Kālibhanā Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya Year 6

Author of digital edition: Amandine Wattelier-Bricout (amwb).

Language: Sanskrit (san).

Version: 2025-09-08 19:26 (61c0c8c), last modified 2025-07-23 14:42 (3ab5b2d).

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⟨1⟩ siddham Om svasty amalamaṇikuṭṭimasadanacaladanekavakhāravilāsinīja-
⟨2⟩ nacaraṇanūpura ra ravatrastapārāvattasvanavadhiritadaśadiśo nānādigdeśā-
⟨3⟩ ntarādāgatavandivr̥ndavistāritakīrttevvividhavidyālaṁkr̥tavidvajjanajanitavida-
⟨4⟩ gdhakāvyālāpastutadhanapativibhavasparddhitavipaṇijanaparasya saṁharṣaracita-
⟨5⟩ vicitraprāsādāṭṭālikāvihārārāmadevakulodyānavāpīkūpataḍāgopa-
⟨6⟩ -nirjjitasurasadanamahimna śrīmato mūrasīma-pattanavarāT||
⟨7⟩ Asti kṣoṇīśvarāṇāmamalamaṇirucāma¿tva?yāT kaustubhābhaḥ
⟨8⟩ śauryāgāmburāśirvviracitāvadhivaddānaśubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ|| śrīm¿a?njan⟨a⟩mejayā-
⟨9⟩ ravyastr̥daśapatisamaḥ kr̥¿cchana?gāṁ bhoktukāmaḥ prakhyātadve¿ś?ī-vaṅśa-pravidalana-
⟨10⟩ paṭ¿ū?r bhūpatiḥ somavaṅśe|| so ’yaṁ| parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārāja-parameśvara-
⟨11⟩ śrī-śivaguptadeva-pādānudhyāta-parama-maheśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahā-
⟨12⟩ rājādhirāja-somakula-tilaka-tr̥kaliṅgādhipati-parameśvara-śrī-mahā-

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⟨13⟩ bhavagupta-rājadevaḥ kuśalī|| potāviṣata-prati¡v!addha-jamb¿a?grāme ¡v!rāhma-
⟨14⟩ nāN saṁpūjya tat-pratinivāsi-kuṭ¿ū?m¡v!i-janapadā⟨ṁ⟩s tad-viṣayīya-yathākālādhyāsi-
⟨15⟩ naḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-dāṇḍa-pāśika-piśuna-vetr¿ī?kāvarodhajana-rājavallabhā-
⟨16⟩ dīn{a} sarvvān samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-ni-
⟨17⟩ dhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sadaśāparādhaḥ sarvva-¡v!ādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikarakarādā-
⟨18⟩ na-sahitaḥ sām⟨r⟩a-madhukaḥ{|} sa-garttoṣaraḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ
⟨19⟩ parāśara-gotrāya{ḥ} vāsiṣṭha-śakti-pārāśarya-pravar¿aḥ? vājasaneyimā-
⟨20⟩ dhyadina-śākhādhyāyine hastipada-vinirgatāya jambu-grām¿ā?vāstavyāya
⟨21⟩ bhaṭṭap¿ū?tra-śrī-govinda-nāmne bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩ap¿ū?tra koṇḍasutāya saliladhārāpura⟨ḥ⟩saram ā-
⟨22⟩ candra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaṁ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca p¿ū?ṇya-yaśo
⟨23⟩ ’bhivr̥ddhaye tāmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bh¿ā?ga-
⟨24⟩ -bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam ¿ū?panayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti bhāvibhi-

