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SOUTH INDIAN INSCRIPTIONS
VOLUME XIII
INSCRIPTIONS OF RAJAKESARIVARMAN
No.
151.
(A.R. No. 232 of 1923.)
Koyil-Tevarayanpettai
(near Pandaravadai), Papanasam Taluk, Tanjore
District. On
the north wall of the central shrine, Matsyapurisvara temple.
This
records an agreement given by the perunguri-sabhai (Big Assembly) of Simhavishnu-Chaturvedimangalam,
a brahmadeya in Mudichchol[la*]-nadu, in consideration of a lump sum of 200
kalanju of gold expressed in terms of 3000 kalam of paddy,
received by them from the donor, to exempt from all taxes the village
Kundamangalam endowed to the temple of Bhumisundara-Vinnagar-Paramasvami, by Kannandai
Arivanan Bhumisundaran alias Sundarasola-Muvendavelan of
Valaippandal in Valaippandal-nadu in Palkunrak-kottam, a subdivision of
Tondai-nadu, who is also said to have built the temple. The donorâs surname suggests that the record
may be one of Sundara-Chola.
No.
152.
(A.R. No. 49 of 1923.)
Pullalur,
Conjeeveram Taluk, Chingleput District.
On
stones built (irregularly) into the walls of the Kamakshi-Amma shrine,
Kailasanatha temple.
This
records the decision of the assembly of Paramesvara-chaturvedimangalam in
Eyir-kottam I consultation with the Piran-adhi[kari] (officer), to enforce the
obligation of the unangarpidi land (?) on the Sivabrahmanas
of the temple of Sri Tandaladeva as the latter failed to burn the
(stipulated) perpetual lamp (with the income there from), and to supervise the
maintenance of the lamp in the temple themselves in future, through the perumakkal
doing the variyam for the year and the uralvan.
No.
153.
(A.R. No. 364 of 1924.)
Melappaluvur,
Udaiyarpalaiyam Taluk, Trichinopoly District.
On
the north wall of the Agastyesvara shrine, Agastyesvara temple.
This
records the gift of a lamp-stand and an endowment of 12 kalanju of gold
for burning a perpetual lamp in the shrine of Mahadeva on the southern side of
the temple of Avanikandarppa (gandharva) Isvaragriham, by Nakkan Akkaranangaiyar
the daughter of Devanar âof this Taliâ and wife of prince (Pillai)
Seramanar. In No. 385 of 1924 from the same place, dated
in the 27th year of Rajaraja I, his queen Panchavan mahadevi is
referred to as the daughter of Devanar of Avanikandarppapuram. The identity of âPillai Seramanarâ is not
known. He was possibly a feudatory of
chief holding an important position under the Chola king. Friendly relationship is known to have
prevailed between the Cheras and the Cholas since the time of Aditya I (S.I.I.
Vol. III, No. 89).
No.
154.
(A.R. No. 383 of 1924.)
On
the south wall of the Cholesvara shrine, same temple.
Another
gift of 12 kalanju of gold for burning a perpetual lamp in the shrine of
Mahadeva on the northern gate of same temple and a lamp-stand by Nakkan Akkara-Nangaiyar (See No. 153 above).
No.
155.
(A.R. No. 362 of 1925.)
Palankoyil,
Polur Taluk, North Arcot District.
On a
pillar in front of the Mukha-mandapa, Phalagrahisvara temple.
The
inscription is badly damaged. The
portion to the right of this which is the same script records a gift of gold
for a perpetual lamp in the temple of Mahadeva at Palangolur by Chamunde . .
. . . . . . . son of Papaiyan, an officer under Nulambar Virasola. Both this Papaiyan and Virasola figure in
No. 361 of 1925 from the same place, dated in the 29th year of an
unspecified king. The latter was possibly
a local chieftain who was subordinate to Rajaraja I and was also known as Vira-Chola.
No.
156.
(A.R. No. 187 of 1926.)
Tiruchchirrambalam,
Pattukottai Taluk, Tanjore District.
On a
pillar in the Ardha-Mandapa, Puratanavanesvara temple.
This
records an endowment of land made by Pudi Uttaman of Velvur for
offerings in the temple of Mahadeva at Tiruchchirremam, a devadana â
brahmadeya village in Rajaraja-nadu. It was made tax-free by the urar of Kulakkudi in Punrir-kurram
for a lump-sum of 12 ½ kalanju received by them from the donor. The name of the nadu suggests a late
date for the inscription. Sirremam of
Jnanasambandar is evidently this village and not Sittamur in the
Tirutturaipundi taluk as taken by some hitherto (M.E.R. 1926, II. 9).
