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PANDYA INSCRIPTIONS
INSCRIPTION
OF THE EARLY PANDYAS
No. 129-130.
(A. R. Nos. 603 to 604 of
1915.)
Eruvadi, Nanguneri Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
On a boulder in the Irattaipottai rock.
The following two labels engraved in Vatteluttu
characters of the early 9th century A.D. are found below the images
of Jaina Gods sculptured on the face of the rock overhanging a cavorn on the
hill. One of them states that the
ascetic Ajjanand was responsible for the setting up of the image under which
the inscription is engraved, while the other mentions a sabha. This Ajjanandi has figured in similar
donative labels at Uttamapalaiyam and Ayyampalaiyam, two other Jains colonies
in the Madurai district, which were flourishing in this period.
CHOLA-PANDYA VICEROYS
No. 131.
(A. R. No. 213 of 1932-33.)
Perungulam, Srivaikuntam Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north side of the artha-mandapa in
the Tiruvaludisvara temple.
In the third year of Jatavarman Sundara-Chola-Pandya in which this inscription is dated, a certain
Vellala of Perungulam alias Uttamasolanallur in Tiruvaludi-Valanadu made
a gift of sheep for burning a lamp in front of the goddess Durgaiyar in the
temple of Tiruvaludisvaram.
No. 132.
(A. R. No. 107 of 1905.)
Mannarkoyil, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north wall of the Gopalasvamin temple.
This record dated in the 4th year
o the reign of Jatavarman Sundara-Chola-Pandya states that the assembly
having met in a hall of the ambalam, made some decision about the lands
and houses granted to the gardeners, drummers, potters, garland-makers,
torch-bearers and
devaradiyar of
the temple of Sri-Rajendrasola-vinnagar-Alvar at Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in mulli-nadu, a subdivision of Mudigondasola-valanadu, a
district of Rajaraja-Pandinadu. The
record is incomplete and so the full details of the transaction are not
available.
As stated in another inscription, from the same
temple, the temple of Rajendrasola-vinnagar-Alavar was erected by the Chera
king Rajasimha in the name of Rajendrasoladevar, the Chola king who was
apparently his overload.
No. 133.
(A. R. No. 108 of 1905.)
Mannarkoyil, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north wall of the Gopalasvamin temple.
This fragmentary
inscription mentions the 6th year of the reign of a king
those name, which is lost in the missing portion, may be Sundara-Chola-Pandya. It is noteworthy that a seat in the kudam
or hall of the palace was called Rajendrasola-iranai-vilupparaiyan, evidently
after the name of the officer, âTirumandira-olai-iyakamâ of the same name, who
also figures in this record ; and that the king was stated on this seat while
issuing the order, which in its entirety may have some reference in the gift of
the taxes on the lands in a village called Manabharana-chaturvedimangalam, which had been endowed as a devadana
to the temple of Rajendrasola-vinnagar-Devar. The revenue officers mentioned here figure in other records of this
viceroy.
No. 134.
(A. R. No. 70 of 1907.)
Ambasamudram, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the south wall of the Tirumulanatha temple.
This incomplete epigraph
dated in the 6th year of Jatavarman Sundara-Chola-Pandya relates to some gift, the nature of which is
not specified, made by Sendan-Tambi-Nangai, for burning a lamp in front of the Tirumulasthanattu-Mahadeva at Tiruchchalaitturai in
Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in Mulli-nadu, a subdivision
of Mudikondasola-valanadu, a division of Rajaraja-Pandinadu. Sendan seugaiyan, a merchant of
Kshatriyasikhamanipuram
is stated to be he guardian.
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No. 135.
(A. R. No. 416 of 1929-30.)
Attur, Tiruchendur Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
On the south wall of the central shrine in the
Somanatha temple.
This record is dated in
the 6th year of Jatavarman Sundara-Cholapandya and
registers a gift of two buffaloes by a certain vellala of Arrur-Sendamangalam,
a brahmadeya in Kuda-nadu for a lamp in the temple of
Somanathadeva. These were left of the
charge of two Sivabrahmanas of the temple, who had to supply the ghee
necessary for the burning of the lamp.
No. 136.