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⟨25⟩ ś ca bhūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asma⟨d-a⟩nurodhāc ca sva-dattir ivā-
⟨26⟩ nupālanīyā⟨.⟩ tathā cokta⟨ṁ⟩ dharmmaśāstre ¡v!ah¿ū?bhir vvas¿ū?dhā dat⟨t⟩ā rājabhiḥ sagarādi-
⟨27⟩ bhir yasya yasya yadā bhūmiḥ tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ|| mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ para-
⟨28⟩ -datteti pārthivāḥ sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ para-dattānupālane|| ṣaṣṭhiṁ varṣa-sahasrā-
⟨29⟩ ṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ Ākṣeptā cā¿t?uma⟨ntā⟩ ca tāny eva narake vaseT| Agner apa-
⟨30⟩ tya⟨ṁ⟩ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ yaḥ kāñcana⟨ṁ⟩ gāñ ca
⟨31⟩ mahīñ ca dadyād dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok¿e?|| Āsphoṭayanti pita
⟨32⟩ raḥ pravalg{ay}anti pitāmahāḥ bhūmi-dātā kule jāt¿ā?ḥ sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati||
⟨33⟩ bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti yaś ca bhūmiṁ pra⟨ya⟩cchati Ubhau tau p¿ū?ṇya-karmmāṇau niyataṁ svargga-
⟨34⟩ -gāminau|| taḍāgānāṁ sahasr¿āṇi? vāja-peya-śat¿āṇi? ⟨ca⟩ gavā⟨ṁ⟩ koṭi-pradānena bhū-
⟨35⟩ mi-harttā na ¡s!udhyati| harate hāray¿ate? yas tu manda-¡v!uddhi⟨s⟩ tamo-vr̥taḥ sa ¡v!addho vā-
⟨36⟩ ruṇaiḥ pāsai¿ḥ ti?ryag-yoniñ ca gacchati|| suvarṇṇam eka⟨ṁ⟩ gām ekāṁ bhūmer apy arddham a-

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⟨37⟩ ṅgulaṁ haran narakam āyāti yāva¿t? āhūta-saṁplavaṁ|| sva-dattā⟨m⟩ para-dattām vā yo
⟨38⟩ ha¿red va?sundharāṁ sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhū¿taḥ? pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate|| Ādityo varu-
⟨39⟩ ¿ś?o viṣṇuḥ ¡v!rahmā somo h¿ū?tāśanaḥ śūlapāṇis tu bhagavān abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ
⟨40⟩ | sāmā¿t?yo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ sarvvānn etāN
⟨41⟩ bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmacandraḥ| Iti kamala-
⟨42⟩ -dalām¡v!u-¡v!indu-lolāṁ śriyam anucintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca sa-kalam ida-
⟨43⟩ m udāhr̥tañ ca ¡v!u⟨d⟩dhvā na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ|| pa⟨⟨ra⟩⟩ma-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā-
⟨44⟩ dhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janameja⟨ya⟩-devasya vijaya-rājye samva¿ccha?re ṣaṣṭhe|| phālguna-māsa-dvi-
⟨45⟩ tīya-pakṣa-tithau pratipadi yatrāṅkato ’pi samvaT 6 phālguna śudi 1 likhitam idaṁ śā-
⟨46⟩ sanaṁ mahā-sā¿t?dhivigrah¿ī?-śrī-malladatta-śrī-dhāradatta-suta-prati¡v!addha-kāyastha-koI-
⟨47⟩ ghoṣeṇa vallabhaghoṣa-sutena|| Utkīrṇṇaṁ suvarṇṇakāravāpūkena śāvadevasute-
⟨48⟩ naḥ|| <unknown>

