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INSCRIPTIONS ON THE WALLS OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE No.1 ON THE NORTH AND WEST W ALLS, UPPER TIER. This inscription consists of nine sections engraved on the north wall and four sections on the west wall of the central shrine. It opens with a Sanskrit sloka, according to which it is an edict of Rajaraja, (alias) Rajakesarivarman. The remainder of the inscription, like all the other Tanjavur inscriptions, is written in Tamil. After
the list of conquests, which is found at the beginning of many
inscriptions of the Chola king Rajaraja, paragraph 5 contains the date,
after which this and all the other Tanjavur inscriptions were incised.
On the 20th day of the 26th year of his reign,
Ko-Rajakesarivarman, alias Rajarajadeva, issued orders, that the
gifts made by himself those made by his elder sister (viz., Kundavaiyar),
those made by his wives, land those made by other donors should be
engraved on the stone walls of the temple. A second important fact,
which we learn from paragraph 2, is, that the Tanjavur temple had been
built by Rajarajadeva himself, and that it was called after him
Rajarajesvara, i.e., the Isvara (temple) of Rajaraja. Paragraphs
3 to 107 contain a list of gold images, vessels and ornaments, which the
king himself presented to the temple of Rajarajesvara (paragraphs 3 to
98) and to the image of Dakshina-Meru-Vitankar (paragraphs 99 to 107) on
the following dates: - Paragraphs
3 and 4 : 25th years, 312th day Paragraphs
5 to 9 :26th year 14th day. Paragraphs
10to 16 : 26th year, 27th day. Paragraphs
17 : 26th years, 34th day. Paragraphs
18 : 25th year, 275th day. Paragraphs
19 to 32 : 26th year, 104th day Paragraphs
33 : 26th year, 318th day Paragraphs
34 to 50 : 26th year, 319th day. Paragraphs
51 to 107 : 23d to 29th year. The
last set of paragraphs (51 to 107) was incised at a later date than the
preceding part of the inscription, to which it refers as previously
engraved (paragraph 51). Part
of the gifts, which the king made between his 23rd and 29th
year, were taken from the treasures, which he seized after having
defeated the Chera king and the Pandya in Malainadu[1]
(paragraphs 34, 51, 52 and 107). A number of gold trumpets were
presented to the temple, after he had assumed the titles of
Sivapadasekhara, âthe devotee of Siva,â and of Rajaraja, âthe king
of kingsâ (paragraph 55), and a number of gold flowers, after he had
returned from the conquest of Satyasraya (paragraph 92). Each
of the gifts is stated to have been weighed by âthe stone called (after)
Adavallau.â This was evidently a standard weight for gold, or a set of
such weights, made of stone and preserved at the shrine of the god
Adavallan or Adavallar, who was also called Dakshina-Meru-Vitankar.[2] Translation 2.
On the twentieth day of the twenty-sixth year (of the reign) of
Ko-Rajakesarivarman, alias Sri-Rajarajadeva, who â while (his)
heart rejoiced, that, like the goddess of fortune, the goddess of
the great earth had become his wife, â in his life of growing strength,
during which, having been pleased to cut the vessal (kalamm) (in) the
hall (at) Kandalur,[4]
he conquered by his army, which was victorious in great battles,
Vengai-nadu, Ganga-padi, Tadigai-padi, Nulamba-padi, Kudamalai-nadu,
Kollam, Kalingam, Ira-mandalam, (the conquest of which) gave fame
(i.e., made (him) famous) (in) the eight directions,
and the seven and a half lakshas of Iratta-padi, â deprived the
Seriyas (i.e., the Pandyas) of their splendour, while (he)
was resplendent (to such a degree) that (he) was worthy to
be worshipped everywhere ; â having been pleased to make gifts (in)
the royal bathing-hall (tiru-manjana-salai) to the east (of
the hall) of Irumadi-Soran within the Tanjavur palace (koyil), the
lord (udaiyar) Sri-Rajarajadeva vouchsafed to say : â âLet
the gifts made by us, those made by (our) elder sister,[5]
those made by our wives, and those made by other donors to the lord (udaiyar)
of the sacred stone-temple (tirukkarrali), (called) Sri
Rajarajesvara, â which we caused to be built (at) Tanjavur, (a
city) in Tanjavur âkurram, (a subdivision) of
Pandyakulasani-valanadu, â been graved on stone on the sacred shrine (sri-viman)!â
(Accordingly, these gifts) wee engraved (as follows) : - 3.
