Orissa State Museum plates of Mahāśivagupta Yayāti year 4

⟨1⟩ siddham svasti śrī-vin¿i?⟨ī⟩tapurāt{a} samāvā¡ś!⟨s⟩ita-śrīmato vijaya-kaṭakāt{a} (sva)-

⟨2⟩ sty astu samasta-śatru-nṛpati-prāra¡v!⟨b⟩d⟨h⟩a-sevā-vidhi-vyagrākāra-vinīta-dūra-nici¿tasyāmāgramā?⟨tadāmārgam⟩-

⟨3⟩ (d)vārataḥ| dharmmārthocita-śāstra-niścita-naya-vyāpāra-paura-prajākhyātāmātya-(ma)-

⟨4⟩ tād vinītapuratonvartha-prasiddhāhvayāt{a}|| somādi-svakulodgata-kṣiti¿r?⟨bh⟩ujām devatva-

⟨5⟩ bhājam api kṣmāyāś cātma-manobhivañchita-pratiprāpsānurūpa-śriyaḥ| nāgānā-

⟨6⟩ m a¿tra?⟨ti⟩bhūta-sauhṛdajuṣām ākasmikānu¿m?⟨g⟩ra(hā) yajñātmā prahaṇa-kṣaṇas tribhuvan¿e?⟨a⟩-kṣe-

⟨7⟩ māya-lakṣitaḥ| prakhyātākhya-yudhiṣṭhirānvaya-mahā-siṅghāṁhasanā-

⟨8⟩ rohaṇa-vyāp{y}ārāvasarāhitotsava-man¿o?⟨ā⟩ lokābhinandyodayaḥ niḥ-

⟨9⟩ śeṣāgama-tat⟨t⟩va-vetṛ-vimala-prajñā-¡v!⟨b⟩lālaṁkṛtaḥ sphūrjja¿ts?⟨cch⟩auryya-vinirjjitorjji-

⟨10⟩ ta-ripu-kṣmāpāka-velodyamaḥ|| sapta-dvīpa-vibhūṣaṇaṁ kṣititalaṁ yad-[…]-

⟨11⟩ yālaṁkṛtaṁ tat-prota-sthita-somarāja-vibhutām dhatte ttamanyaidyaitaḥ| devaḥ śrī-jana-

⟨12⟩ mejayas tad-adhunā tatrāvatīrya svayaṁ ta⟨t⟩ kuryām iti yaḥ kṛtāvataraṇaḥ sa śrī-yayā-

⟨13⟩ ti-prabhuḥ|| parama-māhe¡s!⟨ś⟩vara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parame-

⟨14⟩ (śva)ra-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrī-mahābhavagupta-rā-

⟨15⟩ jadeva-pādānudhyāyī|| parama-māhe⟨śva⟩ra-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-

⟨16⟩ -parameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrī-mahāśivagupta-rā-

⟨17⟩ jadevaḥ kuśalī| uḍra-deśe| gaṇḍitama-viṣaya-kuḍukulokhaṇḍa-kṣetre

⟨18⟩ tad-viṣayīya-¡v!⟨b⟩rāhmaṇān āyukta-yathākālādhyāyinaḥ samāhatr̥-s{v}annidhātr̥-ni-

⟨19⟩ yuktakādhikārika-dāṇḍa-pā¡s!⟨ś⟩ika-cāṭa-bhāṭa-pi¡s!⟨ś⟩una vet¡r̥!⟨ri⟩kāvarodhajana-rāṇaka-rā-

⟨20⟩ japutra-rājavallabhādīn{a} samājñāpayat¿ī?⟨i⟩ viditam astu bhavatāṁ| yathāsmābhi-

⟨21⟩ r aya⟨ṁ⟩ grāmaḥ sanidhiḥ sopānidhiḥ sadaśāparādhaḥ sarvva-¡v!⟨b⟩ā-

⟨22⟩ dhāvivarjjitaḥ ⟨sa⟩rvvoparikarādāna-sahita{ḥ} ścatuḥ-sīmā-parya-

⟨23⟩ ntaḥ s¿a?⟨ā⟩mvra-madh¿u?⟨ū⟩kaḥ sagartoṣaraḥ sa-ja⟨la⟩-sthala-sahitaḥ ¿dva?⟨a⟩cāṭa-bhāṭa-prave¡s!⟨ś⟩aka-

⟨24⟩ ḥ| kau¡s!⟨ś⟩ika-gotr¿ā?⟨a⟩tririṣaya-pravarāya śrāvasthālekhaḍiyā-grāma-vinirggatā-

