South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

F.─ RAJARAJA III.

115.─ In the Agastyêśvara temple at Agattiyânpaḷḷi.[^[1]

1 Sva[sti] śrî [||*] Tiriba(bu)va[na]chchakkara[va]rt[ti]gaḷ śrî-Râjarâjadêva[k]ku yâṇḍu iraṇ[ḍ]âvadu Kumba-nâyarru=ppûrva-pakkasha(paksha)-dudigaiyum^[2] Tiṅgaḷ-kilamaiyum perra Śadaiyattu nâḷ.

“ In the second year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Râjarâjadêva,─ on the day of Śatabhishaj, which corresponded to a Monday and to the second tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Kumbha.”

The date corresponds to Monday, the 29th January A.D. 1218, which was the 6th day of the month of Kumbha, and on which the 2nd tithi of the bright half (of Phâlguna) commenced 5 h. 15 m., while the nakshatra was Śatabhishaj, by the equal space system for 9 h. 51 m., and according to Garga for 1 h. 19 m., after mean sunrise.

116.─ In the Âmalakêśvara temple at Tirunellikkâval.^[3]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Tiribuvana[ch]chakkaravattigaḷ śr[î]-Irâja[r]âjadêva[r]kku yâṇḍu eṭṭâvadin edirâm=âṇḍu Kumma(mba)-nâyar[ru] pûrva-pakshattu chaturdeśiyum Nâyarru-kkila-
2 maiyum^[4] perra Pûrat[tu nâ]ḷ.

“ In the year opposite the eighth year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Râjarâjadêva,─ on the day of Pûrva-Phalgunî, which corresponded to a Sunday and to the fourteenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Kumbha.”

The date undoubtedly corresponds to Sunday, the 23rd February A.D. 1225, on which the 14th tithi of the bright half (of Phâlguna) ended 18 h. 4 m., while the nakshatra was Pûrva-Phalgunî, by the equal space system from 7 h. 53 m., by the Brahma-siddhânta for 15 h. 6 m., and according to Garga for 20 h. 21 m., after mean sunrise. The day, however, did not fall in the month of Kumbha, but was the first day of the immediately following month of Mîna.^[5]

117.─ In the Akshayaliṅgêśvara temple at Kîvaḷûr.^[6]

1 Svasti [śrî] [||*] Tiribu[va]nachchakkara[va]ttigaḷ [śrî-Râja*?]râjadêvarkku yâṇḍu pa[t]tâvadu Mêsha-nâyarru appara-pakshattu chatutthiyum Veḷḷi- kkilamaiyum perra Mûlattu nâḷ.

“ In the tenth year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, [the glorious Râja]râjadêva,─ on the day of Mûla, which corresponded to a Friday and to the fourth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Mêsha.”

The date corresponds to Friday, the 17th April A.D. 1226, which was the 24th day of the month of Mêsha, and on which the 4th tithi of the dark half (of Vaiśâkha) ended 20 h. 45 m., while the nakshatra was Mûla, by the equal space system from 1 h.19 m., by the Brahma-siddhânta for 7 h. 53 m., and according to Garga for 13 h. 8 m., after mean sunrise.
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^[1] No. 505 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1904.
^[2] Dudigai is a Tamil corruption of the Sanskṛit dvitîyâ.
^[3] No. 523 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1904.
^[4] The ai of mai is engraved at the end of the preceding line.
^[5] The Mîna-saṁkrânti took place 13 h. 35 m. after mean sunrise of Saturday, the 22nd February A.D. 1225.
^[6] No. 517 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1904.