ra⟩dāśena|| Asti kṣoṇīśvarāṇām amala-malirucām anvayāT kaustu-

⟨57⟩ bhābhaḥ śaurya-tyāg-āmvu-rāśir vviracita-vidhivad dāna-śubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ| śrīmā-

⟨58⟩ ñ janmejayākṣas tr̥daśa-pati-samaḥ kr̥¿cchna?⟨tsna⟩-gāṁ bhoktu-kāmaḥ prakhyā-

⟨59⟩ ta-dvesī-vaṅśa-prati-dalana-paṭur bhūpati⟨ḥ⟩ soma-vaṅse|| jñeyāśehārtha-

⟨60⟩ śāstra-smr̥ti-vimala-dhiyā veda-vedāṅga-vidyā-śīkṣā-kalpetihāsa-pra-

⟨61⟩ katṭā-sura-guru-prāpta-bhūyiṣṭha-dhāmnā| nāmnā sādhāraṇena dvija-vara-vidhi-

⟨62⟩ nā mantriṇā yasya rājyaṁ nirvyūḍhāṁ soyamucchaiḥ tr̥jagati vidhito deva-ja-

⟨63⟩ namejaya-śrīḥ|| evam aparam ātma-śreyorthaṁ mātā-pitroś ca Etad vi-

⟨64⟩ ṣaya-prativaddha-konnatirā-grāma⟨ḥ⟩ tathā kontakapallī-viṣayīya-konnapallī-nāma grā-

⟨65⟩ ma-dvayam asmā Eva śāsanī-kr̥tya pradattam iti⟨.⟩