(A. R. No. 40 of 1908.)
Virasikhamani, Sankaranayinarkoil Taluk,
Tirunelveli District.
On a pillar of the rock-cut cave temple.
This record of the 8th
year of this viceroy is very much damaged and appears to relate to some
gift of land for maintaining a lamp in the temple of Kayilayattu-Perumanadigal
at Viravinoda-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in Kallaga-nadu a
subdivision of Mudigondasola-valanadu.
No. 137.
(A. R. No. 615 of 1916.)
Sermadevi, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north wall of the central shrine, Ammainatha
temple.
This incomplete record
dated in the [10]th year of Jatavarman
Sundara-Chola Pandya registers a gift made by the Sivabrahmanas of
the temple of Cholendrasimha-Isvaramudaiyar at Nigarilisola-chaturvedimangalam
in regard to something which was done in the temple of Srikayilayamudaiyar in
the same village.
No. 138.
(A. R. No. 618-A of 1916.)
Sermadevi, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north wall of the central shrine in the
Ammainatha temple.
These two disjointed
fragments appear to belong to Jatavarman Sundara-Chola-pandya and refer
to separate gifts of money and land made by a few persons for burning a lamp in
the temple of Kayilasamudaiyar (?).
The year 10 is mentioned
is fragment 1 while fragment 2 refers to year 8 (?), Nambirattiyar and to the onam festival.
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No. 139.
(A. R. No. 5 of 1927.)
Vijayanarayanam, Nanguneri Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north and west walls of the Manonmanisvara
temple.
This inscription is
dated in the [10]th year of Jatavarman Sundara-Cholapandya out it is
incomplete, land does not contain information as to the nature of the
transaction it was intended to record. After this is another fragmentary portion dated in the 14th
year of a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pandyadeva. Vijayanarayanam is called Jayangonda
sola-chaturvedimangalam and was a brahmadeya in Nattarruppokku in
Uttamasola-valanadu.
No. 140.
(A. R. No. 76 of 1907.)
Ambasamudram, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the west and south walls of the Tirumulanatha
temple.
This record, the date of
which is lost is the damaged portion but which may have been within 10, belongs
to Jatavarman Sundara-Cholapandya and registers a gift of 16 kasu and
a lampstand by Bhuvaniperuvali alias Sankaranarayanapperaiyan, a Vellala
of Rayasikhamani, for maintaining a perpetual lamp in the temple of
Mulasthanattu-Paramesvara at Tiruchchalaitturai in Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam.
No. 141.
(A. R. No. 115 of 1905.)
Tiruvalisvaram, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north wall of the Valisvara temple.
The record dated in the 11th
year of Jatavarman Sundara-Cholapandya registers a gift of cows by the mahasabha
of Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam for burning a lamp in the temple of god
Tiruvalisvaramudaiyar. Several other
similar endowments are also recorded in continuation of this gift.
No. 142.
(A. R. No. 439 of 1909.)
Adanur koilpatti Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
On the north wall of the central shrine,
adilingesvara temple.
This Vatteluttu record
dated in the 11th year of Jatavarman Sundara-Chola-pandya
is damaged at the end. It registers a
gift of a lamp with stand and fifty sheep by a certain Achchan Perran for
maintaining a perpetual lamp in the temple of Nattisvarattalvar at Adanur alias
Udaiyamarttandanallur in Surangudi-nadu.
No. 143.
(A. R. No. 621 of 1916.)
Sermadevi, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
On the west wall of the central shrine in the
Ammainatha temple.
This epigraph dated in
the 12th year of Sundara-Cholapandya registers an
agreement given by aganaligai-sivabrahmanas of the temples
Cholendrasimha-Isvaram and Sri-Kayilayamudaiyar-Srikoyil to burn a lamp in the
latter temple in return for the interest on an amount of 36 kasu, which
was required to be contributed by them towards the construction of the tiruchchurrumadam
in the temple, and which was paid on their behalf in a lump sum by a certain
Srikantha-Damodarabhattan of Perumaru[dur] residing in this village.
No. 144.
(A. R. No. 109 of 1905.)
Mannarkoyil, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north wall of the Gopalasvamin temple.
