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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
INCRIPTIONS OF THE KALACHURIS OF TRIPURI era,─ an opinion to which Dr. Kielhorn lent his support. This is no doubt the correct view, for the Banaras grant of Gāngēyadēva’s son Karna which was made on the first anniversary of Gāngēya’s death is dated in the Kalachuri or Chēdi year 793 i.e., only twenty-one years after the date of the present record. According to the epoch of 247-48 AC., the month of Kārttika should fall in 1019 A.C. if the Kalachuri year 772 was current and in 1020 A.C. if it was expired. But in 1019 A.C. the twelfth tithi of the bright fortnight of that month ended 11 h. after mean sunrise on Tuesday (the 13th October), while in 1020 A.C. the same tithi ended 5 h. after mean sunrise on Monday (the 31st October). In neither case was the tithi connected with Wednesday in any way. Even the epoch of 248-49 A.C. which suits earlier dates of the era will not do; for in 1021 A.C. which, according to it, should correspond to the expired Kalachuri year 772, the tithi fell on Friday (the 20th October). The date is, therefore, irregular. But of the three equivalents mentioned above, the first, viz., Tuesday, the 13th October 1019 A.C. comes nearest to it. Overlooking the discrepancy of one day, the date of the present inscription may, therefore, be taken to correspond, for the current Kalachuri year 772, to the 13th October, 1019 A.C. This is one of the few dates in current years. It shows, again, that the Kalachuri year must have commenced on some day before the twelfth tithi of the bright fortnight of Kārttika.
TRANSLATION Success ! (In) the year 772 on Wednesday, the 12th (lunar) day of the bright (fortnight) of Kārttika, during the reign of the Mahārha-mahā-mahattaka¹º the illustrious [Mahārāja] Gāngēyadēva, the Śrēshthin (merchant) Dāmōdara, an ornament of the family of Grahapati,¹1 has caused (this) temple of (Vishnu) who reposes on water, to be constructed. This is a pious work. (May there be) bliss and good fortune! Success! (This work) was executed¹² by the Sūtradhāra (artisan) Sāmbhūka. ________________ 1 From inked estampages, kindly supplied by the Government Epigraphist for India.
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