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VOLUME
XIX - INSCRIPTIONS
OF PARAKESARIVARMAN
No.
274
(A.R.
No. 504 of 1930)
Valappur-nadu,
Namakkal Taluk, Salem District
On
the door-jamb, left of entrance, of the central shrine, Arappalisvara
temple
This
is an incomplete inscription. It records an endowment of a quarter sey of land as sala
ppuram, left in charge of the urar of the village for the
celebration of the annual Karttigai festival in the temple of
Tiruvarappalliyalvar by Pratigandan Darachcholan. Probably a record of Uttama-Chola.
No.
275
(A.R.
No. 505 of 1930)
On
a broken slab in the mandapa of the same temple
This
is also incomplete like No. 504 above.
It seems to record the grant of half a sey of land to the
temple by the same donor and for the same purpose.
No.
276
(A.R.
No. 170 of 1931)
Tiruchchatturai,
Tanjavur Taluk, Tanjavur District
This
is damaged in portion. It
seems to record a gift of 90 sheep for burning a perpetual lamp in the
temple, and another 50 for the supply of 4 nali of ghee on the
days of sankranti every month for the sacred bath (?) of the god,
by a lady who left them in charge of a local shepherd for the necessary
supply. The donor also
presented 32 ciooer-lamps, evidently for the lights to be bruit on the sankranti
day.
No.
277
(A.R.
No. 177 of 1931)
On
the same wall
This
records a gift of 30 kalanju of gold for burning a perpetual lamp
in the temple under the name Kumaramattandam, by
Aliving-Kallarasi alias Sembiyan Buvanigangaraiyan.
The donor has been taken as the younger brother of the
Western Ganga chief Gangamarttandan alias Sembiyan
Prithivigangaraiyan and son of Rajaditya Mahadeva.
This is an inscription of Parantaka I.
No.
278
(A.R.
No. 230 of 1907)
Tiruvidaimarudur,
Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District
On
the west wall of the central shrine, Mahalingasvami temple
The
portion of the inscription after line, 13 is completely damaged.
It seems to record some gift to the temple of Mahadeva at
Tiruvidaimarudu, made during the administration of Sandirachchan
Satturugandan of Varampusal in Vennadu.
Reference is made to Kumaramat[tanda], probably a liquid
measure, called after the surname of Pallava Nandivarman III.
No.
279
(A.R.
No. 231 of 1907)
On
the same wall
This
is also damaged like the above after line 13. and refers to the regime
of Sandirachchan Satturugandan, during which some gift was made
to the temple of Mulasthanattu-Mahadeva at Tiruvidaimarudu, probably, by
a resident of Tiraimur.
No.
280
(A.R.
No. 622 of 1909)
Konerirajapuram,
Tanjavur Taluk, Tanjavur District
On
the south wall of the central shrine, Umamahaesvara temple
This
records an endowment of land (after purchase0 for burning a perpetual
lamp in the temple at Tirunallam a brahmadeya in Vennadu
by one … . .. Venkadan Singam alias Disai yayirat
tainurruvan of Tiru[narayanapuram] (?).
This is probably ad inscription of Uttama-Chola.
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No.
281
(A.R.
No. 711 of 1909)
Alambakkam,
Lalgudi Taluk, Tiruchirapalli District
On
the south wall of the central shrine, Varadaraja-Perumal temple
This
records an endowment of 3 ma of land situated below the
Marpidugeri (tank) by Kanderu Sannapperumal-Somasi (Somayaji) a
member of the alunganam of Dantivarmamangalam a brahmadeya
on the northern bank of the river for maintaining a perpetual lamp
in the temple of Tirumerrali-Perumal in the village.
The land is stated to have been purchased free of taxes from the sabha
for the purpose, Marpidugu was evidently a surname of Pallava
Dantivarman, to whom the village Alambakkam called Dantivarmamangalam
should have owed its origin (M.E.R for 1910)
No.
282
(A.R.
No. 62 of 1913)
Tiruchchengattangudi,
Nannilam Taluk, Tanjavur District
On
the north wall of the Ganapatisvara shrine, Uttarapatisvara temple
This
registers a sale of land tax-free to the temple of Paramesvara at
Tiruchchengattangudi, for the maintenance of a perpetual lamp in the
temple by the assembly of Marugal in Tirumarugal-nadu.
No.
283
(A.R.
No. 563 of 1920)
Udaiyarkudi
near Katumannar koyil, Chidambaram Taluk, South Arcot District
On
the south wall of the central shrine, Anantisvara temple
This
records a gift of gold deposited with the temple authorities of
Tiruvarantisvara for maintaining a perpetual lamp with an ulakku
of ghee everyday, by Nakkarn Piratamadevi alias Mu[m]mudisola-Talaikkoli
daughter of Sri-Arurttevanar. Talaikkoli
was a title known to have been conferred on a person for proficiency
in dancing and other fine arts.
No.
284
(A.R.