This inscription dated
in the 18th year of Jatavarman Sundara-Cholapandya
registers the sale by the sabha of Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam to the
temple of Rajendrasola-vinnagar-Paramasvamigal, which according to other
inscriptions is known to be the temple built by the Chera king Rajasimha in the
name of his Chola overlord.
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No. 145.
(A. R. No. 110 of 1905.)
Mannarkoyil, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north, west and south walls of the
Gopalasvamin temple.
This inscription issued
on the 139th day in the 13th year of Jatavarman
Sundara-Cholapandya contains the details of the sale of land by the sabha
of Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam to the temple of
Rajarajasola-vinnagar-Devar. As stated
in some other records of this viceroy he was seated in the western mandapa
in the attattuveli or the open space reserved for plays in the palace at
Rajendrasolapuram, while passing the orders relative to this document. The land sold, viz., 14 and odd veli
in extent, was re-grouped into a new hamlet called Solapandyanallur and
converted into a tax-free devanda. The names o several revenue officials are mentioned in this record. This inscription is connected with No. 109
of 1905, i.e., No. 144 above.
No. 146.
(A. R. No. 82 of 1907.)
Ambasamudram, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north wall of the Perumal shrine in the
Tirumulanatha temple.
This slightly damaged
record is dated in the 15th year of Jatavarman Sundara
Cholapandya and relates to the gift of land made for the merit of the
merchant community called nana-desi-disai-ayirattu-ainnurruvar,
apparently of Pandi-mandalam who were residing in the quarter called
Rajendrasolapperunderuvu probably at Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam. This merchant-guild figures in a number of
other records in the Tirunelveli district. The donor appears to be a member of this community named
Solai-Ainnurruvan.
No. 147.
(A. R. No. 612 of 1916.)
Sermadevi, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
On the north wall of the central shrine, Ammainatha
temple.
This inscription which
is dated in the 13th year of the same Sundara-Cholapandya
registers a sale of land by the mahasabha of
Nigarilisola-chaturvedimangalam to the temple of Sri-Kailasamudaiyar after
receiving the vilaipporul (i.e.,
sale price) and the iraipporul (i.e., the amount paid in a lump sum in lieu of the annual taxes).
Among the boundaries is
mentioned a channel called Nigarilisola-vaykkal.
No. 148.
(A. R. No. 106 of 1905.)
Mannarkoyil, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the north wall of the Gopalasvamin temple.
This epigraph dated in
the 14th year of Jatavarman Sundara-Cholapandya registers the
sale of the village Manabharana-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in
Mulli-nadu, which was the property of two brahmanas of
Nigarilisola-chaturvedimangalam named Govindan Madhava-bhattan and Govindan
Tiruvikraman to the temple of Rajendrasola-vinnagar-Paramasvamigal at
Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam. It is
stated that the brahmanas had originally, obtained the village as the gurus,
probably, of the ruling dynasty.
No. 149.
(A. R. No. 75 of 1907.)
Ambasamudram, Ambasmudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On the west wall of the Tirumulanathasvamin temple.
This record of Jatavarman
Sundara-Cholapandya dated in his 14th year is
incomplete. It registers a gift of a
lamp by a brahmana named Alikonrai Vasudevakramavittan of
Panchavan-madevichcheri, a suburb of Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam, to the temple
of Srimulasthanamudaivar. In this
inscription Mullinadu is described as a subdivision of Mudigondasola-valanadu,
a division of Rajaraja-Pandinadu.
No. 150.
(A. R. No. 392 of 1916.)
Mannarkoyil, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli
District.
On a step in the mandapa of the Gopalasvamin
temple.
This inscription which belongs to the 14th
regnal year of Sundara-Cholapandya without any distinguishing
epithet registers a gift of a lamp-stand and of cows for maintaining half a
lamp in the temple of Rajendrasola-Vinnagar-Alvar, by a servant, (name lost) of
Seralanmadeviyar,
queen of the Chera king Cheramanar Rasingadevar. As the Chera king Rajasimha was a contemporary of the first
viceroy Jatavarman Sundara-Cholapandya (Ep. Ind., Vol. XI, pp. 294) this
record must be attributed to him.
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