Inscriptions of the Ranganathasvamy Temple, Srirangam
Cholas
Aditya
No. 1
(A. R. No. 69 of
1892)
IV Prakara, right side
of the door-jamb at the entrance into the threshing floor
Records a decision of members of the
Perungurisabha of Srirangam disqualifying persons who were not
residents of the village from holding the devadana and other
lands from the 5th year onwards of the king’s reign and
stipulates a fine of 25 pon on the pandaravariyam and the
karanattar who violated this decision.
The record is dated in the 4th
year and 89th day of the reign of Rajakesarivarman who
may be identified with Aditya I (A.D. 871-907) on Paleographical
consideration.
Published in S.I.I., Vol. IV, No.
516.
No. 2
(A. R. No. 70 of 1892)
IV Prakara, right of
entrance into the threshing floor
Registers an endowment of 90 kalavanju
of semmai gold by Puttadigal, son of Karanai
Vilupperaraiyar Arivaladigal, towards the feeding of four Brahmanas.
The sabha of Tiruvarangam (Srirangam) undertakes to supply 120
kalam of ripe (old) paddy annually measured out with the measure
called Sennadaikkal for the interest on the endowed amount. The
record is dated in the 26th year and 181st day of
the reign of Rajakesarivarman who may be identified with
Aditya I (A.D. 871-907) on paleographical consideration.
Publsihed in the S.I.I., Vol.IV.
No.517
Parantaka I
No. 3
(A. R. No. 73 of 1892)
IV Prakara left of
entrance into the threshing floor.
Registers a gift of gold towards feeding a
Brahmana well versed in the Vedas on the occasion of the midday service,
by Pusamkan Piranteruman son of Devanar of Talikkottur in Nenmali-nadu.
The record is dated in the 2nd year of Parakesarivarman
probably Paranataka I.
Published in S.I.I., Vol. IV. No.
520
No. 4
(A. R. No. 72 of 1892)
IV Prakara, left side
of the door-Jamb at the entrance into the threshing floor.
Registers gift of silver lamp with stand
and gold towards its maintenance for burning Bhimaseni camphor
by Sankaran Iranasingan of Tiruvarai in Tennadu. The record is dated in
the 17th year (923-24 A.D.) of Madiraikonda
Parakesarivarman i.e., Paranataka I. cf. No. 12 below.
Published in S.I.I., Vol. IV., No. 519.
No. 5
(A. R. No. 345 of 1918)
Stones built into the
floor near the Ottaikkal-Mandapam attached to the Unjal-Mandapam
Damaged and worn out. Refers to the
platform (tinnai) raised for the flag (tirukkodi) by
Narayanan . . . . . . . . . . alias
Tennavan-Brahmadhirayan, the Srikaryam of the temple. The record
is dated in the [30th] year (936-37 A.D.) of the king.
No. 6
(A. R. No. 71 of 1892)
IV Prakara left
of entrance into the threshing floor.
Registers the gift of a vessel
Sahasradhara and 100 Kalanju of gold towards the sacred bath
of the deity by . . . . . . Pallavaraiyan alias Ganattan .
. . . . The record is dated in the 38th year (944-45
A.D.) of the king.
Published in the S.I.I., Vol. IV,
No. 518.
No. 7
(A. R. No. 415 of
1961-62)
Proper right Jamb
of the entrance into the Chandana-Mandapa
Records a gift of land in Sasanamangalam
in Vila-nadu for food offerings on the occasion of the bathing ceremony
of the god on the day of Rohini, the day of tirumulaippuludi
during the Panguni-Uttiram festival by Achchiyan-Bhattan alias
Sri Vasudevan, a brahmadhiraja of Peruvengur in Vila-nadu. This
record is dated in the 39th year (945-46 A.D.) of the reign
of Parantaka I. cf. No. 9 below.
No. 8
(A. R. No. 417 of
1961-62)
Proper left jamb
of the entrance into the Chandana-Mandapa.
This epigraph which is damaged seems to
record the gift of some jewels by Tananjan Narayanan of Pullamangalam in
Kalar-kurram.
It is dated in the reign of Parantaka I.
The date may be any year from thirty-one top thirty-nine.
No. 9
(A. R. No. 95 of
1936-37)
Slab kept near
the Devasthanam Museum
Records a gift by Brahmadhirajan alias
Achchiyan-Bhattan. Sri Vasudevan chakrapati of Peruvengur (vide No. 7
above) of two pieces of land in Sasanamangalam, a tax-free brahmadeya
of his own in Vila-nadu, for sweet cake offerings to the god on the day
of Ekadasi, during the Panguni festival in the temple. Mentions the
measure called ‘Rajakesari’. The record is dated in the 41st
year (948-49 A.D.) of the king. Cf. No.7 above.
No. 10
(A. R. No. 418 of
1961-62)
Proper left jamb
of the entrance into the Chandana-Mandapa.
Records a similar gift of jewels as
recorded in No. 8 above by Ten[navan] Brahmasrirajan alias
Narayana . . . raiyan of Pullamangalam.
The record is dated in the reign of
Parantaka I. The regnal year may be any year between forty-one to
forty-eight, the latest known regnal year for this king.
Gandaraditya or
Sundara-Chola
No. 11
(A. R. No. 416 of
1961-62)
Proper right jamb of
the entrance into the Chandana-Mandapa
Records the creation of an endowment of
sixty kalanju of gold by Somadeva-bhattan of Pappanachcheri in
Tirukkannamangalam in Tirumarugal-nadu for feeding a brahmana
well-versed in the Vedas.