On the three-hundred-and-twelfth day of the twenty fifth year (of his
reign) the lord Sri-Rajarajadeva gave one gold (image)
Kolgaidevar,[6] which is to be present (at)
the sacred offerings (sri-bali),[7]
weighing eight hundred and twenty-nine kuranju[8]
and three quarters and three manjadi by the stone called (after)
Adavallan. 4.On
the same day (he) gave one dish (tala) of gold for the
sacred offerings, supported by a lotus (padmasana), weighing nine
hundred and ninety-five karanju and a half and four manjadi
by the same stone. 5.On
the fourteenth day of the twenty-sixth year (of his reign), the
lord Sri-Rajarajadeva gave one sacred diadem (tiruppattam) of
gold, weighing four hundred and ninety-nine karanju by the stone
called (after) Adavallan. 6.
On the same day (he) gave one sacred diadem of gold, weighing
four hundred and ninety-four karanju and a half and two manjadi
by the same stone. 7.
On the same day (he) gave one sacred diadem of gold, weighing
four hundred and eighty-four karanju and a half and two manjadi
by the same stone. 8.
On the same day (he) gave one sacred diadem of gold, weighing
four hundred and ninety-seven karanju and a half and two manjadi
by the same stone. 9.
On the same day (he) gave one sacred diadem of gold, weighing
four hundred and ninety-one karanju and a half and two manjadi
by the same stone. 10.
One the twenty-seventh day (of his twenty-sixth year), the lord
Sri-Rajarajadeva gave out of (his) minor treasure (sirudanam)
one gold plate (taligai), weighing six hundred and fifty-two karanju
and eight manjadi by the stone called (after) Adavallan. 11.
On the same (he) gave one gold plate, weighing four hundred and
ninety-three karanju and a quarter by the same stone. 12.
On the same (he) gave one gold bowl, (mandai) weighing three
hundred and ninety-seven karanju and six manjadi by the
same stone. 13.
On the same (he) gave one gold bowl, weighing three hundred and
ninety-three karanju and (one) manjadi by the same
stone. 14.
On the same day (he) gave one gold bowl, weighing three hundred
and ninety-eight karanju and (one) kunri by the
same stone. 15.
On the same day (he) gave one gold bowl, weighing three hundred
and ninety-six karanju by the same stone. 16.On
the same day (he) gave one gold pitcher (kendi), weighing
two hundred and eighty-four karanju and a half by the same stone. 17.On
the thirty-fourth day (of his twenty-sixth year), the lord
Sri-Rajarajadeva gave out of (his) minor treasure (sirudanam)
one gold salver (tattam), weighing fokrlty karanju and a
quarter by the stone called (after) Adavallan. 18.
On the two-hundred-and-seventy-fifth day of the twenty-fifth year (of
his reign), the lord Sri-Rajarajadeva gave one copper water-pot (kuta),
to be placed on the copper pinnacle (stupittari)[9]
of the sacred shrine (sri-vimana) of the lord of the Sri-Rajarajesvara
(temple), weighing three thousand and eighty-three pala.[10]
The various gold plates
(tagadu), which were laid over it, weighed two thousand nine
hundred and twenty-six karanju and a half by the stone called (after)
Adavallan. 19.
On the one-hundred-and fourth day of the twenty-sixth year (of his
reign), the lord Sri-Rajarajadeva gave to the lord of the Sri-Rajarajesvara
(temple) one gold kettle (kidaram), weighing eleven
thousand seven hundred and forty-two karanju by the stone called
(after) Advallan. 20.
