The Indian Analyst
 

South Indian Inscriptions

 
No. Source Dynasty King Date

Language
and Alphabet

Remarks
 

MADRAS—contd.
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT
contd.
TIRUCHIRAPPALLAI TALUK—contd.Śrīraṅgam—contd.

         
157

Same place, niche No. 2

Chōḷa Tribhuvanachakravartin Rājarājadēva

23rd year, Kuṁbha śu. 3, Sunday, Pūśaṁ. Irregular.

Tamil

Records another gift of land, purchased from Sēnāvaruchchāṇi, by Irāmayan for daily offering of a garland to the deity for his own well-being.

 

158

Same wall, proper right of entrance, niche No. 1.

 

Do. Do.

Year opposite the 22nd year, Karkaṭaka śu. 14, Sunday, Mūla= 1238 A.D., June 27, Sunday ; ∙91 , ∙48.

Do.

Registers yet another endowment of land to the deity by Chaṭṭayan who calls himself a sēnaibōga of Bōgaya-deṇḍunāyakar-Vallaiya-deṇḍunāyakar, the deṇḍu(daṇḍa)-nāyakas of Dēvan-Sōmēśvaradēvan, for his own well-being. The gift was made over to Śīrāmapirān(Śrīrāmapirān)-bhaṭṭan, the nambi of the Periyakōyil.

159

Same place, niche No. 2

…. ….

….

Do.

Damaged. Seems to record an endowment of land, purchased for the purpose, to the temple by Nāgaṇan who possibly held the office of Daṇḍanāyaka.

160

Same wall, tiers, proper left of entrance

…. ….

Śaka 149[4], Āṅgirasa, Jyēshṭha śu. 15, Monday = 1572 A.D., May 26, Monday, f.d.t. ∙48.

Telugu

Damaged towards the end. Mentions Ananteyya, son of Nēbati Rāmayya, and others and seems to refer to their visit to the temple.

161

Do.

Vijayanagara Dēvarāya-mahārāya

….., Parādhava, (expired) and Plavaṅga (current) …., Anurādhā.

Tamil

Fragmentary. Built in at places. Seems to refer to an endowment of land for a grove (tōppu), after excluding from it the mānya and bhaṭṭa-vṛitti portions. The name of the donor is lost.

162

Do.

….

….

….

Do.

Fragmentary. Records a gift of land, as Sarvamānya, probably by Viṭṭhaladēva-mahārāja. The gift seems to have been meant for certain  provisions for some specified festivals to the god.

163

Do.

…. …. ….

Do.

Do.      Seems to record a gift of lamps and precious stones such as rubies and diamonds to the god.

164 Do. proper right of entrance …. ….

Śaka 1394, Nandana, Tulā śu. …. (Friday), Uttirāḍam= 1472 A.D., October 9, Friday. The tithi was 8 : ∙91 ; ∙48.

Do.

Do.      The details of the grant portion are lost. Mentions Uttama-nambi and Āvaṇakar-kottu(?).


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