(INSCRIPTION COLLECTED
DURING THE YEAR 1908-09)
PANDYA
Mara Kulasekhara
Emmand
No. 11
(Page No 8)
(A. D. No. 11. of 1909)
Pon-Amaravati, Tirumayam Taluk,
Tiruohirappalli District
On the north wall of the central shrine
in the Cholesvara temple.
Kulasekharadeva: Year [.] 3, Arpasi 1=
(Maravarman Kulasekhra I:e. 1268-1312 A. D)
The king is given the title
Emmandalamum-kondaruliya here.
This inscription is built in at the left
end and the date portion cannot, therefore, be made out. It is also
incomplete.
It records a gift of tolls on horse,
avilakkattu, handloom clothes, etc., to the Sive temple of the
place to meet the expenses connected with the celebration of the annual
festival of the deity, by the people of the Patinen-vishayas
(eighteen divisions) and the nagarattar.
Cf. Inscriptions (Texts) of the
Pudukkottai State, No. 586.
No. 21
(Page No 15)
(A. R. No. 21 of 1909)
Pon-Amaravati, Tirumayam Taluk,
Tiruchirappali District
On the north wall of the
Sundararaja-perumal temple.
Maravarman Kulasekaradeva : Year 18,
Simha-su. 5, Monday,
Uttiradam= 1285 A.D., August 6. The
nakshatra was Chittira.
This inscription is incomplete.
This king is described here as
Emmandalamum kondaruliya. It seems to record a sale of land (senapati-peruvilai)
by the residents of Pulankurichchi of Puramalai-nadu to the servants of
the temple of Alagapperumal-vinnagara-emperuman of Ponnamarapati, in the
same nadu.
Cf. Inscriptions (Texts) of the
Pudukkottai State, No. 398.
No. 42
(Page No 31)
(A. R. No. 41 of 1909)
Kunakkudi, Tiruppattur Taluk, Ramanathapuram
District
On the north wall of the Agastyesvara shrine at the
food of the hill.
Maravarman Kullasekharadeva I: Year 22, Ani=1289-90
A.D.
This incomplete record describes the king as
Emmandalamum-kondaruliya.
It refers to the devakanmi, etc., of the
temple of Udaiyar tenarru-Nayakar of Tirukkunrakkudi, one of the
villages, irrigated by (the rivera) Tenaru in Adalaiyur-nadu in
Keralasinga-valanadu.
No. 475
(Page No 311)
(A. R. No. 452 of 1909.)
Manappadaividu, Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli
District Same wall.
Maravarman alias Tribh Kulasekharadeva (I)?
: Year 5=1272-73 A. D. (?)
This inscription is incomplete and damaged.
It appears to record a gift for a nanda lamp
and food offerings to the goddess in a temple of a place (name not
preserved) by a certain Varandaruvan Padaran Kadu . . ., of
Pattivasekaranallur in Polyur-nadu. Other details are lost.
No.481
(Page No 316)
(A. R. No. 458 of 1909.)
Suttamalli, Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli District
Same wall.
Maravarman alias Tribh Emmand
Kulasekharadeva: (Acc. 1268 A. D.)=Year lost.
This inscription is damaged and obliterated.
It records a gift of a nanda lamp to the
temple of the god Bagavatisvaramudaiyar of Suttavalli alias
Viravinodach-chaturvvedimangalam in Mel-Vemba-nadu by a certain
Vellaikkuttan alias Periyapperumal. It is stated that the gift
was accepted by the Sivabrahamanas of the 30 circles attached to
the temple. Other details are lost.
No. 492
(Page No 328)
(A. R. No. 468 of 1909)
Alvar-Tirunagari, Tiruchendur Taluk, Tirunelveli
District Same wall
Maravarman alias Tribh. Sundarapandyadeva II :
Year 15 = 1252-53 A.D.
This inscription records that a certain Araiyan
Viratamudichchan alias Pallavarayar of Chakkarapaninallur in
Sevvirukkai-nadu, caused the construction of this mandapa and the
setting up of an image of Sri-Varaha-nayanar.
The reference to the mandapa as âthisâ suggests,
this inscription was originally a mandapa and that it was
transferred to its present position during some repairs.
