INSCRIPTIONS OF THE KALACHURIS OF RAIPUR
INSCRIPTIONS OF THE KALACHURIS OF RAIPUR
There is only one place-name mentioned in the present record. Rāyapura, where
the temple of Hāṭakēśvara was erected, is clearly Raipur where the inscribed stone was
found.
TEXT¹

1 From the original stone and inked estampages.
2 Read हव्यवाड् The daṇḍ s in the beginning of all lines are superfluous.
3 Read गिरिप्रभेदनपविर्विघ्नाब्घिधग्वाडवो The akshara वि is incised above व्ध, but it is not clear where it
is to be inserted.
4 Read विघ्नौघोग्रघनप्रचंडपवनो विघ्नेश्वर: पातु.
5 Metre: Śārdūlavīkriḍita.
6 Read सकलकलुषवल्लीकंदकुद्दालकन्या
7 Metre: Mālinī.
8 Read तिमिरान्धस्य
9 Metre: Anushṭubh.
10 The intended wording seems to be धनुर्धराणां च शरैर्व्यापिनां र्कि भुवनत्रयम्,, but it does not suit the
metre Anushṭubh.
11 Read पृथुजटावल्लीषु मल्लीनिभा:.
12 Read हारविहारिणोञ्जलिपुटे फुल्लप्रसूनप्रभा:.
13 Read भूमौ पातितपुष्पवृष्टिरचनास्तारारुचश्चाम्बरे
14 Read भवन्तु The akshara वं, , which was omitted at first, is written in the margin.
15 Metre: Śārdūlavikriḍita
16 The verse may be corrected as follows- पातु वः शभ्भुमूर्द्ध्स्थजटाजूटोटजे स्थिता । तपस्विनीव शीतांशो: कला गङ्गामुपाश्रिता Metre: Anusbṭubh.
17 Read जातिस्मरत्वं पृथिवीपतित्वं सौभाग्ध्यमतिस्वरुपम् । शिवे च भक्ति परमार्थविद्यां ददातु शम्भुमंम जन्मजन्मनिMetre: Upajāti.
18 Metre: Upēndravajrā.
19 Read संवत्
20 Read शाके.
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