South
Indian Inscriptions, Volume 2
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Tamil
Inscriptions
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inscriptions
of the CHOLA DYNASTY
No.77
On
the west base of the anekatangapadam temple at kanchipuram
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In the first volume
I published an inscription of Kambana-Udaiyar, which records that, in the time
of Kulotltunga-Choladeva, the Rajasimhavarmesvara temple at Kanchipuram had
been closed, its landed property sold, and its compound and environs
transferred to the temple of Anaiyapatanga. This temple is situated close to
the Raja-simhavarmesvara (now Kailasanatha) temple. In its inscriptions and in the Devaram, it
bears the slightly different name Anekatangapadam. It contains three
inscriptions, one of which records a private grant,[1]
while the two others (Nos. 77 and 78) are dated during the reign of
Kulottunga-Choladeva.
The king, to whose reign the inscriptions Nos. 77 and 78
belong, is identical with Kulottunga-Choladeva I. This follows from the fact
that, in other inscriptions which open with the same introduction, he receives
the surname Ko-Rajakesarivarman, which was borne by Kulottunga-Chola I., and
that, in a few inscriptions with the same introduction, he is said to have put
to flight Vikkala and Singana, who must be identified with Vikramaditya VI. And
Jayasimha IV. Of the Western Chalukya dynasty.
The subjoined inscription records that, in the 20th
year of his reign, Kulottunga-Choladeva granted to the Siva temple of
Anekatangapadam in Kanchipuram three veli of land in the village of
Tamar, alias Nittavinodanallur, in Tamar-nadu, a subdivision of
Tamar-kottam. According to Mr. Croleâs Chingleput Manual (p. 439), the
district of âTamal-kottamâ was situated in the west of the Conjeeveram talluqa
The village of Tamar must be accordingly identified with the modern Damal.[2] As in an inscription of Kambanna-Udaiyar
(Vol. I, No. 88), Kanchipuram is here said to have belonged to Eyir-kottam, a
district of Jayankonda-Sora-mandalam. Eyil, after which the district of
Eyir-kottam was called, must be distinct from the distant village of Eyil in
the South Arcot district, with which I proposed to identify it on a former
occasion. Perhaps the term Eyil, i.e., âthe Fort,â refers to Kanchipuram
itself. Jayankonda-Sora-mandalam is another name of Tondaimandalam.
Translation
Hail! Prosperity! In the twentieth year (of the reign)
of Sri-Kulottunga-Soradeva, who,â while the goddess of Fame became renowned (through
him), while the goddess of Victory was coveting (him), while the
goddess of the Earth became brilliant (with joy), (and) while the
goddess with the (lotus) flower (i.e., Lakshmi) wedded (him),â
had put on by right of inheritance the excellent crown of jewels; who had
caused the wheel of this (authority) to roll over all regions, so that the
Minavar (Pandyas) lost (their) firmness, the Villavar (Cheras) trembled,
(and) the other kings were defeated and suffered disgrace;[3]
and who, having anointed himself (in commemoration of his) victories,
was graciously seated on the throne of heroes together with (his queen)
Puvana-murd-udaiyal,[4]â
the king was pleased to order that it should be engraved [on stone] and on
copper that three veils of wet land (nir-nilam) were given,â for
defraying the daily expenses,[5]
including the antarayam, free of taxes, as a devadana, excluding
one field (pulam) which is situated within (the land granted, and)
which is a devadana of the temple of Bhimesvara within the village,â to
(the god) Mahadeva of the holy Anekatangapadam (temple), who is the lord
of Kanchipuram, a city in Eyir-kottam, (a district) of
Jayankonda-Sora-mandalam.
(The land granted) is situated to the west of the
village of Tamar, alias Nittavinodanallur, in Tamar-nadu, (a
subdivision) of Tamar-kottam. The northern boundary (is) to the
south of the temple of Ganapati. The eastern boundary touches the kuri[6]
(belonging) to the temple (kottam) o Kumara, on the south of this
the temple of Kali, and on the south of this the bottom of a sluice (tumb-adi).
The southern boundary (is) to the north of a field (seruvu),
which is a tiruvidaiyattam,[7]
at the bottom of the sluice. The western boundary is to the east of the
causeway (? Manpadu) on the bank of the tank.
The king having ordered thus, Kulottunga-Sora-Brahmarayan
caused (the above) to the engraved on stone.
No. 78. On the south
base of the Anekatangapadam temple at Kanchipuram.
Like No. 77, this inscription belongs to the time of
Kulottunga-Choladeva I. It is dated in the 34th year of his reign,
the records that the king granted 2 velis of land to the Anekatangapadam
temple at Kanchipuram. The land granted was situated in the southern portion of
Kanchipuram, to the north of the temple of Tirukkarrali-Mahadeva, i.e.,
of the Rajasimhavarmesvara (now Kailasanatha) temple, to the east of the hamlet
of Putteri,[8] to the west
of âthe royal wall of Rajendra-Chola,â[9]
and to the south of the hamlet of Kir-Putteri, i.e., âEastern Putteri.â
As the land granted bordered on the Kailasanatha temple, it
is not impossible that it formed part of those gifts of Kulottunga-Choladeva,
which were declared to be unlawful and were restored to the Kailasanatha temple
in the time of Kambana-Udaiyar.
Translation
Hail! Prosperity! In the thirty-fourth year (of the reign)
of Sri-Kulottunga-Sora-deva, who, &c.,[10]â
the king was pleased to order that it should be engraved on stone that two veils
of wet land on the southern side of the land belonging of Kanchipuram were
given,â for defraying the daily expenses, including the antarayam, free
of taxes, as a devadana, including the breach (udaippu) in the
pit on the north where pandanus trees grow (vada-taram-pallam),[11]
(and) which is situated within (the land granted),â to (the
god) Mahadeva of the holy Anekatangapadam (temple), who is the lord
of Kanchipuram, a city in Eyir-kottam, (a district) of
Jayankonda-Sora-mandalam.
(The land granted) is situated to the north of the
temple of Tirukkarrali-Mahadevar, to the east (of the hamlet) of
Putteri, to the west of the royal wall of Rajendra-Soran, and to the south (of
the hamlet) of Kir-Putteri.
The king having ordered thus, Pallavadaraiyar caused (the
above) to be engraved on stone.
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