On the same day (he) gave one gold ottu-vattil,[11]
weighing four hundred and eighty-eight karanju by the same
stone. 21.
On the same day (he) gave one gold pot (kalasa), weighing
five hundred and seven karanju by the same stone. 22.
On the same day (he) gave one gold pot, weighing four hundred and
eighty-three karanju by the same stone. 23.
On the same day (he) gave one gold pot, weighing four hundred and
ninety-two karanju by the same stone. 24.
On the same day (he) gave one gold pot, weighing four hundred and
ninety-two karanju and a quarter by the same stone. 25.
On the same day (he) gave one gold pot, weighing five hundred and
twelve karanju and a half by the same stone. 26.
On the same day (he) gave one gold spittoon (padikkam),
weighing eight hundred and two karanju and a half by the same s
tone, â including the three legs and the two rings (valaiyil). 27.
On the same day (he) gave one gold salver (tattam)
weighing forty-nine karanju and three quarters by the same stone. 28.
On the same day (he) gave one gold salver, weighing forty-nine karanju
and three quarters by the same stone. 29.
On the same day (he) gave one gold salver, weighing fifty karanju
by the same stone. 30.
On the same day (he) gave one gold salver, weighing forty-nine karanju
by the same stone. 31.
On the same day (he) gave one small receptacle for sacred ashes (kuru-madal)
of gold, weighing ninety-seven karanju by the same stone. 32.
On the same day (he) gave one gold measuring-cup (mana-vattil),
weighing twenty karanju by the same stone. 33.
On the three-hundred-and-eighteenth day of the twenty-sixth year (of
his reign), (he) gave a gold (image of) Kshetrapaladeva, (which
measured) by the cubit-measure (muram), (preserved) in
the temple (koyil) of the lord, three fingers (viral) and
three torai[12] in height from the
feet to the hair, which had a sacred foot-stool (sripadapitha) of
silver, (measuring) six torai in height and four fingers
and six torai in circumference, and which weighed seventy-two karanju
and a half, â including the spear (sula), the skull (kapala),
the noose (pasa) and the drum (damaruka), which (the
image) held in its four divine hands, and the sacred foot-stool, of
silver. 34.Out
of the treasures (bhandara), which he seized after having
defeated the Chera king (Seraman) and the Pandyas in Malainadu,
the lord Sri-Rajarajadeva gave on the three-hundred-and-nineteenth day
of the twenty-sixth year (of his reign) to the supreme lord (paramasvamin)
of the Sri-Rajaraja-Isvara (temple) the following gold emblems (chihna),
which were weighed by the stone called (after) Adavallan and
engraved on stone: - 35.One
betel-pot (kal,anji), (consisting of) five hundred and
eighty-six karanju of gold. 36.One
betel-pot, (consisting of) six hundred and twenty-two karanju
and a half of gold. 37.One
water-pot (kuta), (consisting of) three hundred and
eighty-two karanju and a half of gold. 38.One
water-pot, (consisting of) three hundred and sixty-seven karanju
of gold. 39.One
water-pot, (consisting of) three hundred and fifty-two karanju
of gold. 40.One
water-pot, (consisting of) two hundred and ninety-four karanju
of gold. 41.
One Chunnam box (arandigaichcheppu), (consisting of) one
hundred and twenty-one karanju and a half of gold, â including
the stand (adi) and the lid.[13] 42.