⟨25⟩ ya| ya¡s!⟨ś⟩akaṭaka-vāstavyāya bhaṭaputra-dāmodara-naptre madhu-sutāya| śrī-kā-

⟨26⟩ ko-nāmne saliladhārā-purassaraṁ Ācandra-tārakārka-kṣiti-samakālopabho-

⟨27⟩ gārthaṁ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-yaśo ’bhivr̥ddhaye t{r}āmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥-

⟨28⟩ tya pratipādita Ity avagatya yathā-dīyamāna-kara-bhara-hira(ṇya)-bhoga-bhāgā-

⟨29⟩ (dikaṁ) ca dadadbhiḥ bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prati-vastavyam iti|| bhā-

⟨30⟩ bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhir dattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asmad anurodhāc ca svadatti-

⟨31⟩ r ivānupālanīyā| tathā coktaṁ dharmmaśāstre ¡v!⟨b⟩ahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhis sagar(ā)-

⟨32⟩ dibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ mā bhūd a-phala-¡s!⟨ś⟩a(ṅkā)

⟨33⟩ vaḥ para-datteti (pārthivāḥ) s(va)-dānāt phalam ā¿nu?⟨na⟩ntyaṁ para-dattānupālane| Ā-

⟨34⟩ sphoṭayanti (pitaraḥ) (pravalganti) pitāmahāḥ bhūmidātā kule jātaḥ sa

⟨35⟩ nas trātā bhaviṣyati|| saṣṭiṁ varṣa–sahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmid¿ā?⟨a⟩ḥ Ākṣeptā

⟨36⟩ cānumantā ca dvau tau naraka-gāminau| Ag(n)er apatyaṁ prathamaṁ su-

⟨37⟩ (varṇṇaṁ) (bhūr) vaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ yaḥ kāñcanaṅ gāṁ ca ⟨ma⟩hīñ ca

⟨38⟩ (da)dyāt dattās trayas tena bhavanti lokāḥ|| bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti yaś ca bhūmiṁ

⟨39⟩ prayacchati Ubhau tau puṇya-karmmāṇau niyata⟨ṁ⟩ s⟨v⟩argga-gāminau|| taḍāgā-

⟨40⟩ nāṁ sahasreṇa vājapeya-śatena ca gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena bhūmi-harttā na ¡s!⟨ś⟩udhya-

⟨41⟩ ti|| (hareta) hārayed yas tu manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ su¡v!⟨b⟩addho vāruṇai(ḥ) pā¡s!⟨ś⟩aiḥ

⟨42⟩ tiryag-yoniṁ ca gacchati|| suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ| haran narakam āyā-

⟨43⟩ ti yāvad—ā-bhūta-saṁplavaM sva-dattāṁ para-dattām vā yo hareta vasundharāṁ|

⟨44⟩ (sa vi)ṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate|| Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇur ¡v!⟨b⟩rahmā so-

⟨45⟩ mo hutāśanaḥ śūlapāṇiś ca bhagavān abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ|| sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-

⟨46⟩ -setur nr̥pā¡n!⟨ṇ⟩āṁ kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ sarvvān etān bhāvinaḥ pārthi-

⟨47⟩ vendrān bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmabhadraḥ|| Iti kamala-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ śri-

⟨48⟩ yam anucintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca sakalam idam udāhr̥tañ ca ¡v!⟨b⟩¿e?⟨u⟩ddhvā na hi puruṣaiḥ para-

⟨49⟩ -kīrttayo villopyāḥ|| parama-māhe¡s!⟨ś⟩vara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā-

⟨50⟩ dhirāja-parame¡s!⟨ś⟩vara-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-

⟨51⟩ -śrīmad-yayāti-rājadeva-vijaya-rājye caturtha-s¿ām?⟨aṃ⟩tsarī-

⟨52⟩ ya-kārttika-māsa-sita-pakṣa-pañcamyāṁ ankatoḥ samvat kārttika-

⟨53⟩ śudi 5 likhitam idaṁ tāmra-¡s!⟨ś⟩āsana⟨ṁ⟩ m¿ā?⟨a⟩hāsāndhivigrahi-rāṇa-

⟨54⟩ ka-śrī-cchichaṭe¡s!⟨ś⟩varasyāvagatena| mahā Ākṣapaṭala-śrī-śānti-

⟨55⟩ nāgābhimatena|| śrī-pannākena utkīrṇṇam idam iti||