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STONE INSCRIPTIONS AT VAGHLI IN KHANDES.
L. 103. स विष्ठायां मिर्भूत्वा कमिभिः सह पच्यते । (1) विन्ध्याटवी - 101. चतोया गुप्ककोटरवासिनः । महायो हि जायन्ते
105. भूमिदानापहारका: । (1) तडागानां सहसेच वाजिमेध्यतेन च [1] 106 गवां कोटिमानेत (न) भूमिहर्त्ता न पति (1) इति महर्षिवचना107. व्यवधायें आगन्तुकरावभिः धलोपभयेन प्रतिपालनीयम् [*]
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108 महंस (ग) जा: परमत्रीपतिया वा पापादपेतमनसेो भुवि भाविभूषाः [1"] 100. ये पालयति मम धमिमं समयं तेषां मया विरचितवलि
110 रेष मूसा (शा) बरीसंवारीयभाद्रपदामावास्या
111. याम् ।" बोनासिकीय परवास (वे) द्यमहातीर्थे
परम
112. व्रतौ (तो)पवासनियमयुक्तेन स्री (श्री) भिल्लमराजेन सूर्यग्रहणे ग्रा
113. मोयं प्रदत्तः ॥ लिख (खि) तमिदं शासनपहं स्थाननियमेन
114. राजनियमेन च ॥" मया केशवैउपाध्यायेनेति ॥ यद-"
115. चरं परिभ्रष्टं माचाहीनं च यहवेत (द)। चां (च) तुमय विहांस: 110 नमनः । यदचोमाचरंमधिक प्रमाणमिति ।
XVI.-STONE INSCRIPTIONS AT VAGHLI IN KHANDES. THE SAKA YEAR 991.
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BY PROFESSOR F. KIELHORN, PH.D., C.I.E.; GÖTTINGEN.
According to the Bombay Gazetteer, vol. XII, p. 478, Vaghli, a village six miles east (or rather north-east) of Chalisgaon in the Khandes District, has three temples, an old temple of Madhâidevi, a small ruined temple to its right, and a temple of the Mân. bhava' sect. “The Manbhava temple, built in Hemadpanti style, 33 feet long by 22 broad and 13 high, with ornamented pillars and doorway, formerly contained a linga, and has still the sacred bull outside. Three large stones (within) bear illegible Sanskrit inscriptions. Near the temple is a well, inside and on each side of which is a small cell. The temple is undoubtedly very old, and has for the last seven generations been in the possession of the Mânbhâva sect." Good impressions of the three inscriptions thus referred to, taken by Mr. H. Cousens, have been supplied to me by Dr. Burgess. They show that the three inscriptions are indeed damaged, especially one of them, but that they are by no means so illegible as they have been reported to be. And their contents appear to me sufficiently interesting to justify my furnishing a short account of them. I shall denote the inscriptions by the letters A, B, and C, but shall show that all three really form part of a single inscription.
4. This inscription contains 14 lines of writing which cover a space of about 3' 6" broad by 1' ू” high. On the proper right side the writing is much damaged and
Metre, Vasantatilaka.
Really is engraved.
w Metre, Sloka (Anushtubh).
| the Portal Directory Waghli, " in Long. 76°10/ E, Lat. 20° 31' N.
50 Read चरमधिकं वा.
See Bombay Gazetteer, vol. XII, p. 122; Indian Antiquary, vol. IV, p. 335; and Dr. Burgess' List of Antiquarian
In the Indian Atlas, sheet 38, spelt "Baugley," in Remaine in the Bombay Presidency, pp. 122, 320.
