South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

747.─Ś. 979.─Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 215, and Plate. Beḷatûru Kanarese inscription of the 6th year of the reign of the glorious Chôḷa king Râjêndradêva, recording the self-immolation^[1] of a Śûdra’s wife after her husband’s death ; (composed by Malla) :─

‘When the glorious Chôḷa king had taken possession of the whole earth,─(he,) Râjêndradêva, the slayer of crowds of proud enemies,─ (and) was renowned, when six years (of his reign) had passed, and when one said : “ the Śaka year in (its) extent (is) ninety-seven and nine ” (and when) the (cyclic) year (was) the well-known Hêmaḷambi, the auspicious month indeed Kârttika (and) the day of the dark (half) the twelfth (tithi), a Monday.’

Monday, 27th October A.D. 1057 ; see ibid. p. 23, No. 36.

748.─South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. II. No. 67, p. 306.^[2] Tanjore (Râjarâjêśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 6th year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman alias the lord, the glorious Râjêndradêva, who defeated (the W. Châlukya) Ȃhavamalla (Sômêśvara I.) at Koppam.

750.─South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 22, p. 41. Karuvûr (Paśupatîśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 9th year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman alias the lord, the glorious Râjêndra-Chôḷadêva (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjêndradêva).─ The historical introduction is the same as in No. 749.

751.─Ś. 984.─Ep. Carn. Vol. IV. p. 131, No. 115 ; Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 23, No. 37. Gujjappanahuṇḍi Kanarese memorial stone of the 12th (really 11th) year (of the reign) of king Râjakêsarivarman (!) alias the lord, the glorious Râjêndradêva :─

‘ In the twelfth year . . . during the full-moon tithi of the month of Phâlguna in the . . . year (which was) the Śaka year 984.’

The introduction mentions Râjêndradêva’s elder brother (viz. Râjâdhirâja I.), the setting-up of a pillar of victory at Kollâpuram, and the defeat of (the W. Châlukya) Ȃhavamalla (Sômêśvara I.) at Koppam.

752.─South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 56, p. 113. Tiruvallam (Bilvanâthêśvara temple) incomplete Tamil inscription of the 2nd year (of the reign) of king Râjakêsarivarman alias the lord, the glorious Râjamahêndradêva (i.e. the Chôḷa king Râjamahêndra).^[3]

753.─South. Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 20, p. 33.Karuvûr (Paśupatîśvara temple) Tamil inscription (of the reign) of king Râjakêsarivarman alias the lord, the glorious Vîrarâjêndradêva (i.e. the Chôḷa king Vîrarâjêndra I.), recording a grant which was to take effect “ from (the year) which was opposite to the 3rd year ” (of the king’s reign).^[4]─ The inscription records, amongst other things, the defeat of (the W. Châlukya) Ȃhavamalla (Sômêśvara I.) and his two sons Vikkalan (i.e. Vikramâditya VI.) and Siṅgaṇan (i.e. Jayasiṁha III.)^[5] at Kûḍalśaṅgamam.

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^[1] This “is not identical with the so-called suttee (satî) of Brâhmaṇical usage.”
^[2] Ibid. the introductions are given of seven other inscriptions of the 3rd, 5th and 9th years of Râjêndradêva ; three of them state that Râjêndradêva set up a pillar of victory at Kollâpuram.─ For another inscription of the 6th year see below, under Addenda.
^[3] By Dr. Hultzsch provisionally placed between Râjêndra and Vîrarâjêndra I. “ Perhaps Râjamahêndra was a son and temporary co-regent of Râjêndra.”
^[4] For inscriptions of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th years see below, under Addenda. The inscription No. 755 mentions “ the year which was opposite to the seventh year (of the reign) of the emperor Śrî-Vîrarâjêndradêva.” ─For the name of Vîrarâjêndra’s queen see below, No. 765,
^[5] Compare above, No. 176.