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boundaries, is the name of a Siva temple at Pithapuram itself, and Mandenárdyana the name of a Vishặn temple at Bhimavaram, about six miles south-west of Pithapuram.
The date of the inscription is irregular. In Saka-Sarnvat 1259 current the full-moon tithi of Bhadrapada ended on Friday, the 23rd August A.D. 1336, and in Saka-Samvat 1259 expired' on Wednesday, the 10th September A.D. 1337. Since in Saka-Samvat 1260 expired the given tithi did end on the required weekday, vis. on Sunday, the 30th August A.D. 1338 (18 h. 25 m. after mean sunrise), it is not improbable that this is the day on which the grant was made, and that the Saka year 1959 has been quoted by the writer erroneously instead of 1260.3
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First Plate. 1 Śrl-Umi-Mahesvarabhyam nnamaḥ (IV) 7Påyåd-vab Kari-vadanah 2 kru(kri)ta-nija-dana-stutavaivaali-gape
ninadati
muhur-a3 pidhatté karnnan(ronan) yaḥ karnna(inpa)talábhyår 11 (1) Śrl-Vishņur=astu
bhava4 d-ishta-phala-pradátá
våraha-marttir-akhil. &ga5 ma-gita-kirtih
yo dańshtrayê 8V2-ramaņîm=aram-abdhi6 magnam sambhôga-lampata-manah
kshitimunddadh 7 rall [2] Asti prasasta-nidhi madalam-Åndhra-khamdam-arabhya Gau
Second Plate ; First Side. 8 tama-nadi-tatam=&-Kalimgam
alokya
yad-divishadas-Sura9 saila-srum(osim gam=ârðhaņa-frama-phalam
kalayam-babhu10 vuḥ 11 [3] Pithapuri jayati tatra samasta-dêva-lakti-prayatna11 parikalpita-tôrana-srih
yasy&s=sunirmala-nabhô12 mukar-axtaraļ8
dhatte Surêmdra-nagari
pratibimba13 111am ||
[4] 'Yat-sandhågra-nishaạna(ona)-våravanita-vaktrêrdu-ma14 dhya-sthitaḥ sv[ai]ram D=sisha vibhavyatê himarachis-têby 8(bhyð) io vibimn[n]-akfiti) !
Second Plate; Second Side. 15 dvarh chotasi Sarkitêna rachito dhátra kalamka sphutar no 16 chôd=idru(dpi)si nirmmaļe katham-idar málinyam=a[j*]jfimbhaté 11 [5] Vi. 17 khyatall
vie-sâmainta-sentatio=tâm=arajayat [I] 18 pårijata-prasūna-frir=iva Nandana-medinim 11 [6] Tad-anvayê 19 Koppulake pe-nyakad
vibo(bhr a bhat
Prolaya-niya20 ka-prabhuḥ yasd yadiyam vibhavam cha vikrama na V&21 ktam=ishte vachas&m=ap=isvaraḥ 11 [7] 18Tasmaj-játó j ayati vijayî
Third Plate ; First Side. 22 Chôdamamba.kumaras=sand hasrenimilad.&ripuri.samya. 23 g-hára-dhå(då)nát játa-priti s rayati Batatam y at-pra
See Dr. Hultzacb's Ansual Report for 1893-94. p. 6.
* In Saka Barvat 1259 expired the month of Bravans ww intercalary, and the full-moon tibi of the first Gravana ended on Sunday, the 18th July A.D. 1887, 10h, 50 m. after mean sunrise. I do not consider it likely that this is the day on which the grant was made.
3 For similar dates see Ind. Ant. Vol. XXV. p. 268. From impressions supplied by Dr. Holtzsch. * Read śrys
Rond byde nama or bhyado mamas. 7 Metre : Arya. • Metre of verses 2-4: Vasantatilaka.
Metre : Śårddlavikridits. 10 Rood vibhinn. 11 Metre: sloka (Anushtabh).
1 Metre : Vamastha. 1 Metre: MandAkrante
14 This akshara, 64, looks rather like bhd in the original.
