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SOUTH INDIAN INSCRIPTIONS
VOLUME XVII
INSCRIPTIONS COLLECTED DURING 1903 - 1904
Pandyas
Maravarman
Vikramapandya II
No. 635.
(A. R. No.
586-C of 1904).
Srinivasanallur, Musiri Taluk,
Tiruchirappalli District.
On the east wall of the Kuranganatha temple. Maravarman
Vikramapandya.
This inscription contains portion of the prasasti
Tirumagal Jayamaga, etc., of
Maravarman Vikramapandya.
This mentions Sri Rajaraja-chaturvedi[mangalam]. Other details are lost as the inscription is
fragmentary.
Mara. Kulasekhara
III
No. 392.
(A. R. No.
362 of 1904).
Narttamalai, Pudukkottai Taluk,
Tiruchirappalli District.
On the east wall of the prakara of the
Tirumalaikkadambar temple.
Mara. Kulasekhara
III. Year 31 : 1346 A. D.
The details of date given viz., 31st year, Mina,
su. 10, Friday with Punarpusam correspond to 1346 A.D., March 3.
This records the grant of land, purchased from the Sivabrahmanas of the temple of God
Tirumalaikkadamburudaiya Nayanar in Telingakulakalapuram alias
Kulottunga solapattinam, a town in Konadu alias
Kadaladaiyadilangaikondasola-valanadu, for 54 anradu-varahan, to the god
of the same temple for a service called Ulkappu, offerings at midday and
midnight and two lamps, by Annalvayiludaiyan Kannudaiyan Alagiyanayan alias
Gurukulattaraiyar. The land seems to
have been part by part mortgaged to the donor by the predecessors of the
above-said Sivabrahmanas. The Sri Mahesvara-kkankani
appears to have taken over the land and agreed to execute the wishes of the
donor whatever fate befell the lands.
Text published in Inscriptions (Texts) of the Pudukkottai
State, No. 445.
Maravarm an Vikramapandya III
No. 202.
(A. R. No.
181 of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the west wall of the mandapa in front of the central shrine in
Chandramaulisvara temple.
Maravarman Vikramapandya III. Year 6 : 1288-89 A.D.
This inscription commences with the prasasti Samasta
bhuvanekavira, etc., of the king
and is dated on the 273rd day of the 6th year.
It records a tax-free gift of land by the king to god
Aludaiya Nayanar at Tiruvakkarai, a taniyur of Mattur-nadu in
Jayangondasola-mandalam, for a special daily service called Vikrama-Pandiyan sandhi
and an annual festival to be called Vikramapandiyan tirunal, both named
after himself.
After the signatures of Gunamangalam-udaiyan and
Valudiyadaraiyan the phrase tirueluttu occurs, perhaps signifying royal
assent.
No. 210.
(A. R. No.
188 of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the east wall of the mandapa inside the first prakara of the Chandramaulisvara temple.
Vikramapandya (III ?) Year 4 :
1286-87 A.D.
The characters of this inscription are of the 13th
century A.D. Hence the king Perumal
Vikramapandya may be identified as Maravarman Vikramapandya (III) who ascended
the throne in A.D. 1283.
It records the construction of the mandapa by the Pandya queen, Ulagamuludumudaiyar.
Jatavarman Vikramapandya (Unidentified)
No. 130.
(A. R. No.
112 of 1904).
Tiruchchopuram, Cuddalore Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the north base of the central shrine in the Mangalapurisvara
temple.
Jatavarman Vikramapandya. Year 3 : 1403 A.D.
The details of the date given, viz., Vrischika, su 5,
Sunday, Tiruvonam, correspond to 1403 A.D., November 18, Sunday.
This record registers a grant of land as tirunamattukkani
along with specified taxes to god Tiruchchopuram-udaiya nayanar at Tyagavalli
in Merkal-nadu, a subdivision of Virudarajabhayankara-valanadu towards the
expenses of providing worship, offerings and unguents in the temple.
Among the boundaries of the land is mentioned Avanivichchadiram
(vidyadharan) toppu.
Vikramapandya (Unidentified)
No. 128.
(A. R. No.
110 of 1904).
Tiruchchopuram, Cuddalore Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the north wall of the central shrine in the
Mangalapurisvara temple.
Vikramapandya Year 7 : 1289 –90 A.D.
This inscription commences with the prasasti Samasta
Bhavanekavira, etc., of Vikramapandya. The details of date given, viz., Vrischika,
su. 13, Friday, Uttiram are irregular.
It registers the gift of 30 ma of tax-free land in
Vetchikkadu alias Ambalakkutta-vilagam lying to the east of Vellaru in
the Tyagavalli-pparru to the sthanattar of the temple of Tiruchchopuram
Udaiyar in Tyagavalli in the eastern division of Vesalippadi in
Rajaraja-valanadu by the king (?) for worship and repairs. It mentions a number of taxes and levies.
No. 144.
(A. R. No.
124 of 1904).