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⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ siddham Om svasty amalamaṇikuṭṭimasadanacaladanekavakhāravilāsinīja⟨2⟩nacaraṇanūpura ra ravatrastapārāvattasvanavadhiritadaśadiśo nānādigdeśā⟨3⟩ntarādāgatavandivr̥ndavistāritakīrttevvividhavidyālaṁkr̥tavidvajjanajanitavida⟨4⟩gdhakāvyālāpastutadhanapativibhavasparddhitavipaṇijanaparasya saṁharṣaracita⟨5⟩vicitraprāsādāṭṭālikāvihārārāmadevakulodyānavāpīkūpataḍāgopa⟨6⟩-nirjjitasurasadanamahimna śrīmato mūrasīma-pattanavarāT|| ⟨7⟩ Asti kṣoṇīśvarāṇāmamalamaṇirucāma⟨nva⟩yāT kaustubhābhaḥ ⟨8⟩ śauryāgāmburāśirvviracitāvadhivaddānaśubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ|| śrīm⟨ā⟩njan⟨a⟩mejayā⟨9⟩ravyastr̥daśapatisamaḥ kr̥⟨tsna⟩gāṁ bhoktukāmaḥ prakhyātadve⟨ṣ⟩ī-vaṅśa-pravidalana⟨10⟩paṭ⟨u⟩r bhūpatiḥ somavaṅśe|| so ’yaṁ| parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārāja-parameśvara⟨11⟩śrī-śivaguptadeva-pādānudhyāta-parama-maheśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahā⟨12⟩rājādhirāja-somakula-tilaka-tr̥kaliṅgādhipati-parameśvara-śrī-mahā⟨Page 2r⟩⟨13⟩bhavagupta-rājadevaḥ kuśalī|| potāviṣata-prati⟨b⟩addha-jamb⟨ū⟩grāme ⟨b⟩rāhma⟨14⟩nāN saṁpūjya tat-pratinivāsi-kuṭ⟨u⟩m⟨b⟩i-janapadā⟨ṁ⟩s tad-viṣayīya-yathākālādhyāsi⟨15⟩naḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-dāṇḍa-pāśika-piśuna-vetr⟨i⟩kāvarodhajana-rājavallabhā⟨16⟩dīn{a} sarvvān samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-ni⟨17⟩dhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sadaśāparādhaḥ sarvva-⟨b⟩ādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikarakarādā⟨18⟩na-sahitaḥ sām⟨r⟩a-madhukaḥ{|} sa-garttoṣaraḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ ⟨19⟩ parāśara-gotrāya{ḥ} vāsiṣṭha-śakti-pārāśarya-pravar⟨āya⟩ vājasaneyimā⟨20⟩dhyadina-śākhādhyāyine hastipada-vinirgatāya jambu-grām⟨a⟩vāstavyāya ⟨21⟩ bhaṭṭap⟨u⟩tra-śrī-govinda-nāmne bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩ap⟨u⟩tra koṇḍasutāya saliladhārāpura⟨ḥ⟩saram ā⟨22⟩candra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaṁ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca p⟨u⟩ṇya-yaśo ⟨23⟩ ’bhivr̥ddhaye tāmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bh⟨o⟩ga⟨24⟩-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam ⟨u⟩panayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti bhāvibhi⟨Page 2v⟩⟨25⟩ś ca bhūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asma⟨d-a⟩nurodhāc ca sva-dattir ivā⟨26⟩nupālanīyā⟨.⟩ tathā cokta⟨ṁ⟩ dharmmaśāstre

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨b⟩ah⟨u⟩bhir vvas⟨u⟩dhā dat⟨t⟩ā

