INSCRIPTIONS OF RAJAKESARIVARMAN
No. 251.
(A.R. No. 203 of
1926.)
Sendalai, Tanjore Taluk, Tanjore
District.
On the west wall of the central
shrine, Sundaresvara temple.
This records an endowment of 6 ma
of land for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple of
Tirupperundurai-Paramesvara at Chandralekai-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya
in Arkkattu-kurram, and to provide for the principal offerings on the 6th
day of a festival to the god in the month of Chittirai, by Kalavana Narayana-Narayanan
of Tirumangalam a resident of the village.
This field is said to have formed part of a plot of 9 ma of land
belonging to the donor who had presented the remaining 3 ma to his
(younger) wife Srirama Nilakanti on the occasion of his marriage with
her. This is very probably an
inscription of Sundara-Chola.
No.
252.
(A.R.
No. 188
of 1931.)
Tiruchchatturai,
Tanjore Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
south wall of the central shrine, Odanavanesvara temple.
This
inscription is incised in early script with the virama marked over
final consonants in a few cases, and is probably a record of Aditya I.
The
ends of lines are built in. It
records a gift of sheep for a lamp in the temple of Tiruchchorrutturai-Mahadeva
by a native of Arkattu-kurram.
No.
253.
(A.R.
No. 300
of 1908.)
Tirukkalittattai,
Kumbakonam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
south wall of the central shrine, Vedapurisvara temple.
This
records an endowment of 25 Ilakkasu for burning a perpetual lamp in the
temple of Tirukkuduttittai-Perumal at Amaninarayana-chaturvedimangalam, a devadana-brahmadeya
on the northern bank (of the Kaveri), by Vimaladevarasa
Vasudevabhatta-Somayaji of Aranaippuram, and evidently of an equal amount
for a second lamp by a resident of Panaiyur named Chandrasekharan Tirumoy-Adi…………………
The inscription is probably one of Sundara-Chola.
No.
254.
(A.R.
No. 330
of 1910.)
Tirumeyjnanam,
Kumbakonam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
north wall of the central shrine, Jnanaparamesvara temple.
This
records an agreement given by the servants of the temple of
Tirumayanattu-Paramesvara at Nalur to burn 12 lamps every evening for three
hours in the temple with (the interest on) 12 Ilakkasu received by them
from Naranan Soladigal alias Tirunavukkaraiyan, a
merchant of the place, subject to a fine in case of default.
No.
255.
(A.R.
No. 252
of 1911.)
Kumbakonam,
Kumbakonam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
south wall of the central shrine, Nagesvara temple.
This
records the endowment of a perpetual lamp in the temple of
Tirukkilkottattu-Perumanadigal at Tirukkudamukkil by a certain Kalayan
Manikkam, who also presented 2 tadam (?) and one kadaram
(drum). The writing looks early,
and might be assigned to the period of Aditya I.
No.
256.
(A.R.
No. 611
of 1920.)
Udayargudi
(near Kattumannarkoyil), Chidambaram taluk, South Arcot District.
On the
outer base of the south wall of the mandapa
in front of the central shrine, Anantisvara temple.
This
is an incomplete inscription, meant to record a gift by a private individual to
the temple of Tiruvanantisvarattu-Paramasvami at Viranarayana-chaturvedimangalam.
This is probably assignable to Sundara-Chola.
No.
257.
(A.R.
No. 548
of 1921.)
Pullamngai
(near Pasupatikoyil), Papanasam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
north wall of the central shrine, Brahmapurisvara temple.
This
records a gift of 90 sheep by a certain Virasikhamani-Pa[lla]va[rai]yar
for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple of Tiruvalandurai-Mahadeva, with an ulakku of ghee to be supplied every day. Probably
an inscription of Sundara-Chola.
No.
258.
(A.R.
No. 111
of 1926.)
Tiruvilakkudi,
Mayavaram Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
north wall of the central shrine, Manavalesvara temple.
A gift
of 96 sheep for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple of Alvar at
Tiruvelvikkudi in Kurukkai-nadu on the northern bank, by Nakkan Tiruveli and
Nakkan Kuttan on behalf of their father Veli Nakkan, a merchant of the
place.
No.
259.
(A.R.
No. 31
of 1931.)
Tirukkodikaval,
Kumbakonam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
south wall of the central shrine, Tirukkotisvara temple.
Like
the other inscriptions of the place this is said to be a copy of an old document
engraved on a loose stone. It
records an endowment of 70 kalanju of gold, left in charge of the sabha
of Tirukkodikka alias Kannamangalam,
for the daily supply of an ulakku of ghee for the perpetual lamp and of
two nali of rice for offerings in the temple of Mahadeva, by Kumaran
Ganavadi(pati), a merchant of Nandipuramin Palaiyaru.
