South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

669.─Sholinghur Sanskṛit and Tamil Partly mutilated rock inscription of the 9th Year (of the reign) of [Parakêsarivarman, i.e. the Chôḷa king Parântaka I.], recording a grant which was executed by his feudatory Hastimalla Vira-Chôḷa (i.e. the Gaṅga-Bâṇa Pṛithivîpati II.), ‘ the king of the people of Parivai.’─See below, No. 681.

670.─South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. II. No. 76, p. 382, and Plate. Udayêndiram Sanskṛit and Tamil Plates, recording a grant by the Gaṅga-Bâṇa king Pṛithivîpati II. Hastimalla (Śembiyan Mâvali-Vâṇarâyar), ‘ lord of Parivipurî, lord of Nandi,’ made with the permission, and in the 15th year (of the reign), of his sovereign, the Chôḷa king Parântaka I. (king Parakêsarivarman who took Madirai).^[1]

Genealogy of Parântaka I. ; see below, No. 685.

Genealogy of Pṛithivîpati II. : In the Gaṅga family, which was descended from the sage Kaṇva, and which obtained increase through the might of Siṁhanandin, there was at Kuvaḷâlâpura Koṅkaṇi ; in his lineage (in which were Vishṇugôpa, Hari, Mâdhava, Durvinîta, Bhûvikrama,^[2] etc.) was the son of Śivamâra [II.,]^[3] Pṛithivîpati [I.] Aparâjita (saved king Diṇḍi’s sons Iriga and Nâgadanta, the one from [the Râshṭrakûṭa] Amôghavarsha [I.], the other from death ; defeated the Pâṇḍya Varaguṇa) ; his son Mârasiṁha [I.] ; his son Pṛithivîpati [II.] Hastimalla (was made by Parântaka I. lord of the Bâṇas).

671.─Ep. Ind. Vol. III. p. 80, and Plate in Ind. Ant. Vol. IX. p. 47. Udayêndiram second and fifth plates^[4] only of Vira-Chôḷa (i.e. the Gaṅga-Bâṇa king Pṛithivîpati II. Hastimalla), the subordinate of Parakêsarivarman (i.e. the Chôḷa king Parântaka I.),^[5]

M.─The Chôḷas.^[6]

672.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. No. 85, p. 116. Conjeeveram (Kailâsanâtha temple) Tamil inscription of the 4th year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman (perhaps^[7] identical with Vijayâlaya, the grandfather of Parântaka I.).

673.─South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. No. 148, p.141. Conjeeveram (Kailâsanâtha temple) fragmentary Tamil inscription of the 15th year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman (perhaps identical with Vijayâlaya, the grandfather of Parântaka I.).

674.─South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No.11, p.17. Ukkal (Vishṇu temple) Tamil inscription of the 16th year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman (perhaps identical with Vijayâlaya, the grandfather of Parântaka I.).

675.─Ep. Ind. Vol. V. p. 42, and Plate, Śuchîndram (Sthâṇunâtha temple) Tamil inscription of the 34th year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman (perhaps identical with Vijayâlaya, the grandfather of Parântaka I.).

676.─South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. No. 84, p. 116. Conjeeveram (Kailâsanâtha temple) Tamil inscription of the 3rd year^[8] (of the regin) of king Râjakêsarivarman (perhaps[9] identical with Ȃditya I., the father of Parântaka I.).

677.─South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 27, p.50 Maṇimaṅgalam (Râjagôpâla-Perumâḷ temple) Sanskṛit and Tamil inscription of the 6th year (of the reign) of king Râjakêsarivarman (perhaps identical with Ȃditya I., the grandfather of Parântaka I.).

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^[1] Compare Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 222.
^[2] Compare above, No. 108 ff.
^[3] For Śivamâra I. see No. 123.
^[4] The plates are marked with the Tamil numerals 2 and 5.
^[5] See Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 223.─ Compare below, No. 681 ; also above, No. 103.
^[6] These include some Telugu-Chôḍas, Nos. 880─888.
^[7] See South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. p. 17, Note 4 ; and below, No. 712.─See also under Addenda.
^[8] For a fragmentary Conjeeveram Tamil inscription of the same year of Râjakêsarivarman, see South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. No. 147, p. 140.
^[9] See ibid. Vol. III. p.2, note 4 ; and below, No. 712.