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No.
157.
(A.R. No. 122 of 1934.)
Tirupporur,
Chingleput Taluk, Chingleput District.
On
the east, north and west walls of the Devayanai-Amman Shrine, Subrahmanya
temple.
The
stones containing this inscription are misplaced and some are lost. It seems to register an undertaking given by
the mahasabha of the village Kayar alias
Kamalanarayana-chaturvedimangalam in Kumuli-nadu, a subdivision of Amur-kottam
in Jayankondasola-mandalam, to
see to the proper maintenance of offerings, worship and lamps in the temple of
Subrahmanyadeva at Tirupporiyur in the same nadu, with the endowments
made by some private individuals of the place. The name Jayankonda-solamandalam came to be applied to the
country evidently after Rajarja I. Since the alphabet of the inscription is also very late, the record may
be assigned to the reign of Rajakesarivarman Kulottunga-Chola I (M.E.R.
1934, II â 15).
No.
158.
(A.R. No. 588 of 1904.)
Srinivasanallur,
Musir Taluk, Trichinopoly District.
On
the south wall of the Korangunathan temple.
The
inscription registers a sale of garden-land at Isanaikkudi to thetemple of
Tirukkurakkutturraip-Perumanadigal by Panachchan Duvedi Narayanan Kali
of Mayindiramangalam (Mahendramangalam), a brahmadeya
village. One of the boundaries
mentioned is a land said to belong to the Chaturvedibhatta-ttana(sthana)-peru.makkal.
No.
159.
(A.R. No. 599 of 1904.)
On
the south wall of the Pattabhiramasvamin shrine,
Visvanathasvamin
temple in the same village.
The
inscription is much damaged. It seems
to record a gift of land by the sabha to provide for (unguents and)
sandal-paste for (the image of) Durga-Bhatariyar of the Mulasthana.
No.
160.
(A.R. No. 320 of 1910.)
Tirumeyjnanam,
Kumbakonam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On
the west wall of the central shrine, Jnanaparamesvara temple.
This
records a tax-free gift of land for offerings (to the deity) during the
midnight service (in the temple) by the assembly (perumakkal) of Palaya
Sembiyan Mahadevi-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya on the southern
bank (of the Kaveri). The mention of
the village which is named after the mother of king Uttama-Chola makes
the record assignable to the next king after him, viz., Rajaraja I.
No.
161.
(A.R. No. 251 of 1913.)
Oragadam,
Chingleput Taluk, Chingleput District.
On a
rock to the south of the Vadamallisvara temple.
This
inscription is much damaged. It
mentions the village Pallavamalla-chaturve[dimangalam], so named
evidently after the Pallava king Nandivarman II.
No.
162.
(A.R. No. 101 of 1914.)
Tiruverumbur,
Trichinopoly Taluk, Trichinopoly District.
On
the north wall of the central shrine, Pipilikesvara temple.
This
inscription records an agreement made by the perunguri-sabhai of
Srikantha-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya on the southern bank (of the
Kaveri) remitting, in consideration of the receipt of a lump amount, the
payment of taxes on four and a half veli and half ma of land endowed by Vengai
Ilaiya-rudrakumara-Kramavittan of the village, for feeding three Sivayogis
and two Brahmanas in the feeding house on the hill of god
Tiruverumbiyur-Alvar. The characters of
the epigraph make it assignable to a period later than Parantaka (I)âs
reign. The probability is that it
might belong to Gandaraditya (See
No. 138 above). The details of date
given in the inscription, viz., 6th year, Makara, Tuesday, Ardra,
also agree for A.D. 955, January 9, Tuesday ; the Nakshatra ended at â06.
No.
163.
(A.R. No. 102 of 1914.)
On
the west wall of the same shrine.
This inscription
is left incomplete. It registers the
sale by the perunguri-sabhai of Srikantha-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya
on the southern bank, of the right of using the water in their tank for
irrigating a land endowed to the temple of Tiruverumbiyur-alvar after
purchasing the same from the sabha of Peruvengur, by Venbai . . . . . .
. Vedivelar âwho built the srivimanaâ of the God (See No. 51 above),
Land for digging a channel to carry the water to the land by means of a sluice
from this tank is also stated to have been sold to the donor by the sabha.
This probably a record of the reign of Rajaraja I.
