Epigraphia Indica Vol 23

SR No.: 032577
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1935
Total Pages: 436
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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duties (svadharmēņa), by punishing the wicked and protecting the good, and spending his time merrily in happy talks in his standing camp1 at Vallavaḍa-grāma.
(Ll. 23-39) Kaḍitāmatya Maillapayya, the Mahapradhana dependent on his (i.e., of Gandaradityadeva) lotus-like feet, after repairing the dilapidated temple of sri-Khēḍādityadeva, situated in Brahmapuri, created by Brahman in the great holy place of śri-Kollapura, built a Trikūțapräsäda, installed there (the images of) Brahma and Vishnu, and with a desire to do some religious act requested Gandaradityadeva who understood it (i.e., his desire). And when the Saka years one thousand and forty-eight had elapsed, in the Parabhava year, on the fourth day of the bright half of the month of Ashadha, on Saturday, on the Dakshinayana-samkranti, he bought, by paying the cost, from Rajaya and Senaya of the Nargavunda' family in the village of Kōmnijavāda in the khampana of Kōdavalli in the province of Mirinji two nivartanas of non-taxable land (mānya) that had the rights of Nargavundas, measured by the Kundi pole, and a plot for a house twenty-four cubits in extent with the eight rights, etc.; then he added thereto from the land in the village, four nivartanas measured by the same pole, and thus made six nivartanas of land free from tax, etc., ... [constructed] a house 24 cubits in extent and another 48 cubits in extent: thus in all 72 cubits in extent. All these had the rights of the Nargavuṇḍas. In Brahmapuri, in the presence of (the god) śri-Khēḍādityadeva, he gave two nivartanas of land measured by the same pole with a house 24 cubits in extent along with eight rights, etc., to twelve Brahmins for their food with rice of white grains, with broth made of adhaki and other pulses, with ghee, butter-milk and four vegetables and for tambula.
(Ll. 39-44) Then there are these eight Brahmins all of them intent on religious practices: Gangadhara-Chaturvedi-Bhaṭṭopadhyaya of Gautama-gotra, Govinda-kramavid of Bharadvājagötra, Bhaskara-Chaturvedin of Atri-götra, Nārāyaṇa-bhaṭṭa of Jamadagnya-Vatsa-götra, Madhava of Bharadvaja-gōtra, Vamana of Kasyapa-gotra, Vishnu-bhaṭṭa of Dhananjaya-göōtra and Vamana of Bharadvaja-götra. To each of them were granted 400 vappakas measured by the same pole and to each a house six cubits in extent. Similarly for the repairs of the broken parts, etc., of the Trikuṭa-prāsāda 400 vappakass were given by the same measure.
(LL 44-47) This sarva-namasya (grant) which is free from all obstacles, which is faultless with regard to its income and which is not to be touched by finger (even) by the royal officers, is made to last as long as the sun and the moon after a libation of water and a washing of the feet. The Mahajanas" of Brahmapuri shall protect all these religious gifts.
(Verses 9-10) [These are two of the well-known imprecatory verses.]
(L. 48) Auspicious glory.
1 Vidanurittyä is probably to be taken as meaning following the custom of a vidu (i.e., camp)'. It reminds us of a similar expression in Kannada grants bidinol meaning in the camp'.
■ Närgavundas are those who are now known as Nadagaudas, a Kannada word meaning headmen of the country'.
Magila means a site for a house.
The meaning of malavam, etc., is not clear. The same phrase is spelt differently in 11. 34 and 38.
• It should be noted that some names are in singular and some in plural.
• Vappaka is a measure.
• Mahajanas were members of a particular assembly probably something like our Panchas.
My thanks are due to my colleague Prof. K. G. Kundangar who helped me in translating certain technical terms in the plates.