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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA Varuṇa, Indra, and Antaka ;[1] who by the strength of his arms[2] acquired the fortune of powerful kings ; before whose pre-eminent prowess there bowed down the circle of all the neighbouring princes ; who engaged in the pursuit of religious merit, wealth and pleasure, without allowing them to encroach upon one another ; whose profound and elevated mind was well pleased only by submission ;[3] who accomplished acts of religion by distributing in charity the ample wealth acquired by properly protecting his people ; who reinstated families of princes long subverted,[4] and uprooted the exalted ; and who to the afflicted, the blind and the poor granted the object of their desire, more fully even than their hearts longed for. (L. 14.) His son, who meditates on his feet, who is the unique frontal ornament of the whole circle of the earth ; who is endowed with all the most celebrated qualities, such as prudence, good conduct, compassion, liberality, cleverness, dexterity, fortitude, heroism, firmness and the rest ; who causes the destruction of the might of conceit, arising from power, of powerful enemies ; who is a dam to safeguard all ordinances, and a resting-place of success ; and who, like the Discus-bearer (Vishṇu) with his irresistible disc, with his irresistible army relieves the distress of the people─ he, the devout worshipper of Mahêśvara (Śiva), the glorious Buddharâja, issues this order to all Râjas, Sâmantas, Bhôgikas, Vishayapatis, Râshṭṛa- and Grâma-mahattaras, Âdhikârikas and others :─
(L. 19.) Be it known to you ! For the increase of the religious merit of our parents and ourselves we have granted, with pouring out of water, the village of Kumârivaḍaô which is close to Bṛihannârikâ, in the Gôrajjâ-bhôga that lies within the Bharukachchha-vishaya,─ with the udraṅga, with the uparikara, with all imposts and taxes,[5] exempt from all ditya, forced labour and prâtibhêdikâ, according to the maxim of bhûmichchhidra, not to be entered by irregular and regular soldiers, for as long as the moon, the sun, the sea and the earth endure, to be enjoyed by the succession of sons and son’s sons─ to the Brâhmaṇ Bappasvâmin, the son of Bhaṭṭu, who is an inhabitant of Ḍêbhaka, a member of the Pârâśara gôtra, and a student of the Kaṇva śâkhâ of the Vâjasanêya Vêda, for the maintenance of the bali, charu, vaiśvadêva, agnihôtra and other rites. Wherefore, let future kings and Bhôgapatis, whether of our own family or others─ bearing in mind that the world of living beings is unsteady like a wave of water of the sea raised by a fierce wind, that wealth is liable to perish and void of substance, and that virtue endures for a long time─ desirous of sharing in the reward of (this) donation of land, and anxious of accumulate for a long time fame as bright as the rays of the moon, consent to this our gift and preserve it ! Whosoever, with his mind covered by the veil of the darkness of ignorance, should take it away or permit it to be taken away, he shall be guilty of the five great sins ! And it has been said by the holy Vyâsa, the arranger of the Vêdas :─ [Here follow five imprecatory verses.] (L. 33.) In three hundred years increased by sixty-one, on the fifteenth tithi of the dark half of Kârttika, at the request of Gôkulasvâmin,[6] this (edict)─ the dûtaka of which is the Mahâbalâdhikṛita,[7] the illustrious Prasahyavigraha─ was written by the Mahâsaṁdhivigrahâdhikaraṇâdhikṛita[8] Śivarâja. The year 300 60 1 Kârttika-badi 10 5. _______________________ ______________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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