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the moon and the sun exist, we shall have to barn (it). If we do not burn (it), those who shall be in charge of the holy temple at that time, shall make (us) burn (it), causing (us) to supply dquble the quantity of the missing ghee (as fine). Thus we, the Vaikhênasas, sball have to burn without fail (one) dlakku of ghee per day. Having thas agreed, we, the representatives of the Vaikhanases who have received that money, shall have to barn (that lamp).
No. 7.- DATES OF CHOLA KINGS. BY F. KIELHORN, PA.D., LL.D., C.I.E.; GÖTTINGEN. (Continued from Yol. IV. page 266.)
A.-RAJARAJA. No. 25.- Inscription in the Sthåņunåtha temple at Suchindran near Cape Comorin. 1 Svasti Sr[i] [11*) Tira-mag"[!] pôla- .....::::::::: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
kô Trásarâ[en] 6 Kedari vaqma]rkku (ya)adu padin-ain (ju) iv[v]-Anun Kann (nylima muv(v-aj. 7 n[diy=ag]i [$]e[v]vây.[k]kilamai perra [Pajrayiruthli-ui! .......
“In the year Afteen (of the reign) of king Rajaraju-Kesarivarman, on the day of Pärva-Bhadrapada, which corresponded to & Tuesday, three evenings having expired of the month of Kenya in this year."
We have found before (above, Vol. IV. p. 266) that Rajaraja's reign commenced between the 24th December A.D. 984 and thu 2Cth September A.D. 985. A date of the month of Kanya (August-Septembor) Put the 15th year of his reign, thorofore, will be expected to fall either in A.D. 999, in Saka-Srivat 921 expired, or in A.D. 1000, in Saka-Samvat 922 expired. As a matter of fact, this new data works out correctly for Saka-Saruvat 921 expired.
In SakaSainvat 921 expired the month of Kanyå lasted from the 27th August to the 25th September A.D. 999, and daring this period the moon was in the nakshutra Pârva Bhadrapada- by the equal-spaco system for 15 h. 6 m., by the Brahma-siddhanta for 3 h. 56 m., and according to Garga for 3 h. 17 m., after mean sunrise-on Tuesday, tho 29th August A.D. 000, which was the third day of the month of Kapya* (aud the full-moon days of the month of Bhadrapada).
The date reduces the period during which the reign of Rajarajs must havo commenced to the time from the 24th December A.D. 984 to (approximately) the 29th August A.D. 985.6
B.- KULOTTUNGA-CHOLA I. No. 20.-Ingcription in the Rajagopåla-Porumal temple at Mannargudi
in the Tanjore district. 1 Svasti Srih 6 Pagal.midu vishenga .
Irajakesarivanmar=ana Te[i]bhavaaschakræva[rtt]i[sl] écl-Kulôttunga-sola
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1 Conspare South-Ind. Ineer, Vol. III. p. 9 and note 4. * The first 8 lines of this inucription are published above, p. 45 (No. 6, E). : Le, either on the night of the third solar day or on the fourth solar dny."
The moon also was in Purva-Bliedrupad on Monday, the 25th September A.D. 999, which was the 30th day of the month of Kanya.
The full moon, tilli ended 13 h. 34 after mesti suuriso. (According to the Soehindram inscription C. (p. 44 above) it cominee in the soonth of Karkataka.--ER 7 No. 103 of the Goveru neat Eppuisin collection for 1897.