rājabhiḥ sagarādi⟨27⟩bhir

yasya yasya yadā bhūmiḥ

tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ||

2. Anuṣṭubh

mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ

para⟨28⟩-datteti pārthivāḥ

sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ

para-dattānupālane||

3. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭhiṁ varṣa-sahasrā⟨29⟩ṇi

svargge modati bhūmidaḥ

Ākṣeptā cā⟨n⟩uma⟨ntā⟩ ca

tāny eva narake vaseT|

4. Indravajrā

Agner apa⟨30⟩tya⟨ṁ⟩ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ

bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ

yaḥ kāñcana⟨ṁ⟩ gāñ ca ⟨31⟩ mahīñ ca dadyād

dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok⟨āḥ⟩||

5. Anuṣṭubh

Āsphoṭayanti pita ⟨32⟩ raḥ

pravalg{ay}anti pitāmahāḥ

bhūmi-dātā kule jāt⟨a⟩ḥ

sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati||

6. Anuṣṭubh

⟨33⟩ bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti

yaś ca bhūmiṁ pra⟨ya⟩cchati

Ubhau tau p⟨u⟩ṇya-karmmāṇau

niyataṁ svargga⟨34⟩-gāminau||

7. Anuṣṭubh

taḍāgānāṁ sahasr⟨eṇa⟩

vāja-peya-śat⟨eṇa⟩ ⟨ca⟩

gavā⟨ṁ⟩ koṭi-pradānena

bhū⟨35⟩mi-harttā na ⟨ś⟩udhyati|

8. Anuṣṭubh

harate hāray⟨ed⟩ yas tu

manda-⟨b⟩uddhi⟨s⟩ tamo-vr̥taḥ

sa ⟨b⟩addho vā⟨36⟩ruṇaiḥ

pāsai⟨s ti⟩ryag-yoniñ ca gacchati||

9. Anuṣṭubh

suvarṇṇam eka⟨ṁ⟩ gām ekāṁ

bhūmer apy arddham a⟨Page 3r⟩⟨37⟩ṅgulaṁ

haran narakam āyāti

yāva⟨d⟩ āhūta-saṁplavaṁ||

10. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattā⟨m⟩ para-dattām vā

yo ⟨38⟩ ha⟨reta va⟩sundharāṁ

sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhū⟨tvā⟩

pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate||

11. Anuṣṭubh

Ādityo varu⟨39⟩⟨ṇ⟩o viṣṇuḥ

⟨b⟩rahmā somo h⟨u⟩tāśanaḥ

śūlapāṇis tu bhagavān

abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ ⟨40⟩ |

12. Śālinī

sāmā⟨n⟩yo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ

kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ

sarvvānn etāN ⟨41⟩ bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN

bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmacandraḥ|

13. Puṣpitāgrā

Iti kamala⟨42⟩-dalām⟨b⟩u-⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ

śriyam anucintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca

sa-kalam ida⟨43⟩m udāhr̥tañ ca ⟨b⟩u⟨d⟩dhvā

na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ||

pa⟨⟨ra⟩⟩ma-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā⟨44⟩dhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janameja⟨ya⟩-devasya vijaya-rājye samva⟨tsa⟩re ṣaṣṭhe|| phālguna-māsa-dvi⟨45⟩tīya-pakṣa-tithau pratipadi yatrāṅkato ’pi samvaT 6 phālguna śudi 1 likhitam idaṁ śā⟨46⟩sanaṁ mahā-sā⟨n⟩dhivigrah⟨i⟩-śrī-malladatta-śrī-dhāradatta-suta-prati⟨b⟩addha-kāyastha-koI⟨47⟩ghoṣeṇa vallabhaghoṣa-sutena|| Utkīrṇṇaṁ suvarṇṇakāravāpūkena śāvadevasute⟨48⟩naḥ|| <unknown>

