Epigraphia Indica Vol 08

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

Page 14

No. 1.]
DATES OF CHOLA KINGS.
6 dévarku y[8]du papnirandavadu Mêsha-n[Qya]rru apara-pakshattu navamiyam
B[uda]n-kilamaiyum pjerra Ti7 ravôņa[tta nå]!.
“In the twelfth year of the reign) of king Parakesarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajarajadêva,- on the day of Sravaņa, which corresponded to 8 Wednesday and to the ninth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Mêsha."
The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 28th March A.D. 1158, which was the 2nd day of the month of Mésha, and on which the 9th tiths of the dark half (of Chaitra) ended 6 h. 35 m., while the nakshatra was Śravaņa, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 12 h. 29 m., and by the Brahma-siddhanta for 13 h. 47 m., after mean sunrise.
88. - In the @kamranátha temple at Conjesveram. 1 Svasti śri [11*] Pâ maruviya Tiru-mådum . ... . . 2 . . i ... ko=Ppara kêsaripatmar-åņa Tribhuvanachchakkaravattiga! sri
Rajarajadêvarka påņda padiganjâvadu Tai-måsattu purvva-pakshattu
Paparpû samum chatu[r]ddasiyum Viyala-kkilamaiyum=å[na] nal. “In the fifteenth year of the reign) of king Parakesarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajarajadêva,- on the day of Punarvasu, which was a Thursday and the fourteenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Tai."
The date corresponds to Thursday, the 12th January A.D. 1161, which was the 19th day of the month of Tai (or Makara), and on which the 14th tithi of the bright half (of Magha) ended 19 h. 3 m., while the nakshatra was Punarvasu, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 11 h. 10 m., and by the Brahma-siddhånta for 10 h. 30 m., after mean sunrise.
89.-- In the Åpatsahâyêśvara temple at Ålanguļi.
1 Svasti sri [ll] Pů maruviya Tiru-mådum . . . . . 6 kô=P parakesaripatmar=&na 7 Tribhuvanachchakkaravattiga! 8 erf-Rajarajadêvarku yâ9 ndu åpavadu .
. 14 .... . Mina-näyarru pů15 rvva-pakshattu saptamiyum Viyêla-k16 kilamaiyum perra Orðsapi-na
17 ! “In the sixth year (of the reign) of king Parakesarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajarajad@va,-on the day of Rôhiņi, which corresponded to a Thursday and to the seventh tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mina."
Between A.D. 1136 and 1299 the only days for which this date would be correct, are Thursday, the 26th February A.D. 1159, and Thursday, the 27th February A.D. 1186, neither of which could have fallen in the 6th year of the king's reign. Guided by the results of my calcu. lations, I therefore assume that the month of Ming has been wrongly quoted in the date instead of the immediately preceding month of Kumbbe. For this month the date regularly corresponds to Thursday, the 14th February A.D. 1152, which was the 22nd day of the month of Kumbha, and on which the 7th tithi of the bright half of Phalguna) ended 17 h. 26 m. after
No. 9 of the Gavrnment Epigraphist's collection for 1893; compare South-Ind. Intor. Vol. III. p. 79 and note 4.
: No. of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1899.