One betel-leaf box (ilaichcheppu), (consisting of) one
hundred and eighty-five karanju and three quarters of gold, â
including four lionâs feet (yalikkal) and the lid. 43.One
betel-leaf box, (consisting of) one hundred and forty-seven karanju
of gold, including four lionâs feet and the lid. 44.One
plate (taligai), (consisting of) one thousand one hundred
and thirty-five karanju and a half of gold, â including the
stand. 45.One
censer (kalasappanai), (consisting of) four hundred and
seventy karanju of gold, â including the spout (mukku)
and the sand. 46.One
censer, (consisting of) four hundred and thirty-eight karanju
of gold, â including the spout and the stand. 47.Eight
gold chains (kodi), consisting of seventy-eight karanju
and three quarters of gold, â including sixteen flowers, (two of)
which were attached to the hanging part (tukkam) (and) to
the top part (talai) (respectively, of each chain). 48.One
taruittal-vattil, (consisting of) four hundred and
forty-eight karanju of gold, â including two bass-reliefs (karukku)
and two lionâs feet (simhapada). 49.One
sacred crown (tiru-mudi), (consisting of) two hundred and
seventy-three karanju of gold. 50.One
handle (kai) for a fly-whisk (chchoppi) (consisting of)
two hundred and four karanju of gold. 51.From
the twenty-third year to the twenty-ninth year (of his reign),
the lord Sri-Rajarajadeva gave to the supreme lord of the Sri-Rajarajesvara
(temple) out of his own teasures and out of the treasures, which
he seized after having defeated the Chera king and the Pandyas in
Malainadu, the following emblems (chihna) of gold, sacred
ornaments (abharna) of gold, etc., which were weighed by
the stone called (after) Adavallan and engraved on stone, â
excluding those (gifts of) the twenty-fifth year and the
twenty-sixth year, which had been engraved on the adjacent s tones
before this (part of the inscription) on the east of this upper
tier (jagatippadai) : â [14] 52.Out
of the treasures, which he seized after having defeated the Chera king
and the Pandyas in Malainadu, (he) gave: - 53.One
handle for a fly-whisk, (consisting of) thirty-four karanju
of gold. 54.One
handle for a fly-whisk, (consisting of) thirty-three karanju of
gold. 55.Having
obtained the illustrious names of Sivapadasekhara[15]
and Sri-Rajaraja,[16]
(he gave the following) gold trumpets (kalam), which had
one kangil (?), two pipes (kural) and five rings (modiram):- 56.One
trumpet, (consisting of) two hundred and ninety-four karanju and
a half of gold. 57.
One trumpet, (consisting of) two hundred and ninety-five karanju
and a quarter of gold. 58.
One trumpet, (consisting of) two hundred and ninety-six karanju
and three quarters and two manjadi of gold. 59.
Two trumpets, consisting of five hundred and ninety-three karanju
of gold, â each (consisting of) two hundred and ninety-six karanju
and a half of gold. 60.
One trumpet, (consisting of) two hundred and ninety-four karanju,
nine manjadi and (one) kunri of gold. 61.
One trumpet, (consisting of) two hundred and ninety karanju
and three quarters of gold. 62.
One trumpet, (consisting of) two hundred and eighty-six karanju,
three manjadi and (one) kunri of gold. 63.
One trumpet, (consisting of) two hundred and ninety-eight karanju
and a half and two manjadi okf gold. 64.
One trumpet, (consisting of) two hundred and eighty-seven karanju
and three quarters, four manjadi and (one) kunri of
gold. 65.Out
of (his own) treasures (he) gave: - 66.
One trumpet, (consisting of) one hundred and sixty-eight karanju
and a quarter of gold. 67.
