South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

698.─Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 139. Pañchapâṇḍavamalai Tamil Jaina rock inscription of the 8th year (of the reign) of king Râjarâjakêsarivarman (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjarâja I.), containing an order of the Lâṭarâja Vira-Chôḷa, the son of Pugalvippavargaṇḍa.^[1]

699.─Ep. Ind. Vol. V. p. 44, and Plate. Śuchîndram (Sthâṇunâtha temple) Tamil inscription of the 10th^[2] year (of the reign) of king Râjarâjakêsarivarman (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjarâja I.), dated ‘ in the month of Karkaṭaka with which (this) year began.’

700.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. No. 146, p. 140. Conjeeveram (Kailâsanâtha temple) fragmentary Tamil inscription of the 12th year (of the reign) of king Râjarâjakêsarivarman who destroyed the ships (at) Kândaḷûr-Śâlai ; (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjarâja I.).

701.─South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 2, p. 4, and Plate. Ukkal (Vishṇu temple) Tamil inscription of the 13th year (of the reign) of king Râjarâjakêsarivarman who destroyed the ships (at) Śâlai ;^[3] (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjarâja I.).

702.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 3, p. 5. Ukkal (Vishṇu temple) Tamil inscription of the 14th year (of the reign) of king Râjarâjakêsarivarman who, having destroyed the ships (at) Śâlai,^[3] conquered Vêṅgaiññâḍu (Vêṅgai-nâḍu), Gaṅga-pâḍi, Taḍiya-vali (Taḍigaipâḍi) and Nuḷamba-pâḍi ; (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjarâja I.).

703.─Ep. Ind. Vol. V. p. 45, and Plate. Śuchîndram (Sthâṇunâtha temple) Tamil inscription of the month of Vṛiśchika of the 14th year (of the reign) of king Râjarâjakêsarivarman who, having destroyed the ships (at) Kândaḷûr-Śâlai, conquered Gaṅga-pâḍi, Nuḷamba-pâḍi, Taḍîga-vaḷi (Taḍigai-pâḍi) and Vêṅgai-nâdu ; (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjarâja I.).

704.─South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 19, p. 29. Mêlpâḍi (Sômanâthêśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 14th year (of the reign) of the glorious Mummuḍi-Chôḷadêva^[4] (alias)king Râjarâja Râjakêsarivarman who . . . was pleased to destroy the ships (at) Kândaḷûr-Śâlai, conquered Gaṅga-pâḍi, Nuḷamba-pâḍi, Taḍiya-pâḍi (Taḍigai-pâḍi), Vêṅgai-nâḍu and Kuḍamalai-nâḍu (i.e. Malabar), and deprived the Śeliyas (i.e. Pâṇḍyas) of (their) splendour ; (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjarâja I.).

705.─Ep. Ind. Vol. V p. 45, Plate. Śuchîndram (Sthâṇunâtha temple) Tamil inscription of the 15th year (of the reign) of king Râjarâjakêsarivarman, described as in No. 704 ; (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjarâja I.) :─

‘ In the year month of Kanyâ.’

[Ś. 921] : Tuesday, 29th August A.D. 999 ; see ibid. p. 48, No. 25.

706.─Ep. Ind. Vol. V. p. 197. Date of a Maṇimaṅgalam (Vaikuṇṭha-Perumâḷ temple) Tamil inscription of the 15th year (of the reign) [of the Chôḷa king Râjarâja I.[ :─

‘ In the 15th year . . . on the day of Hasta, which corresponded to a Thursday and to the tenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Ṛishabha.’

[Ś. 922] : 15th May A.D. 1000 ;[5] but the day was a Wednesday, not a Thursday.

707.─Ep. Ind. Vol. V. p. 46, and Plate. Shêrmâdêvi (Râmasvâmin temple) unfinished Tamil inscription of the 15th year (of the reign) of king Râjarâjakêsarivarman, described as in No. 704 ; (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjarâja I.).

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^[1] I.e. ‘ the disgracer of vainglorious (kings) ;’ compare above, No. 663.
^[2] For inscriptions of the 9th and 11th years see below, under Addenda.
^[3] I.e. Kândaḷûr-Śâlai.
^[4] I.e. ‘the Chôḷa king (who wears) three crows,’ viz. those of the Chôḷa, Pâṇḍya and Chêra kingdoms.─ But compare Dr. Fleet in Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 51, note 4.
^[5] That the above is the proper equivalent of the date follows from the fact that Râjarâja’s reign commenced between the 25th June and the 25th July A.D. 985 ; see above, No. 696, note.