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Jinamanjari, volume 17, No. 1, April 1998
Nişadhi Inscription At Kundadri Hill
In the Western Ghat of South India
G.K. Devarajaswami, Shimoga, India.
Kundadri hill situated 3300 feet above the sea level in the western ghats of India in the south is named after ācārya Kundakunda, who visited the place during his travel, and spent some time meditating and doing penance. The hill which runs in northeast direction is located 32 km from Tirthahalli village in the northwestern part of Karnataka. There is a temple with a mānastambha dedicated to Tirthankara Pārṣva. Near the mānastambha, there is a granite boulder which measures about 4'9" high and 2'6" wide. It contains an unpublished inscription along with images. and consists of 15 lines.
On top of the inscription, there are two raised images of men; a meditative ascetic in padmasana posture with a kamandala and a pincha, and a layman on to his right. The layman is well attired and has well groomed hair and has a chain around his neck. He is in standing position with his right palm rested over the left at the waist level. In addition to these men, there are carved images of sun and
moon.
The Inscription
1. Aravinda priyām tejārajovrṣabha sa
2. Rūparmarma niṣhvarbharama vyāstuta padarambūjaga
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3. Rapprāri divya vraṭṭondhāreyol kirtimaḍhūma
4. Nam priyaragha dvesigal sri Diwakarana
5. Nid vřati mūkhyar negavḍirasidhānta cūdāmaṇi 6. Intenisinegahābdi srīmanḍḍhivākaranandi siḍdhipa 7. Dēdhar swasthām svastyāṇēka guṇagalānkakrata
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