EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
A date of the month of Siṁha (July-August) of the 7th year Vikrama-Chôḷa would be
expected to fall in A.D. 1124, and this date actually corresponds to Thursday, the 7th August
A.D. 1124. This was the 12th day of the month of Siṁha, and on it the 11th tithi of the dark
half (of Śrâvaṇa) ended 20 h. 6 m., while the nakshatra was Ârdrâ, by the equal space system
for 15 h. 46 m., by the Brahma-siddhânta for 1 h. 58 m., and according to Garga for 3 h. 56 m.,
after mean sunrise.
B.─ RAJARAJA II.
85.─In the Kapardîśvara temple at Tiruvalañjuli.[1]
1 Svasti śrî [||*] Pû maruviya [Ti]ru-mâdum . . . . . .
4 kô=Pparakêśaripanmar=â[na Tri]bhuvanachchakravatt[i]ga[ḷ] śr[î]-Râjarâjad[ê]varku
yâṇḍu 4âva[du] Vṛiśchika-nâyarru apa[ra-pa]kshattu [sa]ptam[i]yu[m]
[B]uda[n]-[ki]lam[ai]yum [p]erra [P]ûra[tt]u nâ[ḷ].
“ In the 4th year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman alias the emperor of the
three worlds, the glorious Râjarâjadêva,─ on the day of Pûrva-Phalgunî, which corresponded
to a Wednesday and to the 7th tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Vṛiśchika.”
My examination of the four dates Nos. 85-88 has yielded the result that the reign of Râjarâja Parakêsarivarman, i.e. Râjarâja II., commenced between (approximately) the 27th
March and the 23rd November A.D. 1146.
This date, No. 85, corresponds to Wednesday, the 23rd November A.D. 1149, which was
the 27th day of the month of Vṛiśchika, and on which the 7th tithi of the dark half (of Mârgaśîrsha) ended 14h. 10 m., while the nakshatra was Pûrva-Phalgunî, by the equal space system
for 22 h. 20 m., by the Brahma-siddhânta for 5 h. 55 m., and according to Garga for 10 h. 30 m.,
after mean sunrise.
86.─ In the Karavandîśvara temple at Uḍaiyârkôyil.[2]
1 Svasti śrî [||*] Pû maruviya Tiru-mâdum . . . . . . .
8 . . . . . . k[ô=Ppara]kêsa-
9 [ri]patmar=âna Tribu[va]nachchak[ka]ravattiga[ḷ] śrî-Râja[r]âjadêvarku yâṇ[ḍu]
ârâ[va]d[u] Ku-
10 m[bha]-nâyarru apara-paksha[t]tu pratham[ai]yu[m] Vi[y]âla-kkilamaiyum perra
Maga[tt]u nâ[ḷ].
“ In the sixth year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman alias the emperor of
the three worlds, the glorious Râjarâjadêva,─ on the day of Maghâ, which corresponded to
a Thursday and to the first tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Kumbha.”
The date corresponds to Thursday, the 24th January A.D. 1152,[3] which was the first day[4]
of the month of Kumbha, and on which the first tithi of the dark half (of Mâgha) ended 15 h.
27 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.
87.─ In the Kapardîśvara temple at Tiruvalañjuli.[5]
1 Svasti śrî || Pû maruviya Tiru-mâdum . . . . . . . .
5 . . . . . . . [k]ô=Pparakêśariparmar=âna Tir[i]buvanachchak[ka]ravattigaḷ śrî-
Râjarâja-
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[1] No. 622 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1902.
[2] No. 407 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1902.
[3] Between A.D. 1131 and 1178 this is the only day for which the date is correct.
[4] The Kumbha-saṁkrânti took place 20 h. 58 m. after mean sunrise of the 23rd January A.D. 1152.
[5] No. 628 of the Government Epigraphist’s Collection for 1902.
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