South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

736.─Ś. 255.─ Ep. Carn. Vol. IV. p. 115, No. 17. Beḷatûru (Bâṇêśvara temple) Kanarese inscription of the 22nd year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman alias the glorious Râjêndra-Chôḷadêva [I.], who took the Eastern country, the Gaṅgâ, and Kaḍâram :─

(L. 5).─Sa(śa)kanṛipakâḷ-âtîta-saṁvatsara-śataṁga[ḷ*]955ya Śrîmukha-saṁvatsarada Mârggaśira-su(śu)ddha-pâḍivam=Mûl-Ȃrkkad=aṁdu.

Sunday, 25th November A.D. 1033 ;^[1] see Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 21, No. 33.

737.─ Ś. 959.─ Ep. Carn. Vol. IV. p. 130, No. 104. Aṅkanâthapura (Arkêśvara temple) Kanarese inscription of the 26th^[2] year (of the reign) of the glorious Muḍigoṇḍa-Gaṅgegoṇḍa-Râjêndra-Chôḷadêva (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjêndra-Chôḷa I.) :─

(L. 1).─ Sha(śa)ka-varishaṁ 959neya I(î)śvara-shatsaṁrada[3] Ȃsaḍa-mâssada Kâḷâshṭavaya Shâti-naktra Sommavarada [a]ndu.

The date is irregular ; see Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 21, No. 34.

738.─Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 218, No. 15. Date of a Tirumalavâḍi (Vaidyanâtha temple) Tamil inscription of the ^[3]2nd (really 22nd) year (of the reign) of Jayaṅgoṇḍa-Chôḷa, the king Râjakêsarivarman alias the lord, the glorious Râjâdhirâjadêva (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjâdhirâja I.) :^[4]─

‘ In the [3]2nd (really 22nd) year . . . on the day of Śravaṇa, which corresponded to a Thursday in the month of Vṛiśchika in this year.’

[Ś. 961] : Thursday, 22nd November A.D. 1039.

739.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 216, No. 12. Date of a Tirumalavâḍi (Vaidyanâtha temple) Tamil inscription of the 26th year (of the reign) of king Râjakêsarivarman, surnamed Jayaṅgoṇḍa-Chôḷa, alias the lord, the glorious Râjâdhirâjadêva [I.] :─ ‘ In the [2]6th year . . . at night on the day of Uttara(-Phalgunî), which corresponded to a Wednesday in the month of Mîna in this year.’

[Ś. 965] : Wednesday, 14th March A.D. 1044.

740.─Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 217, No. 13. Date of a Tiruppaṅgili (Nîlîvanêśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 27th year (of the reign) of Jayaṅgoṇḍa-Chôḷa, the king Râjakêsarivarman alias the lord, the glorious Râjâdhirâjadêva [I.] :─

‘ In the ^[2]7th year . . . on the day of Mûla, which corresponding to a Wednesday and to the ninth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Kumbha.’ [Ś. 966] : Wednesday, 13th February A.D. 1045.

741.─South. Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 28, p. 53. Maṇimaṅgalam (Râjagôpâla-Perumâḷ temple) Tamil inscription of the 29th year (of the reign) of king Râjakêsarivarman alias the lord, the glorious Râjâdhirâjadêva, surnamed Jayaṅgoṇḍa-Chôḷa ; (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjâdhirâja I.):─

‘ In the 29th year . . . on the day of Śravaṇa, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the second tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Dhanus.’

[Ś. 968] : Wednesday, 3rd December A.D. 1046 ; but the tithi which ended on this day was the third, not the second tithi of the bright half ; see Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 217, No. 14.

The inscription mentions among those conquered by Râjâdhirâja ; the three allied kings of the South Mânâbharaṇa, Vîra-Kêraḷa, and Sundara-Pâṇḍya ; [the W. Châlukyas] Ȃhavamalla (Sômêśvara I.),^[5] Vikki (i.e. Vikramâditya VI.) and Vijayâditya (i.e. Vishṇuvardhana Vijayâditya) ; Śâṅgamayan ; the kings of Ceylon Vikramabâhu, Vikrama-Pâṇḍya.

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^[1] Ordinarily this day would fall in the month Pausha ; but see Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 21, note 3.
^[2] For an inscription of the 31st year see below, under Addenda.
^[3] Read -saṁvatsarada Âshâḍha-mâsada Kâḷâshṭamiyuṁ Svâti-nakshatraṁ Sômavârad=andu.
^[4] The accession of Râjâdhirâja I. took place between (approximately) the 15th March and the 3rd December A.D. 1018 ; see Ep. Ind. Vol. VII. p. 7.
^[5] See above, No. 159 ff.