South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

6.─ In the Agnîśvara temple at Tirukkâṭṭuppaḷḷi.^[1]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Kô Mâraparma[r=â]na Tiribuvanachchakkaravattigaḷ Śôṇâḍu valaṅgiya Śundara-Pâṇḍiyadê[va]rku yâṇḍu 7âvadu Mîna-nâyarru=ppûrvva- pakshattu navamiyu[m] …… [yu]m [pe]rra Pûśattu nâḷ
2 Ṛishabham muhûrttattu.

“ In the 7th year (of the reign) of king Mâravarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, Sundara-Pâṇḍyadêva who presented the Chôḷa country,─ on the auspicious occasion of the Ṛishabha (lagna) on the day of Pushya, which corresponded to …… and to the ninth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mîna.”

The three preceding dates Nos. 3-5 shew that a date of the month of Mîna of the 7th year of the king’s reign should fall in A.D. 1223, and in my opinion this date No. 6 undoubtedly corresponds to [Monday,] the 13th March A.D. 1223, which was the 19th day of the month of Mîna, and on which the nakshatra was Pushya, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 19 h. 42 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 17 h. 44 m., after mean sunrise. There is the difficulty that by our Tables the 9th tithi of the bright half had ended 0 h. 21 m. before mean sunrise of the 13th March, but it may be reasonably supposed that by other Tables it ended shortly after mean sunrise. The name of the weekday which would have removed all doubt unfortunately is illegible or broken away.─ On the day found Ṛishabha was lagna from 2 h. 28 m. to about 4 h. 28 m. after mean sunrise.

The four dates Nos. 3-6 together prove that the reign of Mâravarman Sundara-Pâṇḍya I. commenced between (approximately) the 29th March and the 4the September A.D. 1216.

C.─ MARAVARMAN SUNDARA-PANDYA II.

7.─ In the Nellaiyappar temple at Tinnevelly.^[2]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Śrî-Kô Mârapan[ma]r=âna Tiribuvanachchakkarava[t]t[i]gaḷ śrî- Śundara-Pâṇḍiyadêvakku yâṇḍu padin-onrâvad[in]=edir[â]m=âṇḍin=edirâm=âṇḍu Magara-nâyarru [i]rubattunâlân=diyadiyum apara-pakshattu daśamiyu[m] Budan- kilamaiyum perra Anilattu nâ-
2. ḷ.

“ In the year opposite to the year opposite to the eleventh year (of the reign) of the glorious king Mâravarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-Pâṇḍyadêva,─ on the day of Anurâdhâ, which corresponded to a Wednesday, and to the tenth tithi of the second fortnight, and to the twenty-fourth solar day of the month of Makara.”

Between A.D. 1150 and 1350 the only year for which this date would be correct, is 1251. The Makara-saṁkrânti took place 0 h. 38 m. after mean sunrise of Monday, the 26th December A.D. 1250, which was the first day of the month of Makara. The 24th day of the month of Makara therefore was Wednesday, the 18th January A.D. 1251 ; and on this day the 10th tithi of the dark half (of the month Pausha) ended 17 h., and the nakshatra was Anurâdhâ by the equal space system and according to Garga for 3 h. 56 m., after mean sunrise.

8.─In the Nellaiyappar temple at Tinnevelly.^[3]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Kô Mârapanmar=âna Tribhuvanachchakkaravattigaḷ śrî-[Śunda]ra- [P]â[ṇ]ḍiya[d]ê[va]rkku yâṇḍu [11]va[d]in edirâm=âṇ[ḍi]-
2 n edirâm=âṇḍu Magara-nâyirru irubat[t]unâlân=diyadiyum a[pa]ra-paksha[ttu da]- śamiyum Bu[dan]-kilamaiy[um] perra Anila[t]tu nâḷ.

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^[1] No. 52 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1897.
^[2] No. 148 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1894.
^[3] No. 146 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1894.