No. 517
(Page No 348)
(A. R. No. 490 of 1909)
Solapuram, Sivaganga Taluk, Ramanathapuram District
Inner gopura of the same temple, left of
entrance.
Maravarman alias Tribh Emmand
Kulasekharadeva: Year 36, Margali=1303-04 A.D.
This inscription records a decision arrived at by
the Ur and karanavar of Solapuram in Anma-nadu, and those
of Mudivalangapandyan, Kunrattur, Irandusolladan Seturamakuruchchi,
Samanatakandan Virasinganallur and every sari (pudavai) sold by
them and by those from other places, to provide for the repairs to the
temple of the god Vikramapandisvaramudaiya-nayanar of Solapuram.
No. 518
(Page No 349)
(A. R. No. 491 of 1909)
Solapuram, Sivaganga Taluk, Ramanathapuram District Same gopura.
Maravarman alias Tribh Emmand
Kulasekharadeva: Year 37, Chittirai=1304-05 A.D.
This inscription is incomplete.
It records that the Sri-Rudra Sri-mahesvaras
of the temple of the god Vikramapandisvaramudaiya-nayanar of Solapuram
in Anma-nadu had agreed to conduct of a festival with procession of the
image of the god from the rent realised on a house presented to the
temple by a certain Tennilangai Vilanji alias Sorragankadinatan
Umaiyorupagan residing in the street of Narpatten-nayiravan-perunteru in
Mudivalangupandyanallur, in Anma-nadu itself.
No. 526
(Page No 354)
(A. R. No. 498 of 1909.)
Solapuram, Sivaganga Taluk, Ramanthapuram District
Lintel of the main entrance into the same temple.
Kulasekharadeva : Year 38, Ani=1305-06 A. D.
This inscription records that a certain
kalattavurudaiyan Viran Kolankariyan alias Venavudaiyar of
Kalattavur alias Onnallaki[r]ttinallur in Sevvirukkai-nadu caused
the building of the antarala-mandapa[m], where the images of
Perumal and Mannar were placed, and which was to the east of the
atta(arddha)mandapa, and the mahamandapa with sopana
(steps), in front of the antarala-mandapa, in the temple of the
god Uttamasolavinnagara Alvar.
No. 529
(Page No 357)
(A. R. No. 501 of 1909.)
Solapuram, Sivaganga Taluk, Ramanathpuram District Same wall left of entrance.
Kulasekharadeva: Year 38, [Ani]=1305-06 A. D.
This inscription is a copy of No. 526 above. Here
however, mention is made of the building of a pair of Kaip-padai
(balustrade) also, in addition to other items mentioned in No.
526.
No. 785(Page No. 573)
(A. R. No. 734 of 1909)
Purattukoyil, Kulittalai Taluk, Tiruchirappalli
District
South wall of the mandapa in front of the
central of the shrine in the muktisvara temple.
Maravarman alias Tribh Kulasekharadeva :
Year 28, Kanni (Purattasi),
Ba. 10, Friday, Hastam=1295 A. D., December 2, if
the month is Dhanus.
This inscription records a gift of a village as
danmadana by the nattavar (inhabitants) of Vada-Konadu in
Urattur-kurrram in Ko-nadu-alias
Kadaladai-yadilangaikondasola-valanadu and the nattavar of
Mudiyakkudi-nadu to the temple of Tirumuttisuram-udaiya-nayanar of
Kaduvankudi in the same nadu. It was located to the west of
Udaiyakudi, to the north of Kodumbalur to the east of Arampalikkal and
to the south of Semman-galam and Akalankanallur. The gift is stated to
have been made as a tax-free tirunamattukkani to provide for
worship, repairs and festivals in the temple.
Beside the above-mentioned nattavars,
Sellanambi of Karraleri alias Vikkiramakesarich-charuvedimangalam,
Vikkiramasolar-marayan, Virasolappi-ramarayan of Samuddiram, a certain
person (name lost) of Kulattur, a Brahma-rayan of Samuddiram,
Kurukulattaraiyan of Kulattur, Kulottungasola-Muvellan, Venavudaiyan and
Viluppadarayan figure as signatories.
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No. 796(Page No. 585)
(A. R. No. 745 of 1909)
Purattukoyil, Kulittalai Taluk, Tiruchirappalli
District Same wall.
