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CHIKKULLA PLATES OF VIKRAMENDRAVARIAN II.
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(L. 30.) Now, to K&mârnava, the foremost of all virtuous men, who was the eldest son of the excellent king Vajrahasta (and) whose spotless and bright fame was extolled by the chiefs of poets,
(V. 7.) There was born by Vinayamahadevi, who was born in the Vaidumba family as Sri in the milk-ocean, a son, named the glorious Vajrahasta.
(V. 8.) He was anointed to protect the whole earth when the aggregate of the saka years was reaching the number of the sky (cipher), the seasons (six) and the treasures (nine), (i.e. 980), the sun being in Vrishabha, (the moon) in the constellation of Rohini, in the auspicious lagna of Dhanus, in the bright fortnight, on Sunday combined with the third tithi.
(V. 9.) While this (Lord) of great prowess is protecting the earth in the path of justice in order that (men) might practise the three objects of life simultaneously, the people on earth ever are free of diseases, free of sins, (capable of) removing the sins (of others), (and) rich.
(V. 10.) While the fame of this best (king) of the G[a]ága race, which is as stainless as the light of the moon (and) which gives delight to the world, is reaching the mountain chain encircling the earth, the mahouts are daubing again and again the foreheads of the elephants in the eight) points of the compass with thick layers of red-lead paste.
(V. 11.) Through love of this virtuons (king), Śri and Sarasvati thrive without rivalry, residing in (his) bosom and mouth (respectively).
(L. 44.) From Kalinganagara,- the devout worshipper of Mahêsvara, the Paramabhattaraka, the Maharajadhiraja, the lord of the Three Kalingas, the glorious Vajrahastadêva, being in good health, issues (the following) order, having called together all the subjects, headed by the ministers :
(L. 47.) "Be it known to you that the following twelve villages in the district (vishaya) of Êrada, (vis.) the village of Vélpüra, Trummuka, Vappudâm, Vallurama, Arnago. .... [tpemmimba), Kônûrana, Poduru, Vadam, Müringâm, Kanamarampa, Dêvaremachikidama (and) Gudrapi, haring been (clubbed together and) named the district (vishaya) of Vélpürå, -(this) district of Vélpürå, enclosed by the four bouadaries, including water and land, free of all molestation, was granted by means of (this) copper-plate charter (tâmra-fdsana), in the Såka year of Aja (nine), the mountains (seven) and the treasures (nine),-(.e. 979), in the bright fortnight of Phâlgana, on the twelfth tithi, a Sunday, for as long as the moon, the sun and the earth endure, for the increase of the religious merit and fame of my mother and father (and) of myself, - to Pangu-Samaya, born by his wife Vedavi to Srikantha-Nayaka, the son of one named Ayitana, an inhabitant of [Chhilli.
(L. 57.) "Alsothe village of [Nugila] in the district (vishaya) of Kôluvarta[ni] was granted."
No. 25.- CHIKKULLA PLATES OF VIKRAMENDRAVARMAN II.
BY F. KIELHORN, PH.D., LL.D., C.I.E.; GÖTTINGEN. According to Mr. J. Ramayya, Treasury Deputy Collector of the Vizagapatam district. these plates were found, some ten years ago, by one Pindi Nammayya of Upperagudem, a hamlet of Amalapuram in the Golugonda taluka of the Vizagapatam district, while excavating earth at the Atikavani tank in the Chikkulla agrahára of the Tuni division of the Godavari
The red paint had to be frequently renowed because it was continually obliterated by the king's 'white' fame.
"I take this information from a note on the inscription by Mr. J. Ramayya, a copy of which was sent to me by Dr. Hultzsch after be bad received my manuscript of this article.
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