No. 240 of 1923)
Koyil-Tevarayanpettai
near Pandaravadai, Papanasam Taluk, Tanjavur District
On
the north wall of the central shrine, Matsyapurisvara temple
This
records the gift of a perpetual lamp in the temple of
Tiruchchelur-Mahadeva at Rajakesari-chaturvedimangalam by one Koyil
Nilavani (Nilavanji) a member of the Madurantaka-terinja-Kaikkolar (regiment)
An inscription of Uttama-Chola.
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No.
285
(A.R.
No. 211 of 1926)
Sendalai,
Tanjavur Taluk, Tanjavur District
On
the south wall of the central shrine, Sundaresvara temple
This
is an incomplete inscription with the beginning portion also built in.
It records an endowment of land by a resident of
Chandralekai-chaturvedimangalam a brahmadeya in Arkkattu-kurram,
made to the temple of Tirupperundurrai-Mahadeva for rearing a
flower-garden.
No.
286
(A.R.
No. 139 of 1928)
Tiruppalanam,
Tanjavur Taluk, Tanjavur District
On
the north wall of the central shrine, Apatsahayesvara temple
This
records a gift of 30 kalanju of gold for burning a perpetual lamp
in the temple of Mahadeva at Tiruppalanam in Viraikkurram by Alivinkallarasiyar
alias Pirudigangaraiyar sen of Mahadeva (the chief) of
Pangala-nadu. It
seems to refer to the lamp by the name Kumaramattandan evidently
after the surname of the donor. This
has been surmised to be a title of Pallava Nandivarman III also.
This is an inscription assignable to Parantaka I.
No.
287
(A.R.
No. 151 of 1928)
On
the west wall of the same shrine
This
records a gift of 90 sheep made on the day of a solar eclipse by Sedi .
. . . . . . wife of Skkavadantadigal (the chief) of Maladu for burning a
perpetual lamp in the temple.
No.
288
(A.R.
No. 115 of 1929)
Lalgudi,
Lalgudi Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District
On
the north wall of the central shrine, Saptarishisvara temple
This
records a gift of 90 sheep for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple of
Perumahadigal at Tiruttavatturai in Idaiyaru-nadu by Kalanganilai Sokki
wife of Mananilai Virapiran of Idaiyarrumangalam in the same nadu.
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No.
289
(A.R.
No. 116 of 1929)
On
the same wall
This
is in faulty script. It
records a gift of 90 sheep for a perpetual lamp in the temple of
Perumanadigal at Tiruttavatturai by Tayan Se[n]dan of Nelkuppa in
Tanjavur-kurram.
No.
290
(A.R.
No. 119 of 1929)
This
registers the sale of a quarter (veli) of land to the temple of
Mahadeva, exempt from taxes like irai, echchoru, vetti, vedinai
and sennirvetti, by Tonan Adittapidaran of Pudukkudi near
Karandai in Eyil-nadu for 15 kalanju of gold which was endowed to
the temple for perpetual lamp by Uran Maran of Ayirattali a
resident of Aduppa li Niyamam in the same nadu.
No.
291
(A.R.
No. 491 of 1930)
Valappuranadu,
Namakkal Taluk, Salem District
On
the north wall of the central shrine, Arappalisvara temple
This
records a decision (probably of the temple authorities), fixing a
recurring (annual) payment of a kalanju of gold as remuneration
to four persons, for conducting the three daily services in the temple
of Tiruvarappalli-Udaiyar with twelve nail of rice by the
standard measure Tiruvellarai-kanam, derived from the (temple)
land situated at Verunur. This
might be referred to the reign of Uttama-Chola.
No.
292
(A.R.
No. 36 of 1931)
Tirukkodikaval,
Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District
On
the south wall of the central shrine, Tirukkotisvara temple
This
is evidently assignable to Uttama Chola.
It gives the interesting information that while
Parantakan-Madevadigalar alias Sembiyan Mahadeviyar the
mother of Uttama-Chola and daughter of malavaraiyar caused to be
rebuilt of stone, the original brick-structure of the central shrine of
the temple of Mahadeva at Tirukkodikaval in Nallarur-nadu, she ordered
the re-engravement on its walls, of the Pandya king Maran
Sadaiyan, and records a gift of 120 kalanju of gold which
was entrusted to the sobha of Mahendra-kottur by Vara[guna-Maharaja,
for burning perpetual lamps with the daily supply of nail of
ghee in the temple.
No.
293
(A.R.
No. 87 of 1931)
Tiruppundurutti,
Tanjavur Taluk, Tanjavur District
On
the west wall of the central shrine, Pushpavanesvara temple
This
is very probably an inscription of Parantaka I.
It records a gift of 96 sheep left with the sabha of
Tirutturutti by the chief Siddhavadavan Gamundan of Miladu for
burning a perpetual lamp in the temple with the daily supply of a ulakku
of ghee.
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No.
294
(A.R.
No. 173 of 1931)
Tiruchchatturai,
Tanjavur Taluk, Tanjavur District
On
the south wall of the central shrine, Odanavanesvara temple
This
records an endowment made by Malapadan Malapadi a merchant of Mandipuram
alias Ayirattali for burning a perpetual lamp in the
temple of Tiruchchorrutturai-Madeva with an ulakku of ghee every
day, and the setting up of an image of the goddess as consort of [V
di]-Vidangar (procession image), by the same donor.
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