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the son of Bhailla, and is conversant with the Vedas and their subsidiary treatises, the village named Talapurumshaka, situated in Någapura-Nandivardhana, along with what is set aside, with the appurtenances, with the assessment in grain and gold, with the flaws in measurement and inflictions of fate, with all the prodace, up to (its) four previously known boundaries, (and) to be respected (i.e. not to be interfered with) as long as the moon and the sun endare, in the manner of a gift to a Brahmana."
(L. 55.) To the east of it (is) the village named [Mådâţadhiņdhara]; to the south the river (Kanhana); to the west the village of (Mohama]; (and) to the north the village of (Vadhrira).
(L. 57.) No one should cause obstruction to Rishiyapayya while he coltivates Talapurumshaka, defined by these four boundaries, causes (it) to be cultivated, enjoys (it) or causes (it) to be enjoyed. And he who causes obstruction will incur the five great sins; for it is said :
(V. 30.) “He who takes away land that has been given by himself or others, becomes a worm in ordure and is cooked (in hell) together with (his) ancestors."
(V. 31.) “ Råmabhadra again and again entreats all fature kings that they should from time to time protect this bridge of virtue, (which is common to (all) kings."
(L. 61.) Engraved by Yo[gråshtya], the brother of [Chéjvåna[nvera).
No. 21.-DATES OF CHOLA KINGS. BY F. KIELHORN, PH.D., LL.D., C.I.E.; GÖTTINGEN.
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A.-RAJARAJA. No. 27.- Inscription in the Vaikuntha-Perumal temple at Manimangalam.! 1 Ti]ro-maga! pôl . . . . . . 2 k-iya du 15vada Isha[bha)-nå[ya]iru purvva-ba (pa)kshattu [da]samiyu[m]
Viyala-kilam[ai]yu[m plerra [A]ttattiq nal.
"In the 15th year of the reign) of . . . . . . . . .,' on the day of Fiasta, which corresponded to a Thursday and to the tenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Rishabha.”
As Rajaraja's reign has been found to commence betwoon the 24th December A.D. 984 and (approximately) the 29th August A.D. 985 (above, p. 48, No. 25), a date in the month of Rishabha (April-May) of the 15th year of his reign will be expected to fall either in A.D. 999 (in Saka-Samvat 921 expired) or in A.D. 1000 (in Saka-Samvat 922 expired).
In A.D. 999 the month of Rishabha lasted from the 23rd April to the 24th May. During that time the 10th tithi of the bright half of the lunar month Vaisakha) commenced 0 h. 53 m. after mean sunrise of Thursday, the 27th April, and ended 1 h. 4 m. after mean sunrise of Friday, the 28th April ; and the nakshatras on the two days were
on the Thursday, by the Brahma-siddhanta and according to Garge, Uttara-Phalguni the whole day and by the equal space system, Pärva-Phalgani up to 9h. 12 m., and afterwards Uttara-Phalguni;
I No. 289 of the Gorernment Epigraphist's collection for 1897.
The name of the king is lost, but the historical introduction, the whole of which is preserved, makes it certain that the inscription belongs to the time of Rajaraja I.
