Vijaya-Bhupatiraya
No. 65
(A. R. No. 63 of 1909)
Tirukkalukkunram,
Chingleput Taluk, Chingleput District
On the north wall
of the kitchen in the Bhaktavatsalesvara temple, right of entrance.
Viravijaya-Bhupatiraya 1406 A.D.
This record gives the details of date
viz., Vijaya, Aippasi 26, which correspond to 1406 A.D., October 25
(Monday).
It records the royal gift of taxes like
pottainulayam, sekku-ayam, eruttuckchammadam, attaichammadam,
poychchammadam, etc., due to the Chettis, etc., of Tirukkalukkunram and
Devamanadalam for the festival of procession held in the month of Tai in
the temple of Tirukkalukkunramudaiyanayanar. The executor of the gift
was Nagisvaramudaiyan Villavarayan, the agent of the king.
No. 66
(A. R. No. 64 of 1909)
Tirukkalukkunram,
Chingleput Taluk, Chingleput District
On the north wall
of the kitchen in Bhaktavatsalesvara temple, right of entrance.
Bhupatiraya :
1330=1408 A.D.
This inscription records the gift of 32
cows and a bull for perpetual lamp to the temple of
Tirukkalukkunramudaiya-nayinar by Tirukkalukkunramudaiyan of Nerkulam.
No. 67
(A. R. No. 64 A of
1909)
Tirukkalukkunram,
Chingleput Taluk, Chingleput District
On the north wall
of the kitchen in the Bhaktavatsalesvara temple, right of entrance.
Vijaya-Bhupatiraya Saka 1331=1409 A.D.
This inscription is engraved in
continuation of No. 66 above.
It records the gift of 32 cows and a bull
for a perpetual lamp to the temple of Tirukkalukkunramudaiya-nayinar by
Alagiya-Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyar of Nerkulam.
No. 263
(A. R. No. 248 of
1909.)
Tiruppattur,
Tiruppattur Taluk, North Arcot District
North wall of the
central shrine in the Brahmesvara temple
Vira-Vijayabhupatiraya, son of
Vira-Devaraya (I) : S. 1331, Virodhi, Vrischika (Aippasi)-su. 10.,
Uttirattadi=1409 A. D., October 18 (Friday). The nakshatra Uttirattadi
comes on the next day.
This inscription is built in the middle.
It records a gift, made by the king, of one half of the revenue except
the trruvidaiyattam, from the four villages namely Pachchal, Panaikkarai,
Kurumbarai and Virundandanputtur to the god Brahmisvaramudaiyar of
Tirupperrur alias Sri-Madhava-chchaturvedimangalam in Eyiyil-nadu in
Nikarilichola-mandalam.
Devaraya I
No. 266
(A. R. No. 251 of
1909.)
Tiruppattur,
Tiruppattur Taluk, North Arcot District
North wall of the
central shrine in the Varadaraja-perumal temple.
Virapratana-Devaraya-maharaya I: S. 131[8] for 1338, Durmukhi,
Pushya-ba. 13,
Friday=1417 A. D., January 15.
This inscription records an order of the
king exempting the manradis of a number of nadus like Tagada-nadu,
Eyyil-nadu, and Puramalai-nadu and several parrus like Kalingarai-parru,
Varurp-parru, Mukkanurp-parru, Arppurp-parru, Paiyurp-parru,
Kudivurp-parru, and Tensirmangalap-parru in Mulvayraiya from the payment
of the tax called purakuli, for grazing their sheep, goats and cattle
in the forests of the above-mentioned places, because, the manrads had
been paying a certain tax called talaivirai to the king.
No. 418
(A. R. No. 397 of
1909.)
Siddhalingamadam,
Tirukkoyilur Taluk, South Aroct District
North wall of the
same verandah.
Vira-Devaraya-Udaiyar: Saka 1329, Sarvajit, Mesha (Chittirai,) su-3,
Wednesday, Rohini=1407
A. D., April 11, But the week-day was Monday.
This inscription states that Sirringur was
situated on the southern bank of the Pennai rivar and was a brahadeyam
in Kurukkaik-kurram in Maladu in Irasarasa-valanadu. It records that the
sabhai of Vinodanallur in the same nadu had bought some land from the
Tirunamattukkani land of the temple of Tiruppulippagave-nayanar of
Sirringur for digging an irrigation channel and while digging, a land to
the extent of one and half a ma was found in excess. In lieu of this,
the above mentioned sabhai gave away some fields from the nanjai land of
their village to the tanattar of the temple. This gift is termed as
tiruppani-parru (i.e. the land given for temple repairs).
Virupanna-udaiyar
No. 330
(A. R. No. 312 of 1909)
Tirukkachchur,
Chingleput Taluk, Chingleput District Same wall.
