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The date corresponds to Tuesday, the 27th February A.D. 1173, which was the 5th day of the month of Mina, and on which the 13th tithi of the bright half (of Phalguna) ended 10 h. 50 m., while the nakshatra was Maghâ, by the equal space system for 14h. 27 m., and according to Garga for 2 h. 38 m., after mean sunrise.
148.- In the Darbharaṇyêsvara temple at Tirunallar.1
1 Svasti śri[b] [*] Kaḍal sûlin]da [pâ]r-mâdarum. [kov-Ira sa késar[i] parmar-â [na
j[ad[i]ra [ja]dêvarku ya[u]
Tiribaragachchakkarava[t]tigl
parva-pala(ke)ttu
2 du padin-opvadu Sinna-nâ[ya]rru
Badan-kilamai[y]um p[e]ns Bod[i]-nål.
"In the eleventh year (of the reign) of king Rajakesarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajadhirâjadeva,—on the day of Svâti, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the fifth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Simha,"
The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 15th August A.D. 1173, which was the 19th day of the month of Simha, and on which the 5th tithi of the bright half (of Bhadrapada) ended 13 h. 53 m., while the nakshatra was Svâti, by the equal space system for 17 h. 44 m., according to Garga for 5 h. 16 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 1 h. 19 m., after mean sunrise.
140. 1 Svasti éri [*] Kaḍal sûlnda pâr-m[4]darum
2.
In the Vrishabhapurisvara temple at Mêl-Sevûr.3
śri-Ir[a]paūjamiju[m]
kô -Rajdhirjadevaka Karkadaga-nayarra-ppadinmu(mu) grân-di(di)yadiy=[a]
Tribhuvanachchakkaravattiga!
Budan-kilumaiyum-apara pakshattu
Iriak[aripatmar-Aga yanḍu 13âvadu
daiyum perra R[ô]sani-nål.
S na
"In the 13th year (of the reign) of king Rajakêsarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Raja[dhirajjadeva,- on the day of Rohini, which corresponded to the eleventh tithi of the second fortnight and to a Wednesday, the thirteenth solar day of the month of Karkaṭaka."
In the three hundred years from A.D. 1000 to A.D. 1300 there are only two days which would satisfy the requirements of this date, viz. Wednesday, the 8th July A.D. 1097, and Wednesday, the 8th July A.D. 1181.
In A.D. 1097 the Karkataka-samkrânti took place 17 h. 26 m. after mean sunrise of Thursday, the 25th June; the first day of the month of Karkataka therefore was Friday, the 26th June, and the 13th day of the same month was Wednesday, the 8th July. On this day the 11th tithi of the dark half (of Ashâdha) ended 5 h. 36 m., and the nakshatra was Rohini, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 4 h. 36 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 3 h. 56 m. after mean sunrise.
In A.D. 1181 the Karkataka-samkrânti took place 10 h. 56 m. after mean sunrise of Friday, the 26th June which was the first day of the month of Karkaṭaka; and the 13th day of the same month therefore was Wednesday, the 8th July. On this day the 11th tithi of the dark half (of Ashidha) commenced 4 h. 24 m. after mean sunrise, and the nakshatra was Rohini, by the Brahma-siddhânta and according to Garga the whole day, and by the equal space system from 1 h. 58 m. after mean sunrise.
1 No. 394 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1902. * No. 222 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1904.
