South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

“ In the ninth year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Râjêndra-Chôḷadêva,─ on the day of Śatabhishaj, which corresponded to a Tuesday and to the second tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Makara.”

The date corresponds to Tuesday, the 12th January A.D. 1255, which was the 19th day of the month of Makara, and on which the 2nd tithi of the bright half (of Mâgha) ended 1 h. 21 m., while the nakshatra was Śatabhishaj, by the equal space system for 17 h. 4 m., by the Brahma-siddhânta for 5 h. 55 m., and according to Garga for 8 h. 32 m., after mean sunrise.

133.─ In the Rajatagirîśvara temple at Tirutteṅgur.^[1]

1 Svasti śrî ||─ Tribhû[va*]nachchakravattigaḷ śrî-Râjêndra-Śôladê[va*]r[ku] yâṇḍu 11vadin edirâm=âṇḍu Karkaḍaga-nâ[yar]ru apara-pakshattu T[i]-
2 ṅgaṭ-kila[m]aiyum Urôśaṇiyum perra nâ[ḷ].

“ In the year opposite the 11th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajêndra-Chôḷadêva,─ on the day of Rôhiṇî, which corresponded to a Monday of the second fortnight^[2] of the month of Karkaṭaka.”

The date corresponds to Monday, the 9th July A.D. 1257, which was the 13th day of the month of Karkaṭaka, and on which [the 11th tithi] of the dark half (of Âshâḍha) ended 10 h. 59 m., while the nakshatra was Rôhiṇî, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 11 h. 10 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 10 h. 30 m., after mean sunrise.

134.─ In the Vêdâraṇyêśvara temple at Vêdâraṇyum.^[3]

1 Svasti śrî (symbol) Tri[bhuva]nachchakkaravatt[igaḷ] śr[î-Râjê[ndra-Śô[la]dêvarkku y[âṇ]-
2 ḍu 16[âvadu] Ṛishaba-nâ[ya]rru [p]û[rva]-pakshattu êkâdaś[i]yu[m] Tiṅgaṭ- kilamaiyum per[ra]
3 Uttirattu nâḷ.

“ In the 16th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious [Râjê]ndra-Chôḷadêva,─ on the day of Uttara-Phalgunî, which corresponded to a Monday and to the eleventh tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Ṛishabha.”

The date clearly corresponds to Monday, the 1st May A.D. 1262, which was the 7th day of the month of Ṛishabha, and on which the 11th tithi of the bright half (of Vaiśâkha) ended 17 h. 0 m., while the nakshatra was Uttara-Phalgunî, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 1 h. 19 m., after mean sunrise.─ By the result previously^[4] found for the commencement of the reign of Râjêndra-Chôḷa III. this day fell in the 17th, not the 16th, year of the king’s reign.

135.─ In the Vêdâraṇyêśvara temple at Vêdâraṇyam.^[5]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Tir[ibuva]nachcha[kka]ravattigaḷ śrî-^[6][Râ]śênd[i]ra- Sô[la]dê[va]rkku [y]âṇḍu 1[8âvadu Maga]ra-[n]âyarru [a]pa[ra]-pakshattu [du]di[yaiy]um Budan-k[i]lamai[y]um perra T[i]ruvô[ṇat]tu [nâḷ].
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^[1] No. 531 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1904.
^[2] The tithi is omitted in the original.
^[3] No. 460 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1904.
^[4] See above, p. 7.
^[5] No. 494 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1904.
^[6] The râ of râśêº seems to have been written twice in the original.