Viruppana-udaiyar, son
of Ariyana-udaiyar : Dundubhi, Singa (Avani),
su. 5, Svati,
Wednesday=1442 A.D., August 11.
The week day was
Saturday.
This inscription records the gift of food
and all other upadhis due to them from the temple, made by the manradis
and the samaiyak-kanakkan of Irandayiravelipparru, as
sarvamanya-iraiyili to two families, one headed by Alagan alias
Narpattennayirakkon and the other headed by his younger brother Kannalan
employed as tirununda-vilakku kudi in the temple of the deity
Tiruvalaikkoyiludaiya-nayanar at Tirukkachchur in Sengunra-nadu in
Kalatturkottam in Jayangondasola-manadalam. These two families were
enjoyed to look after the services of tirununda-vilakku in the temple,
hereditarily. The signatory was Vanduvarapati, who was the
Samayakkanakkan.
No. 331
(A. R. No. 313 of 1909)
Tirukkachchur,
Chingleput Taluk, Chingleput District Same wall.
Vira Virupana-udaiyar:
Raktakshi, Mina (Panguni) su. 6, Friday,
Anusham=1445 A.D.
February 26, f.d.t. 66, f.d.n. 77.
This inscription records a gift of the
food and the upadhis due to them from the temple, as the gift of the
nadu made by the manradis by Kamban, son of Kobatarayan and the other
headed by Periyamudai, one headed by Kamban, son of Kobatarayan and the
other headed by Periyamudali, son of Alappirandan-kon, who were employed
to attend to the services connected with the nanda lamps and that
connected with the taking out in procession the image of the deity of
the temple in the same Tirukkachur mentioned in No. 330 above. These
families should sender these services hereditarily. The same
Vanduvarapati, the Samaiyakkanakkan who figures in No. 330 above, also
figures here, as the signatory.
No. 716 (Page No. 508)
(A. R. No. 665 of 1909)
Tirunedungalam,
Lalgudi Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Same wall.
Viruppana-udaiyar,
son of Ariyana-udaiyar : S. 1306, Raktakshi, Simha
(Avani) su. 2,
Friday, hastam=1384 A. D., August 19, f.d.n. 09.
This inscription is damaged in several
places.
It records a priti-dana parivarttanai (i.
e., exchange) of lands given by a number of persons (names given) of
Kiliyur-nadu in [. . . .] puram in Pandikulasani-valanadu in favour of a
certain Saykkudaiyan Nachchinarkkiniyar-nayakar alias Nayanar . . . .
Aludaitteva-nayanar belonging to the adimattiram of
Senkamalapporpada-nayanar of the lineage of Meykandadeva-nayanar. It is
stated that lands given in exchange were of the extent of 6-1/2 plus2ma
(totaling to 132ma) and were located in various places such as Kallikudi,
Adainjiyur, etc, and that the exchanged area was called Tadanapuram in
the same nadu and it was given to the above-mentioned person to provide
for the repairs, worship and festivals in the shrine of the god Nayanar
(name lost) set up in the enclosure (tiruchchurri) of the temple of the
god Tirunedungunram-udaiya-nayanar in Vadakavi-nadu in
Pandikulasani-valanadu. It is stated that the gift was a
tirunamattukkani.
The names of the persons who gave
this pritidana and who had affixed their signatures at the end are as
follows: Sakkudaiyan Ponnambalachchokkar Nayan Pandiyadaraiyar,
Sendappillai Kurukularayar, Nachchinarkkiniyar Suriyadevar, Punar Sendar,
Tirunelveli-udaiyar Kurukularayar Tavapperumal, and Nayakar
Tirumanikkamalai-udaiyar, Alagaiy Pillaiyar Villavarayar Kuttap-Perumal,
etc., The accountant of the nadu Iriniyurudaiyan Ilaiyanarayanapperumal
and the representative of the adimaittiram of Senkamalapporpadamalagiyar
of the lineage of Poykandaganra Meykandadevar-nayinar,
Saykkudaiyannayakan Aludaittevan also figure as signatories.
Virupakshadeva-maharaya II
No. 419
(A. R. No. 398 of
1909.)
Siddhalingamadam,
Tirukkoyilur Taluk, South Aroct District Same wall.
Virupakshadeva-Maharaya,
[son of] Virapratapa Devarayamaraya Praudha Devaraya? : Saka
1407=1485-86 A.
D.
Damaged.
Mallikarjunaraya
No. 717 (Page No.
510)
(A. R. No. 666 of 1909)
Tirunedungalam, Lalgudi
Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District
North wall of the same
shrine.
Mallikarjunaraya, son
of Devaraya-Maharaya : C 15th century.
This inscription is unfinished and stops
after mentioning the above-mentioned name of the ruler.
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