Epigraphia Indica Vol 06

Author(s): E Hultzsch
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

Page 36

No. 3.]
DATES OF CHOLA KINGS.
"In the [35]th year of the reign) of the glorious Rajadhirajadeva,- on Sunday, the thirteenth tithi of the bright fortnight of the month of Jyaishtha in the Vijaya year (which was) the 975th Saka year."
The Jovian year Vijaya by the southern luni-solar system was Šaka-Samvat 975 as an expired year=A.D. 1053-54). For that year the date is incorrect; for the 13th tithi of the bright half of Jyaishtha of the given year corresponds to Tuesday, the 1st June A.D. 1053, which was entirely occupied by the tithi.
The date would be correct for the third (instead of the 13th) tithi of the bright half of Jyaishţha of the given year, which ended 8 h. 13 m. after mean sunrise of Sunday, the 23rd May A.D. 1053.
From what I have stated above, Vol. IV. p. 266, about the commencement of Râjâdhiraja's reign, it is clear that any date of the 35th year of that king's reign must fall between (approximately) the 15th March A.D. 1052 and the 2nd December A.D. 1053.
C.-RAJENDRADEVA. 30.-On a stone near the Binakalamma temple at Besaturu. 1 Om [11*] Svasti sri-Chôļa-rajam sakala-vasudheya konda Rajendradevam
3dust-åri-vrata-ghấtam negale barisam=år-age mattam Sak-abdam [1]
vis[t]a2 rakk*1-ombhat-el-ornbhatum-ene barisan Hêmaļambi-prasiddham svastam masam
gadarn Ka[r"]ttikam=asi ta]-dinam dvadasi Somavaram (II) “Hail! When it was six years after the glorious Chôļa king Rajêrdradeva, renowned as the slayer of crowds of wicked enemies, had taken possession of the whole earth- and again, in detail, in the Saka year reckoned as nine, seven and nine (i.e. 979), in the year known as Hêmaļambin, on Monday, the twelfth tithi, a day of the dark fortnight) of the auspicious month of Kärttika."
The Jovian year Hêmalambin by the southern luni-solar system was Saka-Samvat 979 as an expired year (= A.D. 1057-58); and for that year the date corresponds to Monday, the 27th October A.D. 1057, when the 12th tithi of the dark half of tho amanta Karttika ended 22 h. 9 m. after mean sunrise.
Below, ander No. 38, it will be seen that the words of the date when it was six years after ' etc., simply are intended to convey the sense of 'in the sixth year of the reign of.'
37.- On a virakal at Gujjappanahunļi. 5 Vira-singgåsanattu vițr-irind=arulina kov-Irâjakesaripadmar=ana 6 srî-Rajendradêvargg-iyându panniranţâvudu . .
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8 Saka-varisha 9 984 . 10 samvatsarada
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11 Pålgaņa-ma12 sada punnave13 y-andu.
1 The date would be incorrect also for the current Saka year 975. : Mr. Rice's Ep. Carn. Vol. IV. Hg. 18.
Read dwuht.. • Mr. Rice's Rp. Carn. Vol. IV. Hg. 115. The original is much worn and many akaharas are indistinct, but the figures of the Saka date in line 9 nre clear. The introduction (11. 1-4) mentions Rajendra's elder brother (vis. BAjAdbirkja), the planting of a pillar of victory at Kollapuram, and the defeat of Abavamalla at Koppam.
• Here two or three akaharas sre lost.