Patna plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya Kārttika month year 6

⟨1⟩ @ svasti| mūras¿i?⟨ī⟩ma-samāvāsita śrīmato vijaya-kaṭakāT parama-bha-

⟨2⟩ ṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-śivagupta-deva-pādānudhyāta-parama-mā-

⟨3⟩ heśvara-parama-bhaṭṭāraka-māhārājādhirāja-somakulatilaka-tr̥kaliṅgādhipa-

⟨4⟩ ti-parameśvara-śrī-mahābhavag¿ū?⟨u⟩pta-rājadevaḥ{||} ku¿ṣ?⟨ś⟩alī{|} potā-viṣaya-prati¡v!⟨b⟩addha-pā-

⟨5⟩ sitalā-grāme ¡v!⟨b⟩rāhmaṇā¿ṁ?⟨n⟩ sa⟨m⟩pūjya tat-pratinivāsi-k¿ū?⟨u⟩ṭ¿ū?⟨u⟩m¡v!⟨b⟩i-janapadā⟨ṁ⟩s tad-viṣayī-

⟨6⟩ ya-yathākālādhy¿u?⟨ā⟩sinaḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-dāṇḍa-pāśika-cāṭa-bhaṭa-

⟨7⟩ -piś¿ū?⟨u⟩na-vetrikāvarodhajana-rājavallabhādī⟨n⟩ sarvvān rāja-pādopajī-

⟨8⟩ vinaḥ samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir aya⟨ṁ⟩ grāmaḥ

⟨9⟩ sa-nidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sarvva-¡v!⟨b⟩ādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikarakarādāna-sa-

⟨10⟩ hitaḥ sāmra-madhukaḥ sa-ga⟨r⟩ttoṣaraḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaś catu⟨ḥ⟩-

⟨11⟩ -s¿i?⟨ī⟩māparyantaḥ kauśika-gotrābhyāṁ Audala-deva-rā¿j?⟨t⟩a-viśvābhiprava-

⟨12⟩ rābhyāṁ kāṇvaśākhādhyāyibhyāṁ kommāyira-vinirggatābhyāṁ loḍa-

⟨13⟩ śr̥ṅgāvāstavyābhyāṁ bhaṭṭa-putra-śrī-

⟨14⟩ -kośava-śrī-Apyābhā⟨ṁ⟩ bhaṭṭa-dāddīs¿ū?⟨u⟩tābhyā⟨ṁ⟩ saliladhārāp¿ū?⟨u⟩raḥ-

⟨15⟩ saram ācandra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārtha¿ḥ?⟨ṁ⟩ śrī-deva-mātā-

⟨16⟩ -pitror ātmanaś ca p¿ū?⟨u⟩ṇya-yaśo ’bhivr̥ddhaye t{r}āmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥-

⟨17⟩ tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bhoga-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādi-

⟨18⟩ kam ¿a?⟨u⟩panayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti| bhāvibhiś ca bhūpa-

⟨19⟩ tibhir dattir ¿ī?⟨i⟩yam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asmad-anurodhāc ca sva-

⟨20⟩ -dattir ivānupālanīyā⟨.⟩ tathā cokta⟨ṁ⟩ dharmmaśāstre| ¡v!⟨b⟩ahubhir vvas¿ū?⟨u⟩dhā dat⟨t⟩ā

⟨21⟩ rājabhiḥ sagarādibhir yasya yasya yadā bhūmiḥ tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ||

⟨22⟩ mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ para-datteti pā⟨r⟩thivāḥ sva-dānāt phalam āna-

⟨23⟩ ntyaṁ para-dattānupālane|| ṣaṣṭhi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmi-

⟨24⟩ daḥ Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca tāny eva narake vaseT| Agner apatyaṁ pratha-

⟨25⟩ ma⟨ṁ⟩ suva⟨r⟩ṇṇa⟨ṁ⟩ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca ma-

⟨26⟩ h¿i?⟨ī⟩ñ ca dadyā¿T?⟨d⟩ dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok¿e?⟨āḥ⟩|| Āsphoṭayanti pitar¿a?⟨o⟩

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

⟨28⟩ ti|| bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥h¡n!⟨ṇ⟩āti yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati Ubhau t¿o?⟨au⟩ puṇya-ka-

⟨29⟩ rmmāṇau niyataṁ svarga-gāminau taḍāgānā⟨ṁ⟩ sahasr¿āṇi?⟨eṇa⟩ vāja-peya-

⟨30⟩ -śat¿āṇi?⟨eṇa⟩ ca⟨.⟩ gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati|| ha-

⟨31⟩ rate hāray¿ate?⟨ed⟩ ¿bhūmi?⟨yas tu⟩ manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhi⟨s⟩ tamo-vr̥taḥ⟨.⟩ sa ¡v!⟨b⟩addho vāruṇaiḥ pāsai

⟨32⟩ ¿ti?⟨s ti⟩ryag-yoniñ ca gacchati| sva-dattā⟨m⟩ para-dattām vā ¿po?⟨yo⟩ ha¿red va?⟨reta va⟩sundharāṁ⟨.⟩ sa

⟨33⟩ viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate|| suva⟨r⟩ṇṇam eka⟨ṁ⟩ gām ekāṁ

⟨34⟩ bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ⟨.⟩ haran narakam āyāti yāvad āhūta-saṁplavaṁ| Ā-

⟨35⟩ dityo varuṇo viṣṇuḥ ¡v!⟨b⟩rahmā somo hutāśanaḥ śūlapāṇi¿s? ca bhaga-

⟨36⟩ vān abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ| sāmānyo ’yaṁ dha⟨r⟩mma-setu⟨r⟩ nr̥pāṇāṁ kāle kāle-

⟨37⟩ pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ⟨.⟩ sarvvānn etān bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN bhūyo bhūyo yā-

⟨38⟩ cate rāmabhadraḥ|| Iti kamala-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ śriyam anucintya-

⟨39⟩ manuṣya-j¿i?⟨ī⟩vitañ ca⟨.⟩ sa-kalam idam udāhr̥tañ ca ¡v!⟨b⟩u⟨d⟩dhvā na hi puruṣaiḥ para-

⟨40⟩ -kīrtta¿p?⟨y⟩o vilopyā Iti parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśva-

⟨41⟩ ra-śrī-janamejaya-devasya vijaya-rājye samva¿ccha?⟨tsa⟩re ṣaṣṭhe|| kārtti-

⟨42⟩ kamāsasita-pakṣa-trayodaśyāṁ yatrāṅkataḥ samvaT 6 kārttika ś{r}udi

⟨43⟩ 13 likhitam idaṁ śāsanaṁ mahā-sāndhivigrahi-śrī-malladatta-śrī-dhārada-

⟨44⟩ tta-suta-prati¡v!⟨b⟩addha-kāyastha-koIghoṣeṇa vallabhaghoṣa-sutena| prativa-

⟨45⟩ rṣe cātra śāsane kara-paṇcar¿u?⟨ū⟩pya p⟨a⟩lāni niṣṭaṅkya⟨.⟩ kara-śāsanam idaṁ

⟨46⟩ dattaṁ yatra rūp⟨a⟩la 5