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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA 2 . . . . . ivv-âṇḍu Mêsha-nâ[ya*]rru Śev[vâ][y*]-kkilamai perra Śadaiya-ttir[unâ]ḷ.[1] “ In [the 5th year] (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman alias the glorious Râjêndra-Chôḷadêva,─ on the auspicious(?) day of Śatabhishaj, which corresponded to a Tuesday of the month of Mêsha in this year.” According to the result previously[2] found for the commencement of the reign of Râjêndra-Chôḷa I., this date will be expected to fall in A.D. 1016 or A.D. 1017. In A.D. 1016 the month of Mêsha contained no Tuesday on which the nakshatra was Śatabhishaj. The date therefore apparently corresponds to Tuesday, the 26th March A.D. 1017, which was the 4th day of the month of Mêsha, and on which [the 11th tithi of the dark half of Chaitra ended 21 h. 33 m., while] the nakshatra was Śatabhishaj, by the equal space system from 5 h. 55 m. after mean sunrise to the end of the day, according to Garga from 5 h. 55 m. to 21 h. 40 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta from 6 h. 34 m. to 19 h. 3 m., after mean sunrise.─ I can give no special reason why the day should be described as ‘ the auspicious day of Śatabhishaj.’ The date would prove that the reign of Râjêndra-Chôḷa I. could not have commenced before (approximately) the 27th March A.D. 1012.
C.─VIKRAMA-CHOLA. 103.─ In the Tyâgarâjasvâmin temple at Tiruvârûr.[3]
1 Svasti [śrî ||*] Pû-mâlai miḍaindu . . . . .
“ In the fourth year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Vikrama-Chôḷadêva,─ on the day of Ârdrâ, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the third tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Ṛishabha.” The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 10th May A.D. 1122, which was the 16th day of the month of Ṛishabha, and on which the 3rd tithi of the bright half (of Jyaishṭha) ended 16 h. 22 m., while the nakshatra was Ârdrâ, by the equal space system for 12 h. 29 m., and according to Garga for 0 h. 39 m., after mean sunrise. 104.─ In the Tyâgarâjasvâmin temple at Tiruvârûr.[4]
“ In the fourth year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, Vikrama-Chôḷadêva,─ on the day of Ârdrâ, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the [third] tithi of the [second] fortnight of the month of Ṛishabha.”
There can be no doubt that this date is identical with the preceding one, and that the
reading in line 3 of the original should have been pûrva-pakshattu, not apara-pakshattu.
[1] According to Mr. Venkayya the reading to all appearance is as given above ; but he adds that ºtin nâḷ
may be intended.
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