Maravarman alias Tribh . . .. . . .. (Kulasekhara
I) : Year 39, Ani=1306-07 A. D.
This inscription is much damaged. It refers to the
king as âwho pleased to take every country.
It appears to record a gift of 30 panam to
provide for festivals and processions to the god
Tirumuttisvaram-udaiya-nayanar of Kaduvankudi in Mudiyakkudi-nadu in [.
. . . .], probably by the uravar of Melaik-Kaduvankudi and
Kilaik-kaduvankudi.
The signatory was Omandan Ilamaitattan.
Mara Kulasekhara
No. 489
(Page No 324)
(A. R. No. 465 of 1909)
Alvar-Tirunagari,
Thiruchendur Taluk, Tirunelveli District
East wall of the shrine of
Jnanapiran, in the temple of Adinatha.
Maravarman alias
Tribh Kulasekharadeva : Year 4, day 208 =1316-17 A.D.
This inscription contains the prasasti of
the king commencing with Terapolalgur tirumagal punaravum, etc., and
mentions the queen Lokamulududaiyar. It states that the king was seated
on the couch called the Kalingarayan in the palace situated in the grove
on the southern side of Jayamgondasolapuram, at this time.
It records a gift of land as madappuram by
the king at the request of a certain Kalingarayan. It is stated that a
certain Odanattadigal build a matha called Arulaladasar-madam for the
sake of the saint Tiruvaymoli Mamuni, a disciple of Tirukkurgur
Mamunigal of the temple of the god Polinjuninraruliya Paramasvamigal of
Tirukkurugur in Tiruvaludi-valanadu, that three lived learned Brahmanas
(Brahma-vidvan) from all the 18 vishayas, and that they required to be
fed. To provide for this the above-mentioned Odanattadirgal purchased
two hamlets called Sengankulam and Nedungulam of Tirukkugur, purchased
from a Kiranji Ilaiya Divakarabhattan and others of Srivaikundam alias
Irasendirach-chaturvvedimangalam, Udaiyadivakar-battan and other of
Karambichchettu and Karumanikkalvan, and these hamlets, excluding from
them the old devadana and Pallichchanda lands were gifted as the
tax-free madappuram for the Arulaladasa-madam. The signatories were
Kundal Sankaran alias Tennavadaraiyan of Nirmadaiyur in Punavar-valanadu
and Varandaruvanappan alias Kaduvetti of Poliyur alias
Partipasekara-nallur in Poliyur-nadu.
No. 490
(Page No 326)
(A. R. No. 466 of 1909)
Alvar-Tirunagari,
Tiruchendur Taluk, Tirunelveli District Same wall
Tribh. Konerinmaikondan
: Year 4=1316-17 A.D.
This inscription is incomplete at the
end.
It records a copy of the kingâs order
contained in No. 489 above. The details such as the names of
signatories, etc., are not available.
No. 530
(Page No 357)
(A. R. No. 502 of 1909.)
Solapuram, Sivaganga Raluk,
Ramanathapuram District Same wall.
Maravarman alias Tribh
Emman Kulasekharadeva ; Year 25, Chittirai=1303-04
This inscription is built in at one end.
It records a gift by the king of land as
tiruvidaiyatta iraiyili to the image of the god manner set up by
Nachchiyar in the temple of the god Uttamasolavinnagar {Alvar] of
Solapuram in Anma-nadu, to provide for daily worship and offerings to
the same. The extent of the land was one veli. This order of the king
was sent to the Nambimar and Srivalshnavas of the temple.
The signatories included, Alagan Sokkan of
Olagalandasolanallur in Mutturruk-kurram, Damodiran Tuppan alias
Kulasekaravi[ . . . .. .], Devachchilai alias Minavan Vilupparaiyan of a
place (name lost) in Rasendirasola-valanadu, Uyyavadan Uyyan iduvan
Kurukula [ . . . .] of Kiranur in [ . . . .] mbi-nadu, Yogapperuman
Sokkanar alias (name lost) of a certain nallur (name lost) in
Naduvilkkurru in Milalaik-kurram and [ . . . .] yon Kaliyan alias
Kalingaraiyan of place (name lost) in Kilchchembi-nadu.