One trumpet, (consisting of) one hundred and sixty-eight karanju
of gold. 68.A
single (trumpet), (consisting of) one hundred and forty-nine
karanju and a half and three manjadi of gold, â
including one kangil and one pipe (kural). 69.(The
following) tops (makuta) for temple-parasols (tiruppallittongal),
including a knob (mottu) and a plate (paralai) soldered
together : - 70.Three
tops for temple-parasols, consisting of one hundred and forty-eight karanju
and three quarters, two manjadi and (one) kunri
of gold, â each (consisting of) forty-nine karanju and a
half, two manjadi and (one) kunri of gold. 71.Five
tops for temple-parasols, consisting of two hundred and forty-eight karanju
and three quarters of gold, â each (consisting of) forty-nine karanju
and three quarters of gold. 72.Two
tops for temple-parasols, consisting of one hundred kkaranju of
gold, â each (consisting of) fifty karanju of gold. 73.Two
tops for temple-parasols, consisting of ninety-eight karanju of
gold, â each (consisting of) forty-nine karanju of gold. 73.Two
tops for temple-parasols, consisting of ninety-eight karanju of
gold, â each (consisting of) forty-nine karanju
of gold. 74.One
top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) fifty-one karanju
of gold. 75.Two
tops for temple-parasols, consisting of ninety-eight karanju and
three quarters of gold, â each (consisting of) fifty karanju,
two manadi and (one) kunri of gold. 76.One
top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) fifty karanju,
two manjadi and (one) kunri of gold. 77.
One top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) forty-eight karanju
and three quarters of gold. 78.One
top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) fifty karanju and
three quarters, two manjadi and (one) kunri of
gold. 79.Two
tops for temple-parasols, consisting of one hundred and one karanju
and a half of gold, â each (consisting of) fifty karanju
and three quarters of gold. 80
One top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) forty-nine karanju
and a half of gold. 81.
One top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) forty-nine karanju
and six manjadi of gold. 82.
One top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) forty-nine karanju
and a quarter of gold. 83.
One top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) forty-eight karanju
and a half of gold. 84.
One top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) forty-nine karanju,
two manjadi and (one) kunri of gold. 85.
One top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) forty-eight karanju
and three quarters, two manjadi and (one) kunri of gold. 86.
One top for a temple-parasol, (consisting of) fifty karanju and
(one) manjadi of gold. 87.
Three top for a temple-parasol, consisting of one hundred and forty-nine
karanju and a half, two manjadi and (one) kunri
of gold, â each (consisting of) forty-nine karanju and
three quarters, two manjadi and (one) kunri of
gold. 88.
Five tops for white parasols (dhavalachchhattra), consisting of
fifty karanju of gold, â including a plate (paralai)
soldered together with the knob (mottu). 89.
One top for a coloured sacred parasol of victory (vannigai-tiru-korra-kudai),
(consisting of) fifteen karanju and a half two manjadi
and (one) kunri of gold, â including a plate soldered
together with a knob. 90.One
betel-leaf salver (ilaittattu), (consisting of) nine
hundred and ninety-five karanju of gold. 91.One
betel-keaf salver, (consisting of) nine hundred and eighty-eight karanju
of gold. 92.
Having returned from the conquest of Satyasraya, (he) poured out
as flowers at the sacred feet (sripadapushpa) and worshipped the
feet of the god (with the following gold flowers) : - 93.
Two sacred gold flowers (tirupporpu) consisting of twenty karanju
of gold, â each (consisting of) ten karanju of gold. 94.
Twelve sacred gold flowers, consisting of one hundred and nineteen karanju
and a half and four manjadi of gold, â each (consisting of)
nine karanju and three quarters, four manjadi and (one)
kunri of gold. 95.
Ten sacred gold flowers, consisting of ninety-nine karanju and a
half of gold, â each sacred gold flower (consisting of) nine karanju
and three quarters and four manjadi of gold. 96.
One sacred gold flower, (consisting of) nine karanju and
three quarters, three manjadi and (one) kunri of
gold. 97.
One sacred gold flower, (consisting of) (one) karanju
and three quarters and (one) manjadi of gold. 98.
One sacred gold flower, shaped like a lotus (tamarai), (consisting
of) thirteen karanju and six manjadi of gold. 99.
To Dakshina-Meru-Vitankar (her) gave (the following ornaments),
to be worn (by this god) : - 100.
One string of round beads (tiral-mani-vadam), (consisting of)
five (strings) soldered together, (and containing)
forty-nine karanju, seven manjadi and (one) kunri
of gold. 101.
