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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
XV.- Inscriptions of Parthivendravarman or Parthivendradhipativarman, who took the head of Vira-Pandya No. 166 to 170 Jalanathesvara temple at Takkolam No. 152 to 155 Vaikuntha-Perumal, Madariamman temples No. 156 to 157 Kharapurisvara, Vaikuntha-Perumal temples No. 158 to 161 On the east and north wall of the Vaikuntha-Perumal temple No. 162 to 165 Vaikuntha-Perumal, Vishnu temples at Tirumalpuram No. 171 to 176 Subrahmanya, Vaikuntha-Perumal, Masilamanisvara temples No. 177 to 180 Siva, Varaha-Perumal temples No. 181 to 184 Tiruvalisvara, Vaikuntha-Perumal, Jalanathesvara temples No. 185 to 189 Varaha-Perumal, Tiruvalisvara, Ullagaikulunda temples No. 190 to 194 Jalanathesvara, Selliyamman, Vishnu temples No. 195 to 198 Masilamanisvara, Manikanthesvara, Vishnu temples No.
166.â ON THENORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE JALANATHESVARA
TEMPLE AT TAKKOLAM[1] This
record is dated in the 3rd year of Parthivendravarman and
registers a gift of money by the merchants for a sleeping cot
presented by queen Arumolinangai to the temple of Tiruvural-Alvar.
Mention has been made, in Nos. 49 and 52 of 1898 printed
below, of Tribhuvana-Mahadeviyar, another queen of Parthivendra.
Villavan-Madeviyar still another queen of his, is mentioned
in No. 193 below. Hail
! Prosperity ! In the [3]rd year of (the reign of) king
Parthivendravarman, we the merchants (nagarattom) gave gold
that would secure annually nine manjadi by means of interest
in a lump-sum from the third (year) as long as the moon and
the sun (endure), for one sacred sleeping cot given by
Arumolinangaiyar, wife of the king (udaiyar) to (the
temple of) Tiruvural-Alvar at Takkolam.
No.
167.â ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE VAIKUNTHA-PERUMAL TEMPLE AT
UTTARAMALLUR[2] This
inscription is dated in the 3rd year of
Parthivendradhipativarman who took the head of Vira-Pandya, and
records a gift of land to the temple of Ayyan, the great Sasta of
Uttarameru-chaturvedimangalam, for current expenses, a perpetual
lamp, sribali and archchanabhoga.
Ayyan or Sasta is a popular village god ; see South-Indian
Gods and Goddesses, page 229 f. (Line
1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 3rd year and the 50th
day (of the reign) of Parthivendradhipativarman who took the head of
Vira-Pandya, (this is) the writing of us (the members) of the great
assembly of Uttarameru-chaturvedimangalam, (a village) in its own
subdivision in Kaliyur-kottam.
The following are the lands given to (the temple of) Ayyan,
the great Sasta, on the south side of our village for the sacred
current expenses (tiruchchennadai), a perpetual lamp, sribali
and worship[3]. (L.
2.) Eight hundred and forty kuli of first rate (land)
which forms the third padagam
in the first square, west of (the path called)
Paramesvara-vadi of the first kannaru (situated) to
the south of the village ; 400 kuli of first rate (land)
of the third square to the west of (the path called)
Paramesvara-vadi in the second and third kannaru on the south
side of the village; 360 kuli of first rate (land) of
the fourth and fifth squares to the west of (the path called)
Paramesvara-vadi in the second kannaru on the south side of
the village ; in all 1,600 kuli of land equal to ma of
land[4].
We made these lands tax-free as long as the moon and the sun
last, having receiving purvacharam from Sattan Brahmakuttan
of Puliyangudi and agreeing that we do not show (as due)
against (them) any kind of (tax such as) irai,
echchoru, vetti and amanji. (L.
5.) Those who deviate from this and show the taxes (as due)
shall pay a fine of 25 kalanju of gold to the credit of the
court of justice whenever demanded, and those who act against this
charity shall incur the sin committed (by sinners) between
Ganga (the Ganges) and Kumari (Cape Comorin).
We (the members) of the great assembly of
Uttarameru-chaturvedimangalm having unanimously agreed to this
grant, freed this land from taxes.
Under orders of the assembly, I, the arbitrator (madhyastha)
Sivadasan Aiyayirattirunurruva Brahmapriyan, wrote (this). No.
168.â ON THE SAME WALL[5] This
document of the 3rd year of Parthivendradhipativarman who
took the head of Vira-Pandya, registers a gift of land for worship
and offerings to Mahadeva (Siva) of the temple at Kumanpadi,
a hamlet of Uttaramallur. (Line
1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 3rd year of (the reign
of) Parthivendradhipativarman who took the head of Vira-Pandya,
(this is) the writing of us (the members) of the great
assembly of Uttaramelur-chaturvedimangalam, (a village) in
its own subdivision in Kaliyur-kottam.
The lands given to the Mahadeva (Siva) of the sacred
temple (srikoyil) on the east side[6] at Kumanpadi, (a suburb)
of our village, to provide for worship and sacred offerings (are
as below) : - (L.
2.) 240 kuli of first rate (land) in the second square
(sadukkam) west of (the path called) Videlvidugu-vadi
of the sixth kannaru to the south of (the path called)
Vayiramega-vadi ; 415 kuli of first rate (land) in the
eighth square (sadukkam) east of (the path called)
Marapidugu-vadi of the sixteenth kannaru (situated) to
the north of (the lane called) Subrahmanya-narasam ; 440 (kuli)
of fourth rate (land) in the sixth square to the east of the
path which goes straight to the Kavanur tank of the sixteenth kannaru
(situated) to the north of (the lane)
Subrahmanya-narasam. In
all, we gave (these) 1,095 (kuli) freed of taxes,
having received purvacharam from Sandaran Elunurruvan alias
Nulamba Mayilatti. We (also)
decreed them tax-free agreeing not to exact irai, echchoru, vetti
and amanji. (L.
6.) Those who obstruct this (deed) shall incur the sin
committed (by the sinners) between Ganga (the Ganges) and
Kumari (Cape Comorin) and shall pay a fine of 25 kalanju
of gold at the court of justice (danmadana, dharmasana).
I, PuliyaSivan alias[7]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . wrote (this) by order of the
great assembly I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wrote (this) . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . by order of . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
assembly. No.
169.â ON THE SAME WALL[8] The
inscription records that in the 3rd year of
Parthivendradivarman who took the head of Vira-Pandya, the members
of the assembly of Uttaramelur-chaturvedimangalam made a gift of
land to the goddess Jyeshtha[9]
at Kumanpadi, a suburb of this village, for the maintenance of
worship and sacred offerings.
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