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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
INSCRIPTIONS COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR 1905-1906 KULOTTUNGA III No. 37 (Page No. 30)(A.R.No.37.of 1906)Tanjavur District, Mayuram Taluk, Tirukkadaiyur Amritaghatesvara Temple âOn The Same Wall. Tribh. Virarajendra-Chola- (III) 9th Year, (A.D.1186-7) The king is given the epithet âwho was pleased to take Maduraiâ. This records yet another gift of the same kind by the reclamation of 700 kuli of land each at the devadana villge Erukkattuchcheri by two persons, one by name Sattiva- nanayakan alias Danavinoda- Pallavaraiyan of Mulangudi in Nallarur ânadu a division of Virudarajabhayankara-valanadu and the other called Barantanginan alias Kalikadindasola âpallavaraiyan of Magadaiyur. Below this inscription is an unfinished single line record of the [2] 6th year of tribh. Rajarajadeva stopping with the mention of the devakanmis of the Kala-kaladevar temple. No. 38 (Page No. 3)(A. R.No.38.of 1906)Tanjavur District, Mayuram Taluk, TirukkadaiyurAmritaghatesvara Temple âOn The Same Wall.Tribh. Virarajendra-Chola- (III) 9th Year, (A.D.1186-7)The king claims to have taken Madurai. This records yet another gift of two perpetual lamps by the reclamation of 1400 kuli of land in the same village by one Arayan Tiruvanantisan alias Keralarayan of perunallur in Kilvengai-nadu a division of Rajaraj-valanadu. No. 40 (Page No. 32)(A. R.No.40. of 1906)Tanjavur District, Mayuram Taluk, TirukkadaiyurAmritaghatesvara Temple âOn The Same Wall.Tribh. Virarajendra-Chola-III- 17th Year, (A.D.1194-5)The
king claims to have taken Madurai and the crowned head
of the Pandya. The inscription states that after the
demise of Bharadvaji Kalavinoda. Panditan of
Tiruvalanjuli who, along with his brother had the right
of worship in the temples of Tiruvarattanam âUdaiyar
and Tirumayanam âUdaiyar at Tirukkada. Vur, a resident
of the village by name Kunikkumpiran
saiva-vidyadhara-Barhma-maharaja and his father
saivachintamani Brahmamaharajar claimed to have been
appointed priests In their place by order of the king
which was also got engraved on stone in these two
temples and were accordingly performing worship.
This
reached the ears of Svamidevar (evidently the kingâs
preceptor) who found out their unworthiness and false
pretensions and hence dismissed them from service and
reappointed the previous and rightful incumbents of the
posts, viz. Bharadvaji Brahmamaharajan Kuttappiran
Kalavindodapanditan and Devapperuman
saiva-surya-Brahmamaharajan and others for the conduct
of worship in the two temples. He also restored to them
the right and perquisites attached to their posts as
they were in practice up to the 16th year of
the king they were given in addition the Right of
worship of the other deities also set up in the temple
like Kalakaladevar, Kuttadumdevar, Kulottunga
âCholisvaramudaiyar and Vikrama âCholisvaramudaiyar,
on the representation of Vikramasola-Brahmamaharajan
that this appointment may receive royal assent and be
engraved on stone, the king now issued his orders to the
temple trough his officers Rajanarayana-Muvendavelan and
six others confirming the above arrangements. The
inscription begins with introduction Puyal vappa etc. The king is given the attribute âwho took
Maduraj and was pleased to take the crowned head of the
pandya (evidently Vira-Pandya)â. The details of the date are given as Mesha, su.
[8], Thursday, Pushya (A.D. 1194, March 31). This registers the remission of taxes on a
veli of temple land (Kasukolla-iraiyili) by the mahasabha
of Tirukkada-vur, for the expenses of worship and
offerings to god Rajaraja-isvaramudaiyar consecrated in
the shrine to the west side of the Kalakaladevar temple,
by Araiyan rajarajadevar alias Vanadharayar for
the welfare of the king. This image of the deity is evidently different
from the one mentioned in No. 41 above.