One polished[17]
ring for the arm of the god (tirukkaikkarai), (consisting
of) fifty-one karanju and a half of gold. 102.
One polished ring for the arm of the god, (consisting of)
forty-five karanju and a half and two manjadi of gold. 103.
One polished ring for the arm of the god, (consisting of)
forty-nine karanju and three quarters, two manjadi and (one)
kunri of gold. 104.
One polished ring for the arm of the god, (consisting of)
forty-five karanju and three quarters of gold. 105.
One pair of polished rings for the feet of the god (tiruvadikkarai),
(consisting of) ninety-six karanju and a half of gold. 106.
One sacred girdle (tiruppattigai), (consisting of) one
hundred and forty-nine karanju and a quarter of gold. 107.
(Finally, he) gave one sacred diadem (tiruppattam), (consisting
of) nine hundred and eighty-one karanju and a quarter of
gold, which was made of gold taken from the treasures, which he seized
after having defeated the Chera king and the Pandyas in Malainadu. No.
2 On the west wall This
inscription is engraved in five sections, each of which occupies a
separate face of the west wall. It consists of two distinct parts. The
first part extends to about two thirds of line 7 of the first section
and describes eleven old vessels, which were presented on the 310th
day of the 25th year of the reign of Ko-Rajakesarivarman, alias
Rajarajadeva, âto (the goddess) Umaparamesvari, who is the
consort of our lord Adavallar,â by the kingâs elder sister,[18]
who was the queen of Vallavaraiyar[19]
Vandyadevar. The
second part enumerates other gifts of gold vessels and ornaments, which
were made by the same royal lady between the 25th and 29th
year of the kingâs reign. The item detailed in paragraphs 14 to 42
were given âto (the goddess) Umaparamesvari, who is the consort
of our lord Adavallar Dakshina-Meru-Vitankar.â Paragraphs 44 to 59
describe gifts âto (the goddess) Umaparamesvari, who is the
consort of our lord Tanjai-Vitankar. Translation 1.Hail!
Prosperity ! On the three-hundred-and-tenth day or the twenty-fifty
year (or the reign) of Ko-Rajakesarivarman, alias
Sri-Rajarajadeva, who, â while (his) heart rejoiced, that, like
the goddess of fortune, the goddess of the great earth had become his
wife, â in his life of growing strength, during which, having been
pleased to cut the vessel (in) the hall (at) Kandalur, he
conquered by his army, which was victorious in great battles,
Vengai-nadu, Ganga-padi, Tadigai-padi, Nulamba-padi, Kudamalai-nadu,
Kollam, Kalingam, Ira-mandalam, (the conquest of which) made (him)
famous (in) the eight directions, and the seven and a half lakshas
of Iratta-padi, â peprived the Seriyas of their splendour, while (he)
was resplendent (to such a degree) that (he) was worthy to
be worshipped everywhere ; â the venerable elder sister of Sri
âRajarajadeva, (who was ) the great queen (mahadevi) of
Vallavaraiyar Vandyadevar, gave to (the goddess) Umaparamesvari,
who is the consort of our lord Adavallar, one gold plate (laligai),
weighing three hundred and ninety-eight karanju and a half by the
stone called (after) Adavallan. 2.On
the same day (she) gave one gold plate, weighing four hundred and
ninety-six karanju by the same stone. 3.
On the same day (she) gave one gold bowl (mandai),
weighing one hundred and ninety-nine karanju by the same stone. 4.
On the same day (she) gave one gold bowl, weighing three hundred
and ninety-nine karanju and three quarters by the same stone. 5.
On the same day (she) gave one gold water-pot, weighing one
hundred and ninety-nine karanju and a half by the same stone. 6.
On the same day (she) gave one gold water-pot, weighing one
hundred and ninety-nine karanju and three quarters by the same
stone. 7.
On the same day (she) gave one gold water-pot, weighing one
hundred and ninety-six karanju, seven manjadi and (one)
kunri by the same stone. 8.
