The Indian Analyst
9 Do. Do. Pṛithvīdēva II Saṁvat 897, Phālguna śudi 15, Wednesday.

Do.

Registers the gift made by the king of the village of Vaḍadāin Kōsalā to the Brāhmaṇa Padmanābha-Dīkshita of the Bhārgava gōtra on the occasion of the śrāddha of the king’s father.

 

  MADRAS          
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Mr. P. N. Krishna Rao, Archaeological Sub-Overseer, Department of Archaeology, Madurai, through Mr. M. Venkataramayya, Agra.

Nāyakas of Madurai Chokkanātha-Nāyaka

Śaka 1574, Nandana, Pushya, śu. 15 = A.D. 1653, January, 3.

Telugu

Records the grant of the kāṇāchchi (kāṇiyāṭchi) right of the office of māhutta and the perquisities thereof in the four temples at Śrīraṅgam, Jambukēśvaram, Mātṛibhūtēśvaram and the Mīnākshī temple of Madhurā to Rāmakṛishṇa-māhutta,  brother of Veṅkaṭarāma-māhutta.

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Mr. M. S. Sarma, Editor, Telugu Encyclopaedia, University of Madras.

Eastern Gaṅga

Indravarman . . . .  Uttarāyaṇa

Sanskrit, Kaliṅga script.

 

Incomplete set consisting of only two plates. Records the gift made by the king of the village of Vahēṭaka in Dāhapañchālī as an agrahāra free of taxes to several Brāhmaṇas of different gōtras and charaṇas.

 

  ORISSA          
12 Sri C. M. Acharya, Vice-Chancellor, Utkal University, Cuttack, through Dr. D. C. Sircar. (Findspot : Russelkonda.) Drumarājakula Nēṭṭabhañja Year 26 Do.

Issued from Vārāḍḍā. Records the grant made by the king of the village of Chaṇḍūtuṁgam in Kāmvērāla-vishaya to a number of Brāhmaṇas for easy access to heaven of the queens Kshatṛidēvī and Kaivartadēvī and of the princess Mēghāvalīdēvī. (Published in Ep. Ind., Vol. XXVIII, pp. 258 ff.)

 

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Curator, Orissa Museum, Bhubanesvar

Bhañja

Nēṭṭabhañja

Saṁvat, …., Mārgaśira śu. Chaturdaśī.

Sanskrit, East Indian characters.

 

Records the royal gift of the village of Peṭṭasara in Māṇḍiḍḍā vishaya to Kēśvarudra, son of Kshēmarudra and grandson of Dāmōdararudra. The king is described as the son of Raṇabhañja, the grandson of Śatrubhañja and great grand son of Śilābhañja. (Published in Ep. Ind., Vol. XXVIII, pp. 337 ff.)

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The Mahan Maharaj of Kanās Math, Puri District, through the Collector of Puri.

Vigraha Lōkavigraha-Bhaṭṭāraka Gupta year 280, Phālguna, 5.

Sanskrit, Northern Alphabet.

Registers the gift made by the royal officers of the Utida(Muṭida)-vishaya in Dakshiṇa-Tōsalī of the village of Ūrddhvaśṛīṅga in the aforesaid vishaya to god MaṇināgēśvaraBhaṭṭāraka of Ēkāṁbaka for the expenses of  offerings and worship and for the maintenance of several Brāhmaṇa students of the Maitrāyaṇīya-śākhā of the Yajurvēda. The gift is stated to have been made on the orders of the king. (Published in Ep. Ind., Vol. XXVIII, pp. 328 ff.)

15 Do. Datta Bhānudatta Year 5, Āśvina 24 Do.

Issued from Andhasubhiksha. States that the king who bears the titles Mahāpratīhāra. Mahārāja-mahāsāmanta granted the village of Kumvukīrikshilāka in Uttamālōkavishaya to god Maṇināga-Bhaṭṭāraka of Ēkāmvakā for the maintenance of Brāhmaṇa students of the Maitrāyaṇīyaśākhā of the Yajurvēda. The donor is described as meditating on the feet of a certain paramadaivata-paramabhaṭṭāraka. (Published in Ep. Ind., Vol. XXVIII, pp. 332 ff.)

 

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Dr. N. P. Chakravarti, Retired Director General of Archaeology, New Delhi. (Deposited in Baripada Museum.)

 

Bhauma-Kara Śubhākara

Year 14[5], Bhādravadi 2.

 

Sanskrit, Nāgarī

Issued from Guhēśvara-pāṭaka. Records the royal gift of the village of  Aḍḍhēṇḍakōṇā situated in Ma[nē]ra-vishaya of Dakshiṇa-Tōsalī to Kulaputraka Sūryapāla. (Published in Orissa under the Bhauma Kings, p. 32 and plates.)




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