The
details of the date are given as Mesha, su 8, Thursday,
Pushya, corresponding to A.D. 1194, March 31.This
records the same transaction mentioned in No. 42 above,
which is here addressed to the concerned officers nilavariyan
and nilakkanakkan evidently for the Purpose
of entry in their tax registers. The
king is introduced with his panegyric âwho took
Madurai, Illam and karuvur and the crowned head of the
Pandya and performed the anointment of heroes and
victorsâ. The
inscription is damaged. It registers a tax-free gift of land at
Erukkalandittai village in Akkur by Vachchiyan
Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyan pinnai-ennadan a devotee from
Perumbarrappuliyur a taniyur in Rajaaadhiraja-valanadu, to provide for the daily supply
of a specified number of lotuses to the temple during
the several months in the year. The land seems to have been allotted by the
temple to three elders of Kuvalaiyur, a hamlet of
Tirukkadavur with necessary stipulations. The
inscription begins with the mention of the kingâs
conquest of Madurai and Ilam and Karuvur and his
anointment as hero and victor. It records a gift of one
ma of land at
Tirumayanavilagam after reclamation by a Sivabrahmana of
the temple by name Attiraiyar Nambi Alavandi alias
Porkoyil-Bhattan to provide for the requirements of
worship to the goddess Vadamulai-Nachchiyar on a special
festival day in the year. The land was left in charge of one Serrudaiyan
Perumal on Vadakkadamai (perpetual lease) and he
was to measure out 5 kalam of paddy for the
purpose mentioned. The
king is given the attribute âwho was pleased to take Maduraiâ. This records a gift of 600 kuli or 6 ma of
land at the devadana village Tirumayanavilagam after
reclamation by Tillainayaka-Perumal of Kiliyur-nadu in
Pandikulasani-valanadu for burning a perpetual lamp in
the temple with daily supply of an ulakku of ghee. The
king has the attribute âwho was pleased to take
Maduraiâ. This
records a similar gift of 7 ma of land in the
same place for a perpetual lamp in the temple, by one
Arayan Tiruvanantan Keralaraman of Kilvengai-nadu in
rajaraja-valanadu. The
king is given the attribute âwho was pleased to take
Madurai. This also records a similar gift of 6 ma of
land after reclamation by payment of money by Vannan
Manrulladuvan alias Sembiyan Pallavaraiyan of Puduvur in
Arvalak-kurram, a division of Rajendrasola-valanadu, for
burning a lamp in the temple.
The
king is given the attribute âwho was pleased to take
Madurai and the crowned head of the Pandyaâ. The record begins with his title Konerinmaikondan
this is almost a copy of the inscription No. 40 above
found in the Amritaghatesvara temple as the contents
pertain to this temple also. The
king is mentioned with his usual attributes. This records the appointment of one
Naruputtudaiyan ⦠Gunachcharan in place of a certain
Chandesurap-Pichchan (deceased) as nandavanakkudi
to look after the flower garden, which had been endowed
to the temple by a devotee by name Vachchiyan Jatavedan alias
truchchirrambalam-udaiyan of Rajadhiraja-valanadu on
the northern bank of the river (Kaveri). This
records a tax-free gift of 1000 kuli of land at Mamandur
on the southern bank of the river for burning a
perpetual lamp in the temple by a certain Alavandan
rajaraja-Sisupalan of Perayil. This
records a gift of 1000 kuli in the villages Nallur
Maruttuvanpadi free of all takes, for offerings to the
goddess Tirukkamakkotta-Nachchiyar in the temple of
Tantonri-Aludaiyar at Virarajendrasolapuram, by
Solaganga-Pallavaraiyan raja [raja*] Sisupalan of
Perayil (the donor mentioned in No. 69 above). The village Maruttuvanpadi is said to have been a
devadana (?), which had been granted to the
temple by one Vanavichchadira-Velan. This
records the endowment of a wetland as devadana to
the temple of Tirukkapalisvaram-Udaiyar at Sanbai alias
Virarajendrapuram on the northern bank of the Pennai in
Vanagoppadi a division of Rajarajavalanadu by
SediyarayanAkarasuran alias Rajagambhirach-Chediyarayan
the Malayaman chief of Kiliyur. Rajagambhira
was a title of Rajaraja II (M.E.R. 1927, Part II, para
25) The
inscription begins with the introduction puyalvayttu
valamperuga etc., this registers the gift of certain
taxes like killari, antarayam, tariyirai, tattarpattam
etc., due from the Setttis, Vaniyar and wage earners to
the chief Arasanarayanan elisaimogan alias
Jananatha-Kachchiyarayan of Kudalur, to the temple of
Urbagan-kondaruliya-Nayanar at Iraiyanaraiyur to meet
the expenses of the unguents required for the daily anointment
of the deity and of the tiruvisul-sattugai
(?) once every year. This
records the royal order issued at the request of
Sedirayan, granting 96 veli of
land tax-free at Vadiyur for the requirements of worship
of god Uttama-Cholisvaram-udaiyar consecrated by the
chief in the temple of Tirumarperudaiyar. The
signatories to this order are 8 officers of the king
including the Tirumandiravolai (Secretary)
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