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⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ siddham Om svasty amalamaṇikuṭṭimasadanacaladanekavakhāravilāsinīja⟨2⟩nacaraṇanūpura ra ravatrastapārāvattasvanavadhiritadaśadiśo nānādigdeśā⟨3⟩ntarādāgatavandivr̥ndavistāritakīrttevvividhavidyālaṁkr̥tavidvajjanajanitavida⟨4⟩gdhakāvyālāpastutadhanapativibhavasparddhitavipaṇijanaparasya saṁharṣaracita⟨5⟩vicitraprāsādāṭṭālikāvihārārāmadevakulodyānavāpīkūpataḍāgopa⟨6⟩-nirjjitasurasadanamahimna śrīmato mūrasīma-pattanavarāT|| ⟨7⟩ Asti kṣoṇīśvarāṇāmamalamaṇirucāma¿tva?⟨nva⟩yāT kaustubhābhaḥ ⟨8⟩ śauryāgāmburāśirvviracitāvadhivaddānaśubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ|| śrīm¿a?⟨ā⟩njan⟨a⟩mejayā⟨9⟩ravyastr̥daśapatisamaḥ kr̥¿cchana?⟨tsna⟩gāṁ bhoktukāmaḥ prakhyātadve¿ś?⟨ṣ⟩ī-vaṅśa-pravidalana⟨10⟩paṭ¿ū?⟨u⟩r bhūpatiḥ somavaṅśe|| so ’yaṁ| parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārāja-parameśvara⟨11⟩śrī-śivaguptadeva-pādānudhyāta-parama-maheśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahā⟨12⟩rājādhirāja-somakula-tilaka-tr̥kaliṅgādhipati-parameśvara-śrī-mahā⟨Page 2r⟩⟨13⟩bhavagupta-rājadevaḥ kuśalī|| potāviṣata-prati¡v!⟨b⟩addha-jamb¿a?⟨ū⟩grāme ¡v!⟨b⟩rāhma⟨14⟩nāN saṁpūjya tat-pratinivāsi-kuṭ¿ū?⟨u⟩m¡v!⟨b⟩i-janapadā⟨ṁ⟩s tad-viṣayīya-yathākālādhyāsi⟨15⟩naḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-dāṇḍa-pāśika-piśuna-vetr¿ī?⟨i⟩kāvarodhajana-rājavallabhā⟨16⟩dīn{a} sarvvān samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-ni⟨17⟩dhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sadaśāparādhaḥ sarvva-¡v!⟨b⟩ādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikarakarādā⟨18⟩na-sahitaḥ sām⟨r⟩a-madhukaḥ{|} sa-garttoṣaraḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ ⟨19⟩ parāśara-gotrāya{ḥ} vāsiṣṭha-śakti-pārāśarya-pravar¿aḥ?⟨āya⟩ vājasaneyimā⟨20⟩dhyadina-śākhādhyāyine hastipada-vinirgatāya jambu-grām¿ā?⟨a⟩vāstavyāya ⟨21⟩ bhaṭṭap¿ū?⟨u⟩tra-śrī-govinda-nāmne bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩ap¿ū?⟨u⟩tra koṇḍasutāya saliladhārāpura⟨ḥ⟩saram ā⟨22⟩candra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaṁ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca p¿ū?⟨u⟩ṇya-yaśo ⟨23⟩ ’bhivr̥ddhaye tāmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bh¿ā?⟨o⟩ga⟨24⟩-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam ¿ū?⟨u⟩panayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti bhāvibhi⟨Page 2v⟩⟨25⟩ś ca bhūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asma⟨d-a⟩nurodhāc ca sva-dattir ivā⟨26⟩nupālanīyā⟨.⟩ tathā cokta⟨ṁ⟩ dharmmaśāstre