On the same day (she) gave one gold water-pot, weighing one
hundred and ninety-eight karanju by the same stone. 9.
On the same day (she) gave one gold cup (vattil), weighing
ninety-seven karanju and a half by the same stone. 10.
One the same day (she) gave one golden receptacle for sacred
ashes with lotus-ornaments (pushkarapatti-madal), together with a
stand (adi), â weighing eighty karanju by the same
stone. 11.
On the same day (she) gave one golden chunnam box (karandigaichchoppu)[20]
including . . . . .. a bolt (odani) and a pin (nilaiyani),
â weighing one hundred and ninety-nine karanju by the same
stone. 12.
From the twenty-fifty year to the twenty-ninth year (of the kingâs
reign), the venerable elder sister of Sri-Rajarajadeva, (who was)
the great queen of Vallavaraiyar Vandyadevar, gave to (the goddess)
Umaparamesvari who is the consort of our lord Adavallar
Dakshina-Meru-Vitankar, and to (the goddess) Umaparamesvari, who
is the consort of our lord Tanjai-Vitankar, the following sacred
ornaments (abharana), emblems (chihna), etc., of
gold, which were weighed by the stone called (after) Adavallan
and engraved on stone âexcluding those (gifts of) the
twenty-fifty year, which had been engraved on the adjacent stones before
this (part of the inscription) on the north of this upper tier (jagatippadai)
: -[21] 13.
To (the goddess) Umapaamesvari, who is the consort of our lord
Advallar Dakshina-Meru-Vitankar, (she) gave: - 14.
One ottu-vattil, (consisting of) one hundred and
ninety-eight karanju and a half, two manjadi and (one)
kunri of gold. 15.
One ottu-vattil, (consisting of) one hundred and ninety-seven karanju
and a half of gold. 16.
One tavukkai,[22]
(consisting of) one hundred and forty-seven karanju and
six manjadi of gold. 17.
One tavukkai, (consisting of) one hundred and forty-six karanju
and three quarters (one) manjadi and (one) kunri
of gold. 18.
One censer (kalasappanai), (consisting of) two hundred and
ninety-five karanju and a quarter of gold. 19.
One swan (annam), (consisting of) ninety-eight karanju and
a quarter of gold. 20.
One parrot (kili), the gold of which weighed thirty-four karanju,
nine manjadi and (one) kunri, â including two precious
stones set into the eyes. 21.
One handle for a white chamara (ven-samarai), (consisting of) nineteen
karanju and three quarters of gold. 22.
One handle for a white chamara, (consisting of) nineteen karanju
and a half and two manjadi of gold. 23.
One handle for a fly-whisk (chchoppi), (consisting of)
twenty karanju of gold. 24.One
handle for a fly-whisk, (consisting of) nineteen karanju
and a half of gold. 25.One
sacred crown (makuta), (consisting of) two hundred and
seventy-five karanju and a half of gold. 26.
One hundred and sixty-five sacred gold flowers (tirupporpu),
consisting of eight hundred and twenty-five karanju of gold, â
each sacred gold flower (consisting of) five karanju of
gold. 27.Thirty-five
sacred gold flowers, consisting of one hundred and seventy-four karanju,
two manjadi and (one) kunri of old, â each
sacred gold flower (consisting of) four karanju and three
quarters, four manadi and (one) kunri of gold. 28.
One pendant (tukkam), (consisting of) twenty-nine karanju
and a half of gold. 29.
One pair of sacred car-rings (tiru-vali), consisting of six karanju,
eight majadi and (one) kunri of gold. 30.
One pair of double sacred urutlu,[23]
consisting of ten karanju and (one) manjadi of gold. 31.
One pair of sacred ear-rings (tirukkambi) consisting of fourteen karanju
and three quarters, (one) manjadi and (one) kunri of
gold. 32.
