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INSCRIPTIONS
COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR 1905-1906
VIJAYARAYA
MAHARAYA
No.
161 (Page No 131)
(A.
R. No. 161 of 1906)
South
Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elvanasur
Gramardhanatha
Temple-On The East Wall Of The Third Prakara
Vijayaraya-Maharaya
“who witnessed the elephant hunt” (Devaraya II?)
saka 1368. The
details of the date are given as Akshaya, Tula, su. 10.
Friday avittam corresponding to A.D. 1446, September 30.
This
is a copy of No. 23 of 1905 from Kilur.
It states that as a result of (the forcible)
collection of Kanikkai (presents) from the ryots of the Valangai
and Idangai classes by the officers of state on
each change of regime or administration (manvantara)
the former became impoverished and ran away from their
homes to other kingdoms consequently worship and
festivals in temples ceased and the land became infested
with disease causing intense mental anguish to the
people. This
reached the ears of the king who forthwith issued orders
through Annappa-Udaiyar prohibiting such extortion of
the inavari and idangai-vari in future and
to get his command recorded on stone (throughout the
state). As it was
left out in some places people petitioned to
Nagarasa-Udaiyar to rectify this omission.
On receipt of his permission this is stated to
have been engraved in this temple also in the presence
of the members of the nadu (assembly) of
Valudilam-pattu-chavadi, the karanika, the parivara
and Tondaimanar Kachchiyarayar.
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