Palaiyar was one of the places in the south where Pallava Nandivarman III
is said to have fought battles (Sewell’s Historical Inscriptions
of
Southern India, p. 34). In
later times, it is known to have been a Chola capital under the name
Mudigondasolapuram, and the royal palace therein is referred to in several
inscriptions (M.E.R. 1927, II, 12 and 33).
This is distinct from Gangaikondasolapuram in the Trichinopoly district,
the city founded by Rajendra-Chola I in commemoration of his northern campaign
of conquest (S.I.I. Vol. III, Intr. P. 20).
No.
260.
(A.R.
No. 80
of 1931.)
Tiruppundurutti,
Tanjore Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
north wall of the central shrine, Pushpavanesvara temple.
This
is probably an inscription of Sundara-Chola. It comprises two parts the earlier of which registers the
sale of a land by two brothers named Bradayan Narayanan Turutti and Bradayan Narayanan Nakkan of Tirutturutti in Arkattukurram, to the temple
to meet the fine (dandakanam) of 72 kalanju and odd of gold imposed by
the assembly of the village upon their brother Narayanan Srimadhavan, who
however, seems to have died (or run away) without paying the fine.
The land included their own portion also in addition to that belonging to
their brother and to Baradayan Narayanan Srikantan alias Narayanan
Tali who had stood surety to the defaulter-brother.
The latter portion states that on the representation (made by these two
brothers and by Tali to the king) that their land was unjustly mixed up in the
sale transaction for no fault of theirs, it was restored to them by the king’s
orders. A portion at the end of the
inscription being built in, the exact nature of the conditions of the return is
not clear.
No.
261.
(A.R.
No. 625
of 1905.)
Tiruchchengodu,
Tiruchengodu Taluk, Salem District.
On the
rock to the west of the boulder called Nagargundu on the way to the
Ardhanarisvara temple.
This
registers an endowment of 25 kalanju of gold by a certain Korrandai
Poduvan Mari and her husband Perangi Maniyan ma
.
. . . . . for feeding Brahmanas
every year on the day of Svati in Purattadi month which was her natal star.
The gift was entrusted to the sabha called the Pandinattu-Perumakkal of Tiruchangodu.
No.
262.
(A.R.
No. 158
of 1921.)
Kavanur,
Gudiyattam Taluk, North Arcot District.
On the
west wall of the Kailasanathasvamin temple.
This
records a gift of 400 kuli of land for a perpetual lamp in the temple of
Pulippagavadevar at Kavanur in Miyaru-nadu, made by [Ku]rovi
Channayakramavitta-Sarvakratukkal, a member of the alunganam of the
village, after purchasing it tax-free from the sabha.
The gift was left in charge of the sabha itself.
This might probably be a record of Sundara-Chola.
No.
263.
(A.R.
No. 528
of 1921.)
Emapperur,
Tirukkoyilur Taluk, South Arcot District.
On the
south wall of the mandapa in front of the central shrine, Vedapurisvara temple.
This
inscription is damaged at the end. It
records the gift of a perpetual lamp to the temple of Tiruvalanadurai-Alvar at
Emapperur in Tirumunaippadi(nadu) by a certain Kittimattanda0Meniyan of
Perunkurumbu on behalf of his son Malli-Nambi Kirttimarttanda was a
surname of the Rashtrakuta king, Krishan III. This might probably be a record of Sundara-Chola.
No.
264.
(A.R.
No. 233
of 1923.)
Koyil-Tevarayanpettai
(near Pandaravadai), Papanasam taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
north wall of the central shrine,
Matsyapurisvara temple.
This
is built in at the beginning. This
seems to record a gift of half a lamp by a lady of pandi-nadu to the
temple of . . . . . . . . rapperumal at Rajakesari-chaturvedimangalam.
Immediately below this is engraved an incomplete inscription of the 36th
year of reign of Parantaka I.
No.
265.
(A.R.
No. 201
of 1925.)
Talaichchangadu,
Mayavaram Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
south wall of the Nanmadiya-Perumal temple.
The
stones containing this inscription are out of order and some are lost.
It seems to record a gift of land to the temple of Srimadhurai
A[divaradhar] by a certain Narayanan Satti.
No.
266.
(A.R.
No. 134
of 1926.)
Tiruvilakkudi,
Mayavaram Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
south wall of the central shrine, Manavalesvara temple.
This
inscription is built in at the ends of lines.
It seems to record the mortgage of some lands belonging to (?) the temple
of Tiruvelvikkudideva for 16 kalanju and odd to Tiruvadi Irayeri, a
maid-servant of the queen. It
also speaks of 4 kalanju due (to the temple) from some tenants.
No.
267.
(A.R.
No. 101
of 1931.)
Tiruppundurutti,
Tanjore Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
south wall of the central shrine, Pushpavanesvara temple.
This
records an endowment of 12 kalanju of gold left with the sabha of
Tirutturutti for burning a lamp in the temple throughout the day-time, by Pa[ra]siriyan
Pidaranar, a resident of the village.