Tirthanagari, Cuddalore Taluk,
South Arcot District
On the east wall of the mandapa in front of the central shrine in the
Sivankuresvara temple.
Vikramapandya. Year
4 : 1253.
The details of date given, viz., Kumbha, su. 3, Sunday, Uttiram
will correspond to A.D. 1253,
February 2, Sunday, 71, 76, if the nakshatra Uttiram is taken as a mistake for Uttiradam.
This inscription registers the gift of 20 ma of land by Tamandai Velan Tiruvannamalai
Udaiyan Tennavarayan of Perunganur in Panchavanmadevipuram in Kuvalaiya-nadu in
Rajaraja-valanadu to the kankanikaranattar of the temple of Tiruttinainagarudaiyar as tirunamattukkani (See No. 122 above).
No. 547.
(A. R. No.
504 of 1904).
Agattiyanpalli, Tirutturaippundi
Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the south wall of the central shrine in the Agastyesvara
temple. Vikramapandya.
The date is lost in the damaged portion.
This seems to record the sale of land to the matha
belonging to the Tiruchcherrimurrattu-santanam made free of taxes for 60 panamas
by the Uravar. Other details are
lost.
Jata (Maravarman) Kulasekhara
No. 555.
(A. R. No.
512 of 1904).
Kodiyakkadu, Tirutturaippundi
Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the north wall of the Amritaghatesvara temple.
Jata (Maravarman) Kulasekhara. Year 39 : 1307 A.D.
The high regnal year seems to indicate that the surname
Jatavarman is a mistake for Maravarman. The details of date given viz., 39th year, Kumbha, su
are insufficient for verification.
This inscription seems to record the sale of land. Other details are lost as the record is
built in at the right end and in incomplete.
Sundarapandya (Unidentified)
No. 127.
(A. R. No.
109 of 1904).
Tiruchchopuram, Cuddalore Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the south wall of the central shrine in the
Mangalapurisvara temple.
Sundarapandya Year : 13 + 1
The details of date given, viz., Vrischika su 10,
Saturday, soti (svati) are irregular. Palaeographically this inscription may be assigned to the 13th
century.
It records the gift of ten veils of wet (nanjai)
lands in the village of Tyagavalli in the Tyagavalli-pparru alias
Andagalur-pparru in the eastern division of Merka-nadu in the
Rajadhiraja-valanadu by the king for offerings of the occasion of Sundarapandiyan
sandhi instituted after his name besides other services including festivals
and repairs. The land which is stated
to have been formerly a taxable tirunamattukkani was made free of a
number of taxes and levies mentioned in the inscription. Netturudaiyan Ilaiyalvan Kalingarayan
figures as one of the signatories of the document.
No. 552.
(A. R. No.
509 of 1904).
Kodiyakkadu, Tirutturaippundi
Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the north wall of the Amritaghatesvara temple. Sundarapandya.
The title of the king and the date have been lost in the
beginning of the inscription which is built in.
This seems to record some provision made for the excavation
of a vedi (?) in the temple by the Paradavar of kadalvattam.
Jatavarman-Konerinmaikondan
No. 553.
(A. R. No.
510 of 1904).
Kodiyakkadu, Tirutturaippundi
Taluk, Tanjore District.
On the north wall of the Amritaghatesvara temple.
Jatavarman-Konerinmaikondan. Year 18.
Palaeographically this inscription may be assigned to the 14th
century.
This inscription records an order of the king arranging for
the surplus of 55 pon, left after spending for the services till the 17th
year in the temples of Tirukkodikkulagar in Umbala-nadu and
Tiruvagattiyanpalli-udaiyar and another 63 pon, on which there were some
charges, to be utilized as capital for the services, repairs and other services
in those temples from the 18th year.
Konerinmaikondan
No. 136.
(A. R. No.
116-A of 1904.)
Tirthanagari, Cuddalore Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the west and south walls of the central shrine in the
Sivankuresvara temple.
Konerinmaikondan. Year 3.
This record is dated in
the 98th day of the 3rd year.
It registers the gift
of 50 veli of land similar to No. (136) above, in Puvalasundaranallur
(renamed as Kulottungacholanallur), a hamlet of Tiruttinainagar in
Jayangondasola-chaturvedimangalam in Merka-nadu in Virudarajabhayankara-valanadu.
No. 169.
(A. R. No.
170 of 1904).
Tirukanthesvaram, Cuddalore Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the south wall of the mandapa in front of the central shrine in the
Natanapadesvara temple.
Konerinmaikondan. Year 4.
The inscription is dated in the 4th year and 142nd
day. Palaeographically it may be
assigned to the 13th century.
It records the remission of taxes such as karopadi,
pura-udal kadami, kasayam on dry lands, other kasayam such as settirai,
tari-irai, sekkirai etc., on the tirunamattukkani
and devadana lands in favour of
the sthanattar of the temple of god Tirukkannisvara mudaiyar, for
worship and repairs in the temple. Veliyarrur-udaiyan and Kappalurudaiyan figure as signatories.
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