No. 788 (Page No. 576)
(A. R. No. 737 of 1909)
Purattukoyil, Kulitalai
Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District In the same place.
Maravarman alias Tribh
Kulasekharadeva :Year 4, . . . .su. (the tithi not Mentioned), Monday,
Rohini=1316 A. D., November 29. The tithi was su. 15.
This inscription is built in at the
beginning. So, some passages have been lost.
It records a gift of the village of
Alagiya Semanallur as kudininga devadana made by the king, by sending
his order through Semandan to the temple of
Tirumuttisuram-udaiya-nayanar of Kadavankudi in Mudiyakkudi in
Vada-Konadu in Urattur-kurram in Kadaladaiyadilangai[konda]sola-valanadu.
It is stated that the gift was to take effect from the 19th in the month
of Margali in the 4th year of the reign of the king corresponding to
1316 A. D., December 15, Wednesday.
No. 793 (Page No. 581)
(A. R. No. 742 of 1909)
Purattukoyil, Kulittalai
Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Same wall.
Maravarman alias Tribh
Kulasekharadeva : Year 6, Makara (Tai) su. 1.
Saturday, Avittam=1320 A.
D., January 12.
This inscription is damaged in some
places.
It records a tax-free danmadana by uravars
of the three villages, viz. Melaik-Kaduvankudi, Kilaik-Kaduvankudi and
Poygai in Mudiyakkudi-nadu, in Uratturk-kurram in Konadu alias
Kadaladaiyadilangaikondasola-valanadu, of the village Punattur [alias]
Vijeyasrikaranallur belonging to the parru of the above-mentioned
uravars, to the two temple, viz., Tirumuttisvaram-udaiya-nayanar and
Poygaimalaiy-udaiya-nayanar.
The signatories were Vidi alias
Varakkanda.-velan of Kodumbalur the accountant of the nasu, Omandan
Ilamaitattan, the goldsmith of Kaduvan-gudi and another goldsmith (name
lost).
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Mara Vikramapandya II (a younger
brother of
Kulasekhara)
No. 401
(Page No 259)
(A .R. No. 380 of 1909)
Siddhalingamadam,
Tirukkoyilur Taluk, South Arcot District Same wall.
Tribh
Vikrama-Pandyadeva : Year 6=1274 A.D.
This inscription records a gift of 500
kuli of land as tax-free tirunamattuk-kani, to provide for offerings to
the god Adavallar (i.e., Nataraja) in the temple of the god
Tiruppulippagava-nayanar of Sirringur in Kurukkaik-kurram in Maladu
alias Jananatha-valanadu, by the Saliga-nagarattars of Tirukkovalur
residing in Marudur alias Maduraikkuvaytta Perumalpuram, in the same
nadu. It is stated that the gift-land was given to the Nagarattars as
Perumal-kani probably by the king.
No. 431
(Page No 283)
(A. R. No. 410 of 1909.)
Siddhalingamadam,
Tirukkoyilur Taluk, South Arcot District Same wall.
Maravarman alias
TribhVikramapandyadeva II : Year 6, Kanni (Purattasi) su. 1,
Sunday, Hastam=1274
A. D., September 2, f.d.n. 53 f.d.t. 04.
This inscription records a gift of 1,000
kuli of land in Sirringur in Kurukkaikurram in Maladu in
Iraraja-valanadu, by the nagarattars of the same place to provide for
food-offerings at the waking up service and the Pulavar-talaivan-sandhi,
in the temple of the god Tiruppulippagava-nayanar of the place. The land
is stated to be a gift, probably from the king, to the nagarattars
called the Perumal-kani. It is stated that they made the gift as
tax-free tirunamattukkani. The village of marudur is mentioned as
forming a boundary of the gift land.
Mara Vikramapandya
III
N0. 60
(Page No 37)
(A. R. No. 58 of 1909)
Tirukkalukkunram,
Chingleput Taluk, Chingleput District
On the north wall of
the Kitchen in the Bhaktavatsalesvara temple, left of entrance.
Pratapa-Bokkarya : Saka
1328=1406 A.D.
This inscription is written below No. 59
above. The details of date given here are the same as found in No. 59
above and their equivalent is, therefore, 1406 A.D., October 27. The
nakshatra ended on the previous day at 40.