No.
268.
(A.R.
No. 67
of 1934.)
Velur,
Chengam Taluk, North Arcot District.
On
five pieces of a broken slab lying near the vediyappan temple.
This
inscription has been assigned to the reign of Sundara-Chola
on
account of its script (M.E.R. 1934, II, 11).
It records the death of Pongala-Vembadiyar, a resident of Velur
after rescuing the cattle in a cattle-raid made in this village by another
person also called Vembadi son of Pongalat-Tondaiman of Mel-Velar
in Miykonrai-nadu. To judge from
the name and surname of the combatants in this fight, it seems to have been a
family quarrel between two members of the same clan, both subordinate to one
chief Vettuvadi Vanakovaraiyar.
No.
269.
(A.R.
No. 346
of 1906.)
Uttukkadu,
Conjeeveram Taluk, Chingleput District.
On a
pillar of the mandapa in front of the ruine Perumal Temple.
This
records the remission of taxes granted by the urar of Urrukkadu in
Urrukkattu-kottam on a land called Manabharanapperunjeruvu belonging to
the (shrine of) god Sattanar (Sasta) on the western quarter of the village.
Manabharana was probably a title of the reigning king.
No.
270.
(A.R.
No. 216
of 1907.)
Tiruvidaimarudur,
Kumbakonam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
north wall of the central shrine, Mahalingasvamin temple.
This
record states that consequent on the investigation of (the officer or chief) Pirantaka-Muvendavelar,
the sabha and the urar of Tiraimur and the nagarattar of
Tiruvidaimarudil and the devakarmis (of the temple) resumed possession of
a land at Vilangudi, 10 ma in extent, which had been in the enjoyment of
a malaikaran (garland-maker) without any title for the same, and gave a
quarter sey (i.e. 5 ma) of it each to two individuals for raising
a jasmine-garden for the temple. This
is very probably an inscription of Parantaka II Sundara-Chola.
No.
271.
(A.R.
No. 333
of 1907.)
Tiruvisalur,
Kumbakonam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
south wall of the central shrine, Sivayoganathasvamin temple.
This
records a gift of 300 and odd sheep for the maintenance of 3 ˝ perpetual lamps
in the temple of Perumanadigal at Tiruvisalur in
Avaninarayana-chaturvedimangalam by Purvadeviyar, the mother of Madevadigal
(king ?). Purvadeviyar seems to connote merely ‘the elder queen or
the queen mother.’ The
palaeography of the record and the high rengal year of the king make it
assignable to Paranataka II Sundara-Chola.
No.
272.
(A.R.
No. 138
of 1911.)
Tiruviramisvaram,
Mannargudi Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the
north wall of the mandapa in front of the central shrine, Ramanathesvara temple.
The
inscription is mutilated. It
records an endowment of land for a perpetual lamp made to the temple of
Tiruviramisvarattu-Mahadeva at Madanamanjari-chaturvedimangalamin nenmali-nadu
by Akkumara-Kramavittan, a member of the alunganam of the village.
This is also probably referable to Sundara-Chola.
No.
273.
(A.R.
No. 282
of 1911.)
Tillaisthanam,
Tanjore Taluk, Tanjore Dsitrict.
On the
south wall of the central shrine, Ghritasthanesvara temple.
This
records a gift of gold by Gunavan Puttadi of Kumarapadi in Vaidavurnadu,
a subdivision of Kalattur-kottam for burning a lamp in the temple of Mahadeva.
Kalattur-kottam was a division in Tondai-mandalam in which Vallam and
Tirukkaluk-kunram were also situated (South Indian Inscriptions, Volume II,
p. 340). It seems to be
assignable to Aditya I.
No.
274.
(A.R.
No. 206
of 1915.)
Brahmadesam,
Cheyyar Taluk, North Arcot District.
On the
west wall of the central shrine, Chandramaulisvara temple.
This
is probably an inscription of Sundara-Chola. It records an endowment of two plots of tax-free land,
one after purchase and the other after exchange, left in charge of the ganavariya-perumakkal
of the temple of Sri-Pondaipperumal at Rajamalla-chaturvedimangalam, by Bharadvaji
Sadasivan of the tiruvunnaligai (inner temple) of Tiruvegambam at
Kachchippedu (Conjeeveram) for the supply of sandal paste to the god.
No.
275.
(A.R.
No. 6
of 1920.)
Tirumalavadi,
Udaiyarpalaiyam Taluk, Trichinopoly District.
On the
north wall of the central shrine, Vaidyanatha temple.
This
inscription is left unfinished. It records a gift of a perpetual lamp to the
temple of Mahadeva at Tirumalavadi a devadana in Poygai-nadu, by Vachchiyan
[Ta]yan Devan of Pullamangalam in Kilar-kurram. This is probably a record of Sundara-Chola.
