South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Sundara-Pâṇḍyadêva [I.] who was pleased to take every country :^[1]─

‘ In the 10th ─ tenth─ year . . . on the day of Anurâdhâ, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the first tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Ṛishabha.’

[Ś. 1182] : Wednesday, 28th April A.D. 1260 ; see Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 307, No. 16. 908.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 308, No. 18. Date of a Tirumalavâḍi (Vaidyanâtha temple) Tamil inscription of the 11th year (of the reign) of king Jaṭâvarman (alias) the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Sundara-Pâṇḍyadêva [I.] :─

‘ In the 11th year . . . on the day of Aśvinî, which corresponded to a Thursday and to the sixth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Karkaṭaka.’

[Ś. 1183] : 19th July A.D. 1261 ; but this was a Tuesday, not a Thursday.

909.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. III. p. 11, and Plate. Śrîraṅgam (Raṅganâtha temple) inscription of Sundara-Pâṇḍyadêva [I.],[2] of the race of the Moon, residing at Madhurâ. He took Śrîraṅgam from ‘ the moon of Karṇâṭa,’^[3] and plundered the capital of the Kâṭhaka king.^[4] 910.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. VII. p. 10, No. 31. Date of a Śrîvaikuṇṭham (Kailâsapati temple) Tamil inscription of the 15th year (of the reign) of the glorious Vîra-Pâṇḍyadêva :─

‘ In the 15th year . . . on the day of Maghâ, which corresponded to a Thursday, and to the seventh tithi of the second fortnight, and to the 13th solar day of the month of Kârttigai.’

[Ś. 1189] : Thursday, 10th November A.D. 1267.

911.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 309, No. 20. Date of a Śrîraṅgam (Jambukêśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 10th year (of the reign) of the glorious king Mâravarman alias the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Kulaśêkharadêva [I.] :^[5]─

‘ In the tenth year . . on the day of Rôhiṇî, which corresponded to a Wednesday and the tenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Makara.’

[Ś. 1198] : Wednesday, 5th January A.D. 1278.

912.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 311, No. 25. Date of a Târamaṅgalam (Iḷamîśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 6th year (of the reign) of king Jaṭâvarman alias the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Sundara-Pâṇḍyadêva [II.] :^[6]─

‘ In the 6th─sixth─year . . . on the day of Uttara-Phalgunî, which corresponded to a Monday and to the fourth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Karkaṭaka.’

[Ś. 1203] : Monday, 21st July A.D. 1281.

913.─Supplied by Dr. Hultzsch. Date of a Tiruvêndipuram (Dêvanâyaka-Perumâḷ temple) Tamil inscription^[7] of the 10th year (of the reign) of king Jaṭâvarman alias the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Sundara-Pâṇḍyadêva[II.] :─

‘ In the 10th─tenth─year . . . on the day of Rêvatî, which corresponded to a Monday and to the fifth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Karkaṭaka :─

[Ś. 1207] : Monday, 23rd July A.D. 1285.

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^[1] The king otherwise is described as in No. 904.
^[2] I.e. Jaṭâvarman Sundara-Pâṇḍya I. He covered the shrine of the temple with gold and assumed, with reference to it, the surname Hêmâchchhâdanarâja.─ Compare above, No. 903.
^[3] I.e. the Hoysaḷa Sômêśvara.
^[4] Compare above, No. 904.
^[5] The accession of Mâravarman Kulaśêkhara I. took place between (approximately) the 25th February and the 18th November A.D. 1268.
^[6] The accession of Jaṭâvarman Sundara-Pâṇḍya II. took place between (approximately) the 13th September A.D. 1275 and the 15th May A.D. 1276.
^[7] No. 137 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1902.