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No.
164.
(A.R. No. 104 of 1914.)
On
the north wall of the same shrine.
This
inscription registers a sale of land, after purchasing bits of it themselves from
several residents of the village, by the assembly of Peruvengur, a brahmadeya
in Vila-nadu to Velan Viranarayanan alias Sembiyan Vedivelan of
Sirudavur in Kiliyur-nadu âwho had built the srivimana of god
Tiruverumbiyur-Alvar,â for being endowed by him to that temple. They are stated to have received from him in
addition to the cost of land, a lump-amount as iraikaval-dravyam towards the payment of all taxes on the gift-land. Among the boundaries of the land is mentioned a hamlet forming part of Uttamasili-chaturvedimangalam,
a village named after prince Uttamasili, son of Parantaka I. The details of the date agree for A.D. 991,
January 15, Thursday, and thus the inscription may be assigned to Rajaraja
I.
No.
165.
(A.R. No. 105 of 1914.)
On
the same wall.
This
records the sale for 45 kalanju of gold, of the right of collecting the makkuruni
tax in paddy (lit, a kuruni of paddy on every ma of land) from
the cultivators of their village by the assembly (perunguri-sabhai) of
Srikantha-chaturvedimangalam to Sembiyan
Vedivelar mentioned above (in No. 164) for the periodical repair of the
local tank with the income thus derived. The sabha is said to have met in the Brahmasthana for the
purpose of this transaction. Evidently
an inscription of Rajaraja I.
No. 166.
(A.R. No. 112 of 1914.)
On
the west wall of the same shrine.
This
registers the sale of a piece of land by the urar (assembly) of
Tiruverumbiyur in Kavira-nadu to Velan Viranarayanan alias Sembiyan
Vedivelan of Si[ru]davvur in Kiliyur-nadu, who is stated to have âbuilt the srivimana of the God.â This land
was to be endowed as jivita for the maintenance of a watchman to the
temple who was to be appointed from among the urar. The inscription may belong like Nos. 163-5
above, to Rajaraja I.
No.
167.
(A.R. No. 127 of 1919.)
Olagapuram,
Tindivanam Taluk, South Arcot District.
On
the south wall of the central shrine in the ruined Siva temple.
The
inscription is partly built in. It
records a sale of land by the nagarattar (merchant guild) of
Ulagamadevipuram in Oyma-nadu to Gangan Ambalavan
Gandaradi[tta]sola-Vilupparaiyan of Kuvalalam (Kolar) in Gangarusayira
province, who endowed it for a flower-garden for the temple. This donor is evidently identical with
Ambalavan Gandaradittanar who is referred to in No. 54 above of the 3rd
year of Rajakesarivarman, as belonging to the Perundaram of the king and
as having constructed the temple. Like
No. 54 this may also be assigned to Rajaraja I. Among the boundaries of the land is
mentioned a ridge or pathway called Kalikantaka-peruvarambu.
No.
168.
(A.R. No. 255 of 1921.)
Takkolam,
Arkonam Taluk, North Arcot District.
On
the west wall of the central shrine, Jalanathesvara temple.
This
records an investment of 80 kalanju of gold by the standard weight known
as Dharmakattalai-kal by the temple at Tiruural-puram in Purisai-nadu of
Manaiyir-kottam with the sabha of Aparajita-chaturvedimangalam,
who agreed to have this deposit with them in perpetuity and to pay 10 kalanju
as interest thereon in the month of Chittirai every year and a penal interest
of 1/8 pon for every day of default to be recovered from them by the
temple in the Dharmasana. Tondai-nadu
in which Takkolam is situated is know to have come under the Chola rule only
after the 21st year of Aditya I. Hence this may be assigned to Gandaraditya.
No.
169.
(A.R. No. 234 of 1923.)
Koyil-Tevarayanpettai
(near Pandaravadai), Papansam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On
the north wall of the central shrine, Matsyapurisvara temple.
This
is a bilingual record in Sanskrit and Tamil, of which the first portion is in
Grantha. It records a gift of six ma
of land for burning two perpetual lamps in the temple of Tiruchchelur-Madeva at
Rajakesari-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya on the southern bank, by Sendan
Nakkan of Kurramangalam, a resident of the quarter of the village known as Naratongachcheri evidently after the surname of a
king. This might possibly be a record
be a record of Sundara-Cholaâs reign.
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No.
170.
(A.R. No. 103 of 1926.)