It seems to be in the nature of
confirmation of the grant of the village Jananathapuram alias Sirudaiyur
in Ayiravellipparu to the temple of Tirumalaiyaludaiya to the temple of
Tirumalaiyaludaiya nayinar by the king as recorded in No. 59 above by
the people (nattar) of Ayiravellipparru in Amur-kottam in Jayangonda
sola-mandalam.
No. 476
(Page No 311)
(A. R. No. 453 of
1909.)
Manappadaividu,
Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli District
South wall of the
mandapa in front of the central shrine in the Anaikatta Perumal temple.
Tribh
Konerinmaikondan (Vikramapandya) : Year 8=(1290-91 A. D.)
This inscription records an order of the
king granting some land in Marudannambikuruchchi in the eastern quarter
of Srivallava-mangalam in Kilkalak-kurram to provide for worship and
offerings in the temple of the god Kanaviniya Vinnagaralvar built by
Seyan Tumamaniyan (of. No. 478 below) alias Kulasekarapanman of
Manarpadaividu in Kilkalak-kurram, at the same place. The order was
issued at the instance of Ayyan Malavarayan. It is stated that from the
area in which the gift-land was situated, the land belonging to the
sabhai of the village and those cultivated by Sundarapandya Malavarayar
were excluded. It is further stated that the levies and taxes due from
the land which the kingâs uncle (amman) Munayadaraiyar had bought or got
on lease from the sabhai were included in the gift which was declared as
tax-free devadana.
It is to be noted that amongst the
boundaries of the gift-land a certain canal called Kulasekarankal is
mentioned.
No. 477
(Page No 313)
(A. R. No. 454 of
1909.)
Manappadaividu,
Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli District
West wall of the
same mandapa.
Tribh
Konerinmaikondan (Vikramapandya): Year 11+1 (1294-95 A. D.)
This inscription is order issued by the
king at the instance of Ayyan Malavarayan, granting land probably to the
same temple mentioned in No. 476 above, to provide for worship and
offerings in it. It appears that the land belonged as jivitam to the
Padaiyilar of the same place where the temple is situated viz.,
Ambalattadinallur alias Manarpadaividu in Srivallava-mangalam in
Kilkalak-kurram, and it was situated in Nakka-mangalam in Kilvemha-nadu.
It is stated that the gift was a tax-free devadana. Other details are
lost.
No. 478
(Page No 313)
(A. R. No. 455 of
1909.)
Manappadaividu,
Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli District
North wall of the
same mandapa.
This inscription
is damaged and incomplete.
It contains the prasasti of the king
commencing with Tirumalar madu poruvaraimarpura and mentions the queen
Ulagamulududaiyal.
It appears to records a sale of land in
favour of the temple in the western parts of Ambalattadinallur alias
Manarpadaividu, built by Seyyan Tumamani, a palace servant of the king.
No. 522
(Page No 351)
(A. R. No. 495 of 1909)
Solapuram,
Sivaganga Taluk, Ramanathapuram District Same wall.
Marvarman alias
Tribh Vikrama-Pandyadeva: Year 5+1, Aippasi 1=1288-89 A.D.
The end portion
of the inscription is missing.
It records the gift of 81/2 achchu of
money, 71/2 achchu for a nanda lamp and 1 achchu for a sandhi lamp, to
be burnt in the temple of Uttamasolavinnagar-emperuman of Anma-nadu by a
certain Narayanananananta-narayana-bhattan of Tirunallur in
Uttamasolach-chaturvedimangalam, a Tiruvidaiyatta-Brahmadeyam of the
god. It is stated that the money was received by Pandavadutan Iyadavan
alias Alagiyamanavala-bhattan, the tiruvadippidi of the god, and
Narayanan Virrirundan-bhattan who had agreed to burn the lamps forever.
The inscription written in continuation of
the above, records another gift of one achchu of pon for some other
presents to the temple made by the same donor. But the end portion
being not traceable, the details are lost.
Srivalladeva (Jata
Srivallabha)
No. 531
(Page No 358)
(A. R. No. 503 of
1909.)
Pudupalaiyam,
Srivilliputtur Taluk, Ramanathapuram District
South wall of the
Parannangattaruliyasvamin temple.