One string (vadam) of beads for the marriage-badge (tali-mani),
set with diamonds (vayiram), consisting of eleven karanju
and (one) manjadi of gold, â including one hundred and
fifty-seven beads for the marriage-badge, . . . . . . Four padugan, four
kallippu, one kokkuvay and two square diamonds (savakkam).[24] 33.
One neck ace (kantha-tudar) of three (chains) soldered into
one, (consisting of) sixty-two karanju of gold. 34.
One outer chain (? Puralludar), including (one) padugan, (one)
kallippu and (one) kokkuvay, â (consisting of)
twenty-four karanju and a half, two manjadi and (one)
kunri of gold. 35.
One Sayalam of diamonds (vayiram), (containing) one
hundred and twenty-two karanju and three quarters of gold. 36.
One pair of pottu[25]
for the arms of the goddess, (consisting of) ninety karanju and
a half of gold. 37.
One pair of bracelets (kataka) for the arms of the goddess, (consisting
of) fifty-six karanju, two manjadi and (one) kunri
of gold. 38.
One pair of rings for the arms of the goddess (tirukkaikkarai),[26]
with claws[27] (engraved) on the
outside (? Ugirppuravan), (consisting of) one hundred and
fifty karanju and a half of gold. 39.One
wrought girdle (toril-pattigai), (consisting of) three hundred
and forty-four karanju of gold. 40.One
pair of rings for the feet of the goddess (tiruvadikkarai), with
claws (engraved) on the outside, (consisting of) of one
hundred and fifty karanju and a quarter of gold.. 41.One
pair of ksayalam for the feet (pada-sayalam),[28]
(consisting of) one hundred and nine karanju and a half of
gold. 42.
Ten rings for the toes of the goddess (tirukkal-modiram),
consiskting of fourteen karanju and three quarters, two manjadi
and (one) kunri of gold. 43.
To (the goddess) Umaparamesvari, who is the consort of our lord
Tanjai-Vitankar, (she) gave: - 44.
One plate (taligai), (consisting of) four hundred and
forty-eight karanju and four manjadi of gold. 45.
One bowl (mandai), (consisting of) two hundred and
ninety-six karanju and a half of gold. 46.
One ottu-vattil, (consisting of) one hundred and
ninety-seven karanju and a half of gold. 47.
One tavukkai, (consisting of) one hundred and forty-eight karanju
and nine manjadi of gold. 48.
One censer (kalasappanai), (consisting of) two hundred and
ninety-five karanju, seven manjadi and (one) kunri of
gold. 49.
One pot (kalasa), (consisting of) one hundred and
ninety-six karanju and a half of gold. 50.
One pot, (consisting of) one hundred and ninety-seven karanju
and a quarter of gold. 51.
One pot, (consisting of) one hundred and ninety-seven karanju and
eight manjadi of gold. 52.
One chunnam box (karandigaichcheppu), (consisting of) one hundred
and ninety-eight karanju and a quarter of gold. 53.
One handle for a white chamara (ven-samarai), (consisting of)
nineteen karanju and a half and four manjadi of gold. 54.
One handle for a fly-whisk (chchoppi), (consisting of) nineteen karanju
and a half and (one) manjadi of gold. 55.
Forty-eight sacred gold flowers (tirupporpu), consisting of two
hundred and forty karanju of gold, â each sacred gold flower (consisting
of) five karanju of gold. 56.
Seventy-two sacred gold flowers, consisting of three hundred and
fifty-eight karanju and four manjadi of gold, â each
sacred gold flower (consisting of) four karanju and three
quarters, four manjadi and (one) kunri of gold. 57.
Six sacred gold flowers, consisting of twenty-nine karanju and a
half and four manjadi of gold, â each sacred gold flower (consisting
of) four karanju and three quarters and four manjadi
of gold. 58.
Three sacred gold flowers, consisting of fourteen karanju and
three quarters and (one) kunri of gold â each sacred gold
flower (consisting of) four karanju and three quarters, three
manjadi and (one) kunri of gold. 59.One
sacred gold flower, (consisting of) four karanju and three
quarters of gold.
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