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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA I have no doubt that the 27th May A.D. 1127 is the proper equivalent of this date, and believe that the writer erroneously has quoted the 9th instead of the 19th regnal year, and the year Plava instead of Plavaṅga. And, as intimated already, this date, faulty as it is, in my opinion would definitely prove that Vikrama-Chôḷa commenced to reign on the 18th July A.D. 1108. 43.─ In front of the Chôḷêśvara temple at Niḍubrôlu.[1]
62 Svasti śrîmat-Tribhuvanachakravartti “ In the seventeenth year of the reign of victory of the glorious emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Vikrama-Chôḍadêva, (and) in the Śaka year 1054,─ on Thursday, the third tithi of the bright (fortnight) of Vaiśâkha.” The date is correct for Śaka-Saṁvat 1054 current, when the 3rd tithi of the bright fortnight of Vaiśâkha ended 6 h. 14 m. after mean sunrise of Thursday, the 2nd April A.D. 1131. According to what we have found before, this day would fall in the 23rd, not the 17th, year of Vikrama-Chôḷa’s reign. A date in the month Vaiśâkha of his 17th year would fall in A.D. 1125, in Śaka-Saṁvat 1048 current ; but for that year the date would be incorrect. I can only assume that the writer has quoted the regnal year erroneously.
C.─ KULOTTUNGA-CHOLA III. 44.─ In the Êkâmranâtha temple at Conjeeveram.[3]
1 . . . . . . . . Tribhuvanachchakkaravattigaḷ Maduraiyum Pâṇḍiya[n] muḍi-
ttalai[yu]ṅ=goṇḍ=aru[ḷi]ya śrî-Kulôttuṅga-Śôladêvarku yâṇḍu 27 âvadu . . . . . “ In the 27th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulôttuṅga-Chôḷadêva, who was pleased to take Madurai and the crowned head of the Pâṇḍya,─ on the day of Anurâdhâ, which corresponded to a Thursday and to the eleventh day of the month of Vaigâśi in this year.” As we have found[4] that Kulôttuṅga-Chôḷa III. commenced to reign between the 8th June and the 8th July A.D 1178, a date in the month of Vaigâśi, i.e. the solar month Jyaishṭha, of his 27th year must fall in A.D. 1205, in Śaka-Saṁvat 1127 expired. In this year the Vṛishabha-saṁkrânti by the Ârya-siddhânta took place 15 h. 44 m. after mean sunrise of Sunday, the 24th April A.D. 1205, and the 11th day of Vaigâśi therefore was Thursday, the 5th May A.D. 1205. The nakshatra on this day was Anurâdhâ, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 9 h. 51 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 4 h. 36 m., after mean sunrise. D.─ RAJARAJA III. 45.─ In the Jambukêśvara temple near Śrîraṅgam.[5] 1 Svasti śrîḥ [||*] [Śî]r manni . . . . . . . _______________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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