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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA the younger brother of Pâṇḍya, the son of queen Pâṇḍyaka, and the nephew of Râyakumâra. But the image is here stated to be one of the Jina Gummaṭêśa, the son of Âdijina, and Timma is stated to have belonged to the lunar race and to have ruled over the kingdom of Puñjaḷike.[1] The date (v. 1) is identical in every detail with that of the preceding inscription (F.) ; but the Śaka year is here 1526 (in words) current, while there it was 1525 expired. Two shrines in front of the Vêṇûr image contain two inscriptions (Nos. 74 and 75 of 1901) which are dated in the same year. The shrine on the proper left is a chaityâlaya of Chandranâtha and was built by two queen of Vîra-Timmarâja-Oḍeyaru alias Ajilaru, “the beloved chief disciple of the holy Chârukîrtidêva,” viz., Pâṇḍyakadêvi alias Vardhamânakka, and Mallidêvi. The shrine on the proper right is a chaityâlaya of Śântîśvara and was built by . . . . . alias Binnâṇi, another queen of the same chief.[2]
TEXT.[3] (Verse 1.) In the year Śôbhakṛit (which was) the glorious Śaka year counted by twenty- six after one hundred having the number five, exceeding one thousand,[7] (on) the tenth tithi of the brightfortnight falling into the month named Phâlguna, in (the nakshatra) Pushya (combined with) Thursday, (and) in the lagna Yugma,─ at the divine order of the Gurupaṇḍitadêva[8] who is the foremost of the Dêśigaṇa,─ (V. 2.) Prince Timma, the beautiful nephew of Râyakumâra, the son of the virtuous Pâṇḍyakadêvi, the chief of the great family of the Moon, the very daring younger brother _______________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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