Kuttalam,
Mayavaram Taluk, Tanjore District.
On
the east and north walls of the central shrine, Uktavedesvara temple.
This
is an inscription of Rajaraja I (see 10th piece) consisting
of many disconnected fragments. We can
however make out that this records an order of Semiyan-Mahadeviyar, the
mother of Uttama-Chola, specifying in great detail the various
expenses of worship and offerings in the temple (of Sonnavararivar) stated to
have been built by her, for which due provision was made by her by endowment of
lands. The order apportioning these lands
for the specified requirements was given effect to by three officers Saramudaiyan
Arattan Ikkadudevan of the Muttaparivaram (senior establishment
?). Appur-Udaiyan Achchan Pattalakan
in the Ilaiyavagai (Junior staff
?) and Achchan Kampan alias Tirukkarralippichchan of
Tirumananjeri. The items of service
included the recitation of Tiruppadiyam Talavakara-Samaveda, Taittiriya-Veda
and Chandoga Samaveda before the deity, for which twenty-five Brahmans
were appointed. Mention is also made of worship to a deity called
Amarabhujangadeva in the temple.
No.
171.
(A.R. No. 226 of 1926.)
Kilapaluvur,
Udaiyarpalaiyam Taluk, Trichinopoly District.
On
the north wall of the central shrine, Vatamulesvara temple.
This
records an endowment of land after purchase for providing for rice offering
during the three services daily in the temple of Tiruvalandurai-Mahadeva at
Sirupaluvur, a brahmadeya in Kunrak-kurram by the wife (name not given)
of Adigal Paluvettaraiyar Kandan Maravanar. This has been assigned to Rajaraja I (M.E.R. 1926, II, 17).
No.
172.
(A.R. No. 324 of 1927.)
Tiruppurambiyam,
Kumbakonam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On
the west wall of the central shrine, Sakshisvara temple.
This
records a gift of 2 ma of land left in charge of the devakarmis
for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple of Paramasvami at Tiruppurambiyam, a
devadana âseparated from the division Andattu-kurramâ, by Savandi
Kumaran Madevan of Idaiyarrukkudi (residing at) at Vanavanmadevi-chaturvedimangalam,
a brahmadeya in Innambar-nadu. The name of the brahmadeya village suggests its origin to Vanavanmahadevi,
a queen of Uttama-Choa (M.E.R. 1926, II, 21) or to the queen of
Sundara-Chola, the mother of Rajaraja I (ibid. II, 16).
No.
173.
(A.R. No. 51 of 1928.)
Tiruppugalur,
Nannilam Taluk, Tanjore District.
On
the north wall of the central shrine, Agnipurisvara temple.
This
is clearly an inscription of Rajaraja I, who was otherwise known as Rajarajakesarivarman. The name has been read as âRajakesarivarmanâ
in the M.E.R. This records an
agreement given by the temple authorities of Tiruppugalur a devadana-brahmadeya
in Panaiyur-nadu to burn three twilight lamps in the temple towards the
interest on the money received by them from Kadan Vaikundan, the headman
of Tirupperur in Purankarambai-nadu.
No.
173 A.
(A.R.
No. 51 of
1934.)
Ten-Mahadevamangalam,
Polur Taluk, North Arcot District.
On
a slab set up near Kalleripparai (rock) close to the Cheyyar river.
This
is an inscription of Parantaka II Sundara-Chola who was known as
âRajakesarivarman who took Maduraâ. It is dated in the 7th year of his reign and records the
endowment of a land called Pakkadi-seruvu by one Puttaraiyadi for the upkeep of
a tank dug at Madevamangalam in Puttudappadi (a subdivision) of Palkunra-kottam
by Sokaran Annavan Pakkadi
No.
174.
(A.R. No. 306 of 1904.)
Tirugokarnam,
Pudukkottai State
On
the east face of the 2nd pillar in front of the rock-cut central
shrine, Gokarnesvara temple.
The
inscription is built in at the end. It
mentions God Sri Gokaranattu-Madeva in Tiruvelppur, a devadana in
Kavira-nadu.
No.
175.
(A.R. No. 467 of 1904.)
Vedaranyam,
Tirutturaipundi Taluk, Tanjore District.
On a
pillar in the mandapa in front of the Tyagaraja shrine, Vedaranyesvara temple.
This
records a gift of 90 sheep for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple of
Mahadeva at Tirumaraikkadu by Akalankan Malaiyaradittan, a chief (?) of
Maladu.
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