Srivalladeva (=Jata
Srivallabha) : Year 6, Mesha (Chittirai) su. 11, Friday,
Uttirattadi=1297
A. D., Aprli 19. The tithi was ba. 11,
This inscription is very much damaged.
It, however, appears to record a gift of a
nanda lamp in the temple of the god (name lost) at Karungulam alias
Satavasakanallur in Venbaikkudi-nadu
The gift is stated to have been received
by several Sivabrahmanas of the temple who had agreed to cairy out the
object for ever, failing which, they had agreed to burn two nanda lamps,
besides paying a fine.
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Jata
Parakramaoandya
No. 514
(Page No 345)
(A. R. No. 487 of 1909)
Solapuram, Sivaganga
Taluk, Ramanathapuram District
West wall of the same
verandah.
Jatavarman Tribh
Parakramapandyadeva: S. 1244 and 8th year,
Mithuna (Ani) 28, su.
15, Wednesday, Chittirai-1322 A.D., June 23. The tithi was su. 8.
This inscription is damaged in some
places.
It records that the mahasabhai of
Sri[.....] mangalam alias Taniyanai [Vira]pandyach chaturvvedimangalam,
a Brahmadeyam, in Ari-nadu, sold some land comprising Sakaraneri in the
southern quarter of their village, as karanmachchenmam to a certain
Suriyadevan Tampikku Nallaperumal alias Pillai Sundarapandya
Vanakovaraiyar, an [Agappavirar] mudali of the king, of Arukkai
Kunrattur in Anma-nadu, as vadak-kadamai to the temple of the god
Vikramapandisvaramudaiya-nayanar of Solapuram in Anma-nadu. It is
stated that the mahasabhai sold the village of Sakaraneri for 500 panam
and granted all the taxes, etc., that it yielded to the temple of the
god mentioned above and had ordered the transfer of the land to the
grants of lands of the temple after removing it from the village of the
sabhai. A number of signatories are listed at the end.
The engraver on stones was Sambandan Appan
alias Viravinoda Achariyan the sirpachariyan of the same nadu.
Mara Virapandya
No. 465
(Page No 299)
(A. R. No. 442 of
1909)
Manappadaividu,
Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli District
South wall of the
mandapa in front of the central shrine in the Mundisvaramudaiyar temple.
Mara Vira Pandya
(?): Kollam 616, Ani 4, su. 11, Wednesday, Svati=1441 A.D. May 31.
This inscription records a gift of 100
panam for a nanda lamp to be burnt in the temple of the god
Munrisvaramudaiyar of Ambalattadinallur alias Manappadaividu in the
north-east quarter of Srivallavanmangalam, a brahmadesam in
Kilkalak-kurram, by a trustee of the temple named Mattandan-Peruman
alias Villavarayar. The gift money was accepted by
Srikailaya-mudaiyan-bhattan Anavaratadanapperumal, Tirunelveliudaiyar,
Verrikkuvel-eduttaperumal Irasakumara-bhattan and
Perraperumal-Aramvalatar the devakanmis of the 30 circles belonging to
the temple. These persons had agreed to burn the lamp hereditarily out
of the interest on the gift money.
At the end of the record, besides the
above mentioned people, Munrisura Muppan and Nanambi Ayyan Villavaraya
Asari, the sirpi (sculptor) of the village, also figure as signatories.
No. 466
(Page No 300)
(A. R. No. 443 of 1909)
Manappadaividu,
Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli District Same wall.
Mara Vira Pandya
(?) : Kollam 616 Ani 4, su. 11, Wednesday, Svati.
=1441 A.D. May
31.
This inscription records that the services
of reciting the holy hymns and the provision of a flower-hall in the
temple of the god Munrisvaramudaiya-nayinar of Ambalattadinallur alias
Manappadaividu in the north-eastern quarter of Srivallavanmangalam, a
brahmadesam, in Kilkalak-kurram, were arranged to be the proprietary
right of the 15 circles (of the temple) by the Bhiksha-matha. It states
that the privileges accuring therefrom were to be enjoyed by
Uyyanerikattinar Vanattuvalvittar, a disciple of Agamasiladevar alias
Umaiyorupagar of the lineage of the Bhiksha-matha, and his successors (cf
: No. 471 below).
