Epigraphia Indica Vol 08

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

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No. 3.]
MADRAS MUSEUM PLATES OF VEMA.
3 kald-va[lla] bha || Dakshiņa-Bhojaraja Sa[m]gramadbira | Maharajadhiraja
param@gvara | Jayasith hadeva-nandana || Ravivarmma-maharaja 11 [6] Sri [11] 6 Sri-Kulasekharadeva || 6 [I]varkku yandu nalévadu Kaliyuga-varsham 4414 idilningiya Sa . . . . . 351 idan mêl fellánipra Magaranåyarru purvva-pakshattu @kadasiyum Sani-kki[la]m[aiyum] p[e]rra Rôšan[i]-na! Tiruvadi[g]ai udaiyår Tirusvira]ţt&pam-udaiya nayaņår koyil Våpa-Kaiyil&ya-Ttirumalai stūpi-paryyantamaga tirumañanamum paņņi
[pu)rachcharapai tirukkallum 6[&t]ti4 y-aru![i]ņår Raviva[r]mma-ma[h]ára[ja]r-aga peruma! Kulasegaraddvar 6. Svasti Gri o
TRANSLATION OF THE TAMIL PORTION. (Line 3.) (In) the fourth year of this (king),—the Kaliyuga year 4414,- the Sa[ka year 12]35 separated from this, on the day of Rôhiņi, which corresponded to a Saturday and to the eleventh tithi of the first fortnight of the month Makare current after this (Šaka year),Ravivarma-Mahârâja alias the lord Kulašêkbaradeva was pleased to bathe up to the pinnacle the Vana-Kaiyilâya-Tirumalaid in the temple of the lord of Tiruvirattapam, the god of Tiruvadigai, and to fix the stones which were bulging out. Hail! Prosperity!
No. 3.- MADRAS MUSEUM PLATES OF VEMA;
A.D. 1345.
BY J. RAMATYA, B.A., B.L. This inscription is engraved on five copper-plates which are deposited in the Madraw Museum, and I edit it from ink-impressions kindly furnished to me by Prof. Hultzech. The plates are engraved on both sides, except the first plate which is engraved on one side only. The ring and seal are missing. The letters are bold and legible. The characters are of the old Telugu type. The language is Sanskpit, except the portion describing the boundaries of the village of Ātukůru, which is in Telugu.
The inscription opens with an invocation to the boar-incarnation of Vishnu (verse 1), whose feet gave birth to the fourth caste (v. 2). In that caste was born Vémaya, the founder of a family (vamsa-kartá, v. 3). To him was born the great hero Kômaţi-Próla (v.4), whose wife was Annemâmbâ (v. 5). To Kômaţi-Prola, Annemâmbâ bore five song :- Macha, Vêma, Doddaye, Annaya and Mallaya (v. 6). Of these Vême ruled the earth (v. 8). He was the torrent of a mighty river to the trees which were rebellious neighbouring kings, the full-moon to the waterlilies which were friendly kings, the wind to the cotton which was the mad manne chiefs, a very Agastya to the ocean which was the Mlêchchhas (v. 9), and bore the biruda R&yachêkôluganda (v. 10). King Véma restored all the agraharas of Brahmaņas, which had been taken away by the wicked Mlêchchha kings from the time of) king Vira-Rudra of the Kakati-vamsa (v. 19). King Véma, surnamed Sri-Pallava-Trinetra, was a bee on the lotusflowers which were the feet of the preceptor named Ghôderdya-Ganga (v. 13). Véma's
Restore Sakábdam 1285.
• The meaning of this expression is perhaps : 'separately stated along with this (Kaliyugs year).' . ' I.e. the holy mountain of the heavenly Kailass. This seems to have been the name of the central shrine in the Tiruvirattanam temple.
• The reference seems to be to the hill-chiefs whom Vems vanquished.
I.e. the Muhammadans.
• This person seems to have been the family Garu of the Reddis. He is referred to in Srinatha'. Bhimakhanda and Kdilkhandam ss Ghoder ya-Bhimaya-Guru and Ghorariya-Bhimêsvars, respectively.