South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

space system and according to Garga for 10 h. 30 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 9 h. 12 m., after mean sunrise.

37.-In the Visvanâtha temple at Tenkâsi.^[1]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Kô Jaṭilavarmmar=âna Tribhuvanaścha(cha)kravarttigaḷ śrî- Parâkrama-Pâṇḍyadêvarku yâṇḍu muppattonrâvadin edirâvadu Ka[r]kkaṭaka-ñâyarru irubattonrân=diyadiyum pûrvva-pakshattu chcha(cha)turddaśiyum Tiṅgaṭ-kilamaiyum perra Uttairâḍattu nâḷ.

“(In the year) opposite to the thirty-first year (of the reign) of king Jaṭilavarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Parâkrama-Pâṇḍyadêva,─ on the day of Uttarâshâḍhâ, which corresponded to a Monday, and to the fourteenth tithi of the first fortnight, and to the twenty-first solar day of the month of Karkaṭaka.”

Judging by the preceding date, this date would be expected to fall in about A.D. 1454 ; in my opinion, it corresponds to the 19th July A.D. 1453. In A.D. 1453 the Karkaṭa-saṁkrânti took place 19 h. 36 m. after mean sunrise of the 28th June. The 21st day of the month of Karkaṭaka therefore was the 19th July ; and on this day the 14th tithi of the bright half (of the month Śrâvaṇa) ended 14 h. 14 m., and the nakshatra was Uttarâshâḍhâ, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 18 h. 24 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 11 h. 50 m., after mean sunrise. But the day found was a Thursday, not a Monday.─ Since in the whole of the 15th century A.D. there is not a single year for which the date, as recorded by the writer, would be correct, I take Thursday, the 19th July A.D. 1453, to be its proper equivalent, and have no doubt that the writer has quoted the week-day incorrectly.

38.- In the Kuttâlanâtha temple at Kuttâlam.^[2]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Kô [Ś]eḍilavanmar=â[na] Tribhuvana[cha]kravatt[i]gaḷ śr[î]- Parâkk[i]rama-Pâṇḍi[yad]êvarku yâṇḍu muppattonr[â]vadin edir nâ[l]â[va]du Mi(mî)na-ñâyirru iru[badân=diya]di[yu]m [apa]ra-[pa]kshattu pañchamiy[u]m Budan-kilamaiyum perra Anisha[tti=n]âḷ.

“In the fourth (year) opposite to the thirty-first year (of the reign) of king Jaṭilavarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Parâkrama-Pâṇḍyadêva,─ on the day of Anurâdhâ, which corresponded to a Wednesday, and to the fifth tithi of the second fortnight, and to the twentieth solar day of the month of Mîna.”

Judging by the preceding dates, this date would be expected to fall in about A.D. 1457 ; it actually corresponding to Wednesday, the 16th March A.D. 1457. In A.D. 1457 the Mînasaṁkrânti took place 13 h. 55 m. after mean sunrise of Thursday, the 24th February. The 20th day of the month of Mîna therefore was Wednesday, the 16th March ; and on this day the 5th tithi of the dark half (of the month Phâlguna) ended 10 h. 25 m., and the nakshatra was Anurâdhâ, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 4 h. 36m., and by the Brahma- siddhânta for 0 h. 39 m., after mean sunrise.

39.- In the Visvanâtha temple at Tenkâsi.^[3]

1 Sakâbdam âyirattu-munnûrru-eṇbattu-onrin mêr=chellâninra Ar[i]keśar[i]dêvar=âna Parâkkirama-Pâṇḍiyadêvarku yâṇḍu 31[vadu] edir 8vadu Miduna-ñâyarru irubattumu(mû)-
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^[1] No. 195 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1895.
^[2] No. 204 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1895.
^[3] No. 199 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1895.