South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

127.─ In the Vaidyanâthasvâmin temple at Tiṭṭaguḍi.^[1]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Tiribuvanachchakkaravattigaḷ śrî-Irâjarâjadêvarku yâṇḍu 27vadu Siṁha-
2 nâyarru pûrvva-pakshattu prathamai[y]um [B]udan-kilamaiyum perra Magattu nâḷ.

“ In the 27th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Râjarâjadêva,─ on the day of Maghâ, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the first tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Siṁha.”

The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 30th July A.D. 1242, which was the 2nd day of the month of Siṁha, and on which the 1st tithi of the bright half (of the first Bhâdrapada) ended 6 h. 6 m., while the nakshatra was Maghâ, by the equal space system for 5 h. 55 m., after mean sunrise.

128.─ In the Vêdâraṇyêśvara temple at vêdâraṇyam.^[2]

1 Sva[sti] śrî [||*] Tiribuvanachchakkaravattigaḷ śrî-Râja[râ]jadê[va]rkku [yâ]ṇḍu 27[âvadu] Ma[ga]ra-[n]âyarr[u] [apa*]-
2 [ra]-pakshattu pañjadeśayum Tiṅga-kilamai[yum] perra Pûśattu nâ[ḷ].

“ In the 27th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Râjarâjadêva,─ on the of Pushya, which corresponded to a Monday and to the fifteenth tithi of [the second] fortnight of the month of Makara.”

In the month of Makara a fifteenth tithi of the second fortnight cannot possibly be combined with the nakshatra Pushya, and the probability therefore that the second fortnight has been quoted erroneously for the first. But even with the first fortnight the date would be incorrect for the 27th year of the king’s reign, a calculation for which and for the first fortnight has yielded Wednesday, the 7th January A.D. 1243.

In my opinion it is highly probable that this date really belongs to the 21st year of Râjarâja’s reign.^[3] For that year it would correspond to Monday, the 12th January A.D. 1237, which was the 20th day of the month of Makara, and on which the fifteenth tithi of the bright half (of Mâgha) ended 20 h. 11 m., while the nakshatra was Pushya, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 16 h. 25 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 14 h. 27 m., after mean sunrise.─ It may be noted that on this 12th January A.D. 1237 there was a total eclipse of the moon, visible in India.

129.─ In the Vâlîśvara temple at Râmagiri.^[4]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Tir[i]buvana[chcha]kkara[va]ttigaḷ śrî-Irâjarâja-
2 dêvarku^[5] yâṇḍu [2]9[va]du Miduna-ñ[â*]yarru muppattiraṇḍ[â]-
3 n=diyadiy=âna Tiṅgaṭ-kilamaiyum pûrvva-pakshat-
4 tu pradamaiyum Pû[śa]mum âna anru.

“ In the [2]9th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three world, the glorious Râjarâjadêva,─ on the day of Pushya, which was the first tithi of the first fortnight and a Monday, corresponding to the thirty second solar day of the month of Mithuna.”
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^[1] No. 19 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1903.
^[2] No. 495 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1904.
^[3] Mr. Venkayya now informs me that the reading in line 1 of the original may really be 20, and that, what was taken for 7, may be part of the flourish which denotes âvadu. On the other hand, he states that apara-pakshattu probably is the actual reading.
^[4] No. 656 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1904.
^[5] The ê of dê is engraved at the end of the preceding line.