South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

73.- In the Vâmanapurîśvara temple at Tirumâṇikuli.^[1]

1 Svasti śrî[||*] Tiribuvanachchakkaravarttiga[ḷ] Maduraiyum Îlamum Pâṇḍiyan muḍi-ttalaiyuṅ=goṇḍ-aruḷ[i]ya śrî-Kulôttuṅga-Śôladêva[r*]kku yâṇḍu 21vadu Mêsha-n[â]yarru pûrvva-[pa*]kshattu daśamiyum Budan-kilamaiyu[m] perra [Ma]gattu nâḷ.

In the 21st year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulôttuṅga-Chôḷadêva, who was pleased to take Madurai, Îlam and the crowned head of the Pâṇḍya,─ on the day of Maghâ, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the tenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mêsha.”

The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 7th April A.D. 1199, which was the 14th day of the month of Mêsha, and on which the 10th tithi of the bright half (of Vaiśâkha) ended 23 h. 39 m., while the nakshatra was Maghâ, by the equal space system for 22 h. 20 m., by the Brahma-siddhânta for 7 h. 53 m., and according to Garga for 10 h. 30 m., after mean sunrise.

74.─ In the Vâmanapurîśvara temple at Tirumâṇikuli.^[2]

1 Svasti śr[î] [||*] Pu[ya]l vâyttu. . . . . . . . . . .
4 . . . . kô=Pparakêśariparmar=âna Tiribuvanachchakkaravarttiga[ḷ] Maduraiyum=Îlamuṅ = goṇḍ Pâṇḍyan muḍi-ttalaiyuṅ=goṇḍ-aruḷina śrî-Kulôt-
5 tuṅ[ga]-Śôladêvarkku yâṇḍu 21 vadu Ṛishabha-nâyarru pûrvva-pakshattu tri(tra)yô- daśiyum Śani-kkilamaiyum perra Attatti-nâḷ.

“ In the 21st year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulôttuṅga-Chôḷadêva, who, having taken Madurai and Îlam, was pleased to take also the crowned head of the Pâṇḍya,─ on the day of Hasta, which corresponded to a Saturday and to the thirteenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Ṛishabha.”

A date of the month of Ṛishabha of the 21st year of the reign of Kulôttuṅga-Chôḷa III, would be expected to fall in A.D. 1199, but for that year this date is incorrect, and I have not found any other year of the king’s reign for which it would be correct. Such being the case, I feel certain that the month of Ṛishabha has been quoted erroneously instead of Mêsha. For this month the date regularly corresponds to Saturday, the 10th April A.D. 1199, which was the 17th day of the month of Mêsha, and on which the 13th tithi of the bright half (of Vaiśâkha) ended 22 h. 48 m. after mean sunrise, while the nakshatra was Hasta, by the equal space system and according to Ganga the whole day, and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 21 h. 40 m. after mean sunrise.

F.- RAJARAJA III.

75.- In the Tirumâlîsvara temple at Mâgaral.^[3]

1 . . . . . . . i-ttê[varkku] yâṇḍu nâlâvadu Mid[u]ṇa-[nâya]r[ru] apara- pakshat[t]u=ppañchamiyun=D[i]ṅga[ṭ-ki]lamaiyum perra Sadaiyattu-nâḷ.

“ In the fourth year (of the reign) of this king.^[4]─ on the day of Śatabhishaj, which corresponded to a Monday and to the fifth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Mithuna.”

The date corresponds to Monday, the 22nd June A.D. 1220, which was the 29th day of the month of Mithuna, and on which the 5th tithi of the dark half (of Âshâḍha) ended 15 h.

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^[1] No. 169 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1902.
^[2] No. 170 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1902.
^[3] This is an earlier date of the same reign which is quoted in No. 76 below.
^[4] Viz. Râjarâja III.