The epigraph is in two sections, one in
Sanskrit engraved in Grantha and the other in Tamil characters of about
the 10th century. The record which is dated in the 4th
year in the reign of a Rajakesarivarman may be assigned to Gandaraditya
or Sundara-chola on grounds Paleography.
Uttama Chola
No. 12
(A. R. No. 65 of
1938-39)
Round pillar set up in
the Chandana-Mandapa.
Records that the members of the sabha of
Srirangam agreed to run the service of burning a lamp in front of
Tiruvarangattu-Perumanadigal with Bhimaseni-karpuram (camphor) and ghee
provided for, from the interest on 71 kalanju of gold invested by
Sridharan Kumaran, a Malaiyalan of Iravimangalam in
Valluva-nadu of Malai-nadu. The record is dated in the fifteenth regnal
year of Uttama Chola. Cf. No. 4 above.
Rajaraja I
No. 13
(A. R. No. 343 of 1918)
Tiers of the
Ottaikkal-Mandapam attached to the Unjal-Mandapam.
Fragmentary. Mentions Kuravan . .
. the commander (Senapati) of Rajarajadeva (I). The other
details are lost. Contains a portion of the prasasti of the
king.
No. 14
(A. R.. No. 342 of
1918)
Tiers of the
Ottaikkal-Mandapam attached to the Unjal-Mandapam.
Built in. Registers a gift of 40
kalanju for several offerings to the god. The record belongs to
Koviraja-Rajakesari i.e. Rajaraja I. Another fragment below
this contains part of the prasasti of Rajendrachola I.
No. 15
(A. R. No. 327 of
1952-53)
Tirukkuralappan (Vamana)
shrine, south wall.
Fragmentary. Seems to refer to some
transactions of the Perurigurisabha of Uttamasili-chaturvedimarigalam.
One of the fragments refers to the sabha of Nandivarmamangalam.
The record is dated in the 7th regnal year (991-992 A.
D.) Rajarajakesarivarman i.e., Rajaraja I. This and the
following two numbers also consist of fragments of records some of which
seem to have belonged to the temple at Tiruvanaikka in Jambukesvaram
(see No. 16 below).
No. 16
(A. R. No. 328 of
1952-53)
Same place.
Fragment one of the fragment cites the 7th
year (991-92 A. D.) of reign of Rajarajakesarivarman (i. e.,
Rajaraja I) and mentions a certain Pallavaraiyan of Paluvur from
whom some lands seem to have been bought Another fragment refers to the
deity Purushottamattup-Perumal. Two other fragments mention the deity
Anaik[kavil-Embe]ruman.
No. 17
(A. R. No. 331 of
1952-53)
Same place, tiers of
the wall.
Fragmentary. Mentions the sabha of [Uttamasili]-chaturvedimangalam
and seems to refer to some lands in Viranarayanallur. The record is
dated in the 7th regnal year (991-92 A.D.) of
Rajarajakesarivarman i.e., Rajaraja I.
No. 18
(A. R. No. 344 (b) of
1918)
Tiers of the
Ottaikkal-Mandapam attached to the Unjal-Mandapam.
Fragmentary. Seems to record a gift of
gold for certain offerings to god in the 19th regnal year
(1003-04 A.D.) of Rajarajadeva.
No. 19
(A. R. No. 370 of
1953-54)
Hexagonal column of a
pillar lying in front of the ancient paddy strong rooms in the Kottaram.
Slightly damaged in the beginning.
Contains the prasasti commencing with Tirumagal-pola etc.,
Registers a gift of a hundred cows for the daily supply for four nali
of milk measured by the (liquid-measure called) senanadai for the
pal-amidu service to the god by Madurantakan Sundara-solan
alias Rajaraja-Ilangovelar in the 32nd regnal year of
Rajaraja (I).
The writing is in a spiral, starting at
the top of the column and ending at its bottom.
No.20
(A. R. No. 341 of 1918)
Tiers of the
Ottaikkal-Mandapam attached to the Unjal-Mandapam.
The inscription is built in. Registers a
gift of 14 kalanju of gold by the assembly of Tiruvarangam for
offerings to the deity during the festivals in the months of Panguni and
Aippasi. Mentions Vembarrur alias Avaninarana
Chaturvedimangalam. The record is dated in the 24th
year of the king.
Rajendra I
No. 21
(A. R. No. 344 (a) of
1918)
Tiers of the
Ottaikkal-Mandapam attached to the Unjal-Mandapam
Fragmentary. The inscription is dated in
the reign (year lost) of Parakesarivarman Rajendracholadeva (acc.
1012 A.D.). Mentions Kuravan Karumanikkattar.
No. 22
(A. R. No. 19 of
1948-49)
III Prakara, west of
Nalikettanvasal
Damaged. Gives a list of names. The
record is dated in the 12th regnal year (1024
A.D.) of the king.
Rajadhiraja I
No. 23
(A. R. No. 333 of
1952-53)
Chakrattalvar shrine,
pillars of the verandah.
Damaged. Commences with the prasasti
Tingaler-taru etc., Seems to record a gift of gold by a Muvendavelar.
Mentions a certain Brahmamarayar. Some of the pillars on which the
inscription seems to have been engraved in continuation are built into
the wall. The record is dated in the 30th regnal year
of the king.
No. 24
(A. R. No. 334 of
1952-53)
Chakrattalvar shrine,
pillars of the verandah.
Damaged. Contains the prasasti
commencing Tingaler-taru. Seems to record an endowment of 130
kasu towards the upkeep of some matha.
Adhirajdendra
No. 25
(A. R. No. 181 of
1951-52)
Nali-kettanvasal, stray
stones built into the wall of the passage.
Built in and fragmentary. Gives the
prasasti of Adhirajendra. Seems to record a gift of land.
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