South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

year of the king’s reign and corresponds─ for Śaka-Saṁvat 1274 expired─ to Friday, the 30th November A.D. 1352, which was the 4th day of the month of Dhanus, and on which the 9th tithi of the dark half (of the month Mârgaśîrsha) commenced 0 h. 17 m., and the nakshatra was Hasta, by the Brahma-siddhânta from 0 h. 39 m., and by the equal space system and according to Garga from 2 h. 38 m., after mean sunrise.

The two dates Nos. 33 and 34 would shew that the reign of Mâravarman Parâkrama- Pâṇḍya commenced between (approximately) the 1st December A.D. 1334 and the 1st November A.D. 1335.

C.─ JATAVARMAN PARAKRAMA-PANDYA.
35.─ In the Chôḷêśvara temple at Chôḷapuram near Nagercoil.^[1]

1 (Symbol) Svasti śrî [||* Śakâbdam 1293n mêl . . . . . . . . .
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . śr[î-k]ô=Chchaḍaipanmar=âna Tribhuvana-
4 chchakravarttigaḷ śrî-Parâkrama-Pâṇḍiyadêvar . . . . iyâṇḍu añjâ-
5 vadin edir pattâvadu Makara-ûrâyirru pûrvva-pakshattu tṛiti(tî)yai-
6 yum Veḷḷ[i]-kki[ḷa]m[aiyum] perra Sadaiyattin nâḷ.

“After the Saka year 1293 (had passed), in the tenth (year) opposite to the fifth year (of the reign) of the glorious king Jaṭâvarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Parâkrama-Pâṇḍâṇḍadêva,─ on the day of Śatabhishaj, which corresponded to a Friday and to the third tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Makara.”

For Saka-Saṁvat 1293 expired this date regularly corresponds to Friday, the 9th January A.D. 1372, which was the 14th day of the month of Makara, and on which the third tithi of the bright half (of the month Mâgḥa) ended 19 h. 59 m., and the nakshatra was Śatabhishaj, by the equal space system for 20 h. 21 m., according to Garga for 11 h. 50 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 9 h. 12 m., after mean sunrise.

Being of the 10th opposite to the 5th, i.e. of the 15th year of the king’s reign, the date would shew that the reign of Jaṭâvarman Parâkrama-Pâṇḍya commenced between (approximately) the 10th January A.D. 1357 and the 9th January A.D. 1358.

D.- JATILAVARMAN PARAKRAMA-PANDYA (ARIKESARIDEVA).
36.- In the Kuttâlanâtha temple at Kuttâlam.^[2]

1 . . . . . . . Sakâbdam 1377 mêl [ś]ellâninra . . . . . . . . Parâkkira[ma*]-Pâṇḍyadêvarku yâṇḍu 31 vadin edir y[i]raṇḍâvadu Mi(mî)na-jñâyarru irubatteṭṭân=diyadiyum pûrvva-pakshat[t]u shashayam^[3] Tiṅgaṭ- [k]ilamaiya(yu)m [pe]rra Mṛigaś[îr]shattu n[âḷ].

“In the second (year) opposite to the 31st year (of the reign) of Parâkrama-cal Pâṇḍyadêva, which was current after the Śaka year 1377 (had passed),─ on the day of Mṛigaśîrsha, which corresponded to a Monday, and to the sixth tithi of the first fortnight, and to the twenty-eight solar day of the month of Mîna.”

In solar Śaka-Saṁvat 1377 current the Mîna-saṁkrânti took place 1 h. 30 m. after mean sunrise of Tuesday, the 25th February A.D. 1455, which was the first day of the month of Mîna. The 28th day of the month of Mîna therefore was Monday, the 24th March A.D. 1455 ; and on this day the 6th tithi of the bright half (of the month Chaitra of luni-solar Śaka-Saṁvat 1377 expired) ended 15 h. 44 m., and the nakshatra was Mṛigaśirsha, by the equal
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^[1] No. 30 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1896.
^{[2 ]} No. 203 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1895.
^[3] Read shashṭhiyum.