1. Anuṣṭubh

¡v!⟨b⟩ah¿ū?⟨u⟩bhir vvas¿ū?⟨u⟩dhā dat⟨t⟩ā

rājabhiḥ sagarādi⟨27⟩bhir

yasya yasya yadā bhūmiḥ

tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ||

2. Anuṣṭubh

mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ

para⟨28⟩-datteti pārthivāḥ

sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ

para-dattānupālane||

3. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭhiṁ varṣa-sahasrā⟨29⟩ṇi

svargge modati bhūmidaḥ

Ākṣeptā cā¿t?⟨n⟩uma⟨ntā⟩ ca

tāny eva narake vaseT|

4. Indravajrā

Agner apa⟨30⟩tya⟨ṁ⟩ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ

bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ

yaḥ kāñcana⟨ṁ⟩ gāñ ca ⟨31⟩ mahīñ ca dadyād

dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok¿e?⟨āḥ⟩||

5. Anuṣṭubh

Āsphoṭayanti pita ⟨32⟩ raḥ

pravalg{ay}anti pitāmahāḥ

bhūmi-dātā kule jāt¿ā?⟨a⟩ḥ

sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati||

6. Anuṣṭubh

⟨33⟩ bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti

yaś ca bhūmiṁ pra⟨ya⟩cchati

Ubhau tau p¿ū?⟨u⟩ṇya-karmmāṇau

niyataṁ svargga⟨34⟩-gāminau||

7. Anuṣṭubh

taḍāgānāṁ sahasr¿āṇi?⟨eṇa⟩

vāja-peya-śat¿āṇi?⟨eṇa⟩ ⟨ca⟩

gavā⟨ṁ⟩ koṭi-pradānena

bhū⟨35⟩mi-harttā na ¡s!⟨ś⟩udhyati|

8. Anuṣṭubh

harate hāray¿ate?⟨ed⟩ yas tu

manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhi⟨s⟩ tamo-vr̥taḥ

sa ¡v!⟨b⟩addho vā⟨36⟩ruṇaiḥ

pāsai¿ḥ ti?⟨s ti⟩ryag-yoniñ ca gacchati||

9. Anuṣṭubh

suvarṇṇam eka⟨ṁ⟩ gām ekāṁ

bhūmer apy arddham a⟨Page 3r⟩⟨37⟩ṅgulaṁ

haran narakam āyāti

yāva¿t?⟨d⟩ āhūta-saṁplavaṁ||

10. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattā⟨m⟩ para-dattām vā

yo ⟨38⟩ ha¿red va?⟨reta va⟩sundharāṁ

sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhū¿taḥ?⟨tvā⟩

pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate||

11. Anuṣṭubh

Ādityo varu⟨39⟩¿ś?⟨ṇ⟩o viṣṇuḥ

¡v!⟨b⟩rahmā somo h¿ū?⟨u⟩tāśanaḥ

śūlapāṇis tu bhagavān

abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ ⟨40⟩ |

12. Śālinī

sāmā¿t?⟨n⟩yo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ

kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ

sarvvānn etāN ⟨41⟩ bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN

bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmacandraḥ|

13. Puṣpitāgrā

Iti kamala⟨42⟩-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ

śriyam anucintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca

sa-kalam ida⟨43⟩m udāhr̥tañ ca ¡v!⟨b⟩u⟨d⟩dhvā

na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ||

pa⟨⟨ra⟩⟩ma-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā⟨44⟩dhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janameja⟨ya⟩-devasya vijaya-rājye samva¿ccha?⟨tsa⟩re ṣaṣṭhe|| phālguna-māsa-dvi⟨45⟩tīya-pakṣa-tithau pratipadi yatrāṅkato ’pi samvaT 6 phālguna śudi 1 likhitam idaṁ śā⟨46⟩sanaṁ mahā-sā¿t?⟨n⟩dhivigrah¿ī?⟨i⟩-śrī-malladatta-śrī-dhāradatta-suta-prati¡v!⟨b⟩addha-kāyastha-koI⟨47⟩ghoṣeṇa vallabhaghoṣa-sutena|| Utkīrṇṇaṁ suvarṇṇakāravāpūkena śāvadevasute⟨48⟩naḥ|| <unknown>

Bibliography

The plates are preserved in the Odisha State Museum. The photos are available here.

Primary

[SiRa] Sircar, Dines Chandra and P.C. Rath. 1944. “Kālibhanā Copper-plate Inscriptions of the Somavaṁśī King Mahā-Bhavagupta I janamejaya.” IHQ 20 (1), pp. 237–250. Pages 237–244.

[S] Shastri, Ajay Mitra. 1995. Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas, Pāṇḍuvaṁśins and Somavaṁśins, Part II: Inscriptions. New Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research; Motilal Bandarsidass. Item IV, pages 184–188.

[R] Rajaguru, Satyanarayan. 1966. Inscriptions of Orissa, vol. 4. No place: Sri Sarada Press. [URL]. Item 17, pages 100–104.

Secondary

Gai, Govind Swamirao. 1986. Dynastic list of copper plate inscriptions noticed in annual reports on Indian epigraphy from 1887 to 1969. Mysore: Archaeological Survey of India. Item 943.

Tripathy, Snigdha. 2010. Descriptive topographical catalogue of Orissan inscriptions. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors. Pages 118–119.

Acharya, Subrata Kumar. 2014. Copper-plate inscriptions of Odisha: a descriptive catalogue (circa fourth century to sixteenth century CE). New Delhi: D. K. Printworld. Item 7, pages 234–235.

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<l n="d">tāny eva narake vaseT<g type="danda">.</g></l><!--

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<l n="d">dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok<choice><sic>e</sic><corr>āḥ</corr></choice><g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

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amwb : Sircar 64

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amwb Sircar 55

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<l n="d">pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate<g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

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<l n="d">bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmacandraḥ<g type="danda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 117

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