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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA 1.─ On a pillar in the Mûlasthânêśvara temple at Nâdeṇḍla (No. 227 of 1892). Language : Telugu prose and verse. Date : Śaka-Saṁvat 1052,[1] Mêsha-siti-pañchamî,[2] Thursday.[3] The son of the Mahâmaṇḍalêśvara Budda─ “ who was possessed of all the glory of such names as the Mahâmaṇḍalêśvara who has obtained the five great sounds ; Vîra-Mahêśvara ; the worshipper of the divine feet of Kulôttuṅga-Chôḍadêva ; the destroyer of hostile armies ; Eladâyasiṁha ; Sâhasôttuṅga ; a Râma on the battle-field ; Anaaṅka-Bhîma (!) ; a Râdhêya in truthfulness ; a Gâṅgêya in purity ; a moon to the water-lily and the milk-ocean─ the Durjaya family ; a mine of very bright virtues ; he whose delight is the sport of valour ; he whose delight is poetry ; the mango-tree to the parrots─ excellent poets ; the support of virtuous men ; a Rêvanta in (the management of) horses ; the death to enemies ; a Brahmâ in wisdom ; and Giripaśchimaśâsana ”─ was Erra-Maṇḍa.[4] His son was Buddhavarman ; and his son Manma-Maṇḍa, who gave two lamps and land at Noñchinipâḍu to the Mûlasthâna temple at Nâdiṇḍla. 2.─ On a pillar in the Mûlasthânêśvara temple at Nâdeṇḍla (No. 217 of 1892). Language : Telugu. Date : Śaka-Saṁvat 1060. Gift of certain taxes levied at Noñchinipâḍu, for the maintenance of two lamps in the temple of Mûlasthâna-Mahâdêva at Nâdiṇḍla, by the Mahâmaṇḍalêśvara Manma-Maṇḍaya. 3.─ On a pillar in the Mûlasthânêśvara temple at Nâdeṇḍla (No. 222 of 1892). Language : Telugu verse and prose. Date : Śaka-Saṁvat 1061,[5] Mâgha-sita-pañchamî, Friday.[6] Manma-Maṇḍa, the eldest son of the Maṇḍalika Budda and of Gaḍiyamadêvi, built a temple (guḍi) of Śiva at Nâdeṇḍla and gave to it the village Noñcheḍlapûṇḍi. His mother Gaḍiyamadêvi, the daughter of Mêḍa and Mêḍamâmba, gave a lamp to the Mûlasthâna temple at Nâdiṇḍla. Further Manuma-Maṇḍa gave many ornaments to Śiva. Finally the inhabitants of Noñchinipâḍu had to pay a tax to the temple.
4.─ On a pillar in the Mûlasthânêśvara temple at Nâdeṇḍla (No. 214 of 1892). Languages : Sanskṛit and Telugu. Date : Śaka-Saṁvat 1054 or 1057.[7] The two first verses praises king Kubja-Vishṇu, the ornament of the race of the Moon. His servant was Buddhavarman, the lion of the mountain─ the Chaturthakula (v. 3 f.), who “ protected the country west of the hill, which contained seventy-three villages, (and which he had) received through the favour of (his) master along with the royal emblems ”[8] (v. 5). After some princes of his family had passed away, Buddhavarman, surnamed Eladâyasiṁha, was born from Maṇḍa [I.] (v. 6). His son was Maṇḍa [II.], surnamed Aniyaṅka-Bhîma (v. 7). ______________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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