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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA SALEM PLATES OF GANGA SRIPURUSHA ; SAKA 693 (V. 11) The great king (Bharatabala),[1] an illustrious paramount ruler, whose virtues are well-known, who has destroyed enemy hordes, who had all the quarters overcome by his pair of feet that have the grace of an expanded lotus-flower and are fervently touched by many a prince paying homage to him by reason of his perfect triple power,[2] and, further, whose birth is highly praised by the people as being in the famous Lunar race,─ (Ll. 34-36) ─thus issues a command to all the inhabitants concerned, headed by (the state officials, namely) the Grāmakūṭas, the Drōṇāgrakas, the Nāyakas, the Dēvavārikas and the Gaṇḍakas,[3] at (the village of) Vardhamānaka in the district (vishaya) of Pāñchagarttā within the Northern province (Uttara-rāshṭra) in (the country of) Mēkalā─ (Ll. 36-40) “Be it known that, for the purpose of increasing His own religious merit as well as that of His parents, this village (of Vardhamānaka),─with the udraṅga and the uparikara, with the treasures and the deposits, (with the privilege that it is) not to be entered by the Chāṭas[4] and the Bhaṭas,[5] with the exception of the fines (imposed) on thieves, to the extent of the extent of its four boundaries, to last until the end of the moon, the sun, the earth and the stars,─is granted by His Majesty to the illustrious Lōhitasarasvāmin of the Vatsa gōtra and the Mādhyandina (śākhā of the Śukla Yajurvēda). (Ll. 40-41) “Having known so, you should obey his (the donee’s) orders, duly paying him the customary tributes. (Ll. 41-43) “ The command is (issued by His Majesty) Himself. And this donation should be consented to and protected by those kings, too, who are born in Our[6] family. And whosoever will cause obstruction to this grant, he shall become invested with (the guilt of) the five great sing.” (Ll. 43-46) [Here occur three of the customary verses.] (Ll. 47-49) Thus is this charter concluded. In the year 2 of the increasing victorious reign on the thirteenth day of the dark fortnight of (the month of) Bhādrapada, when the nakshatra was Pushya. This charter has been written by Śiva, son of the Rāhasika[7] Īśāna, and engraved by Mihiraka, son of the goldsmith Īśvara.[8] _____________________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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