The signatories were
Srikaiyilayamudaiyan-bhattan Anavaratadanapperumal of the temple,
Tirunelveliudaiyar, Verrikkuveledutta Perumal Irasakumara-bhattam,
Aramvalattail, Krentisvaramudaiyan Munrisvara-bhattan Narpattennayira
Sikaranattan, Mattandan-perumal alias Villavarayan, the temple trustees,
and Nanambi Ayyan Villavarasar the sirpi (sculptor), of the place.
No. 471
(Page No 305)
(A. R. No. 448 of
1909.)
Manappadaividu,
Tirunelveli Taluk,Tirunelveli District
East wall of the same
mandapa.
Maravarman alias Tribh
Virapandya : Year 2+21, Adi 27=c. 1448 A. D.
This inscription is damaged in some places
and is incomplete at the end.
It records a grant of 25 ma of land as
devadana for worship, offerings and procession to the god
Munrisvaramudaiya-nayanar of Ambalattadinallur alias Manarpadaividu, in
the north-eastern quarter of Srivallavanmangalam, a Brahmadesam in
Kilkalak-kurram, and 5 ma of land as madappuram to [Agamasiladevar]
alias [Umaiyorupaga] Mudaliyar of the lineage of the Bhikshamada. Owing
to the incomplete nature of the record, other details like the donor,
etc., are not available.
Sundarapandya
No. 14
(Page No 10)
(A. R. No. 14 of 1909)
Pon-Amaravati,
Tirumayam Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District
On the gopura of the
Cholesvara temple, right of entrance.
Sundarapandyadeva :
Year 8, Arpasi.
This record registers a royal order
addressed to the authorities of several temples in Ponnamarapatipparu
restraining them from using the water in Idangamikaman, unlike before.
Cf. Inscriptions (Texts) of the
Pudukkottai State, No. 513.
No. 415
(Page No 268)
(A. R. No. 394 of
1909.)
Siddhalingamadam,
Tirukkoyilur Taluk, South Arcot District Same wall.
Konerinmaikondan
Tribh Sundarapandyadeva : Year 10.
This inscription records the purchase of
the village of Vivalam as kani by the Kaikkolurs including
Kadaladaittan of Sirringur, abrahmadesam in Kurukkaik kurram in
Irajaraja-valanadu from the sabhai of the same place, and its donation
as devadana to the temple of the god Tiruppulippagava-nayanar of the
same place. It is stated that from the month of Karttigai of the year
quoted (i.e. 10th), all the levies and incomes from the entire village
such as kadamai, antarayam, karpura-vilai, pon-vari, vini-yogam, upadi,
panchupili, sandhivigrahapperu, idaiyar-vari, ina-vari, erimin-pattam,
vasal-vari, talaiyoppu, tari-irai, chekk-irai, tattoli, tattar-pattam
and other incomes, should be enjoyed by the purchasers. They in their
turn should annually pay paddy at the rate of 12 kalam per one ma of
nanjai land and 5kalam per one ma of land with crops of Sittiraikar
paddy irrigating by means of well-water; and 4 pon for the punsey,
puravadai and nattam (house-site) lands to the temple.
Two signatories named
Sundarapandya-Kalingarayan and Netturudaiyan figure.
No. 452
(Page No 294)
(A. R. No. 429 of
1909)
Siddhalingamdam,
Tirukkoyilur Taluk, South Arcot District
East wall of the
Vahana-mandapa in the same temple.
Konerinmaikondan
Tribh Sundarapandyadeva : Year 11
This inscription records the grant, as
tax-free devadana, of a number of taxes such as tari-irai, settirai,
etc., levied by the natters from the residents of the tirumadai-vilagam
of the temple of Tiruppulippagavanaynar of Sirringur a brahmadesam, in
Kurukkaik-kurram in Maladu in Irajaraja-valandu, made by the king to
provide for a service, named after the king, to the god, instituted by a
certain Kuttapperumal, an angavaidya and for a festival of the same
deity. It is stated that this royal order was addressed to the tanattar
(trustees) of the temple. A certain Tunjalurudaiyan and Pallavarayar
figure as signatories.
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