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DATES OF CHOLA KINGS.
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"In the ninth year of the reign) of king Parakēsarivarman alias the glorious RājēndreCholadēva,- on the day of the auspicious (nakshatra) Jyēshthä, which corresponded to a Wednesday of the month of Makara in this year."
The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 8th February 1021, which was the Sth tithi of the second fortnight of Makara. The nakshatra was Jyështhi which ended, according to the equal space system, about 18 ghatikās after mean sunrise.
B.-VIKRAMA-CHOLA. 102.-In the Siddhanāthasvāmin temple at Tirunaraiyür.1 1 [S]vasti sri [ll*]Pumādu puņara . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . ko=Pparakësaripatmaräna Tribhuvanacha. 4 kavattigas gri-Vikrama-Choladēvarkku yandu 2 irandu vadu Midhuna-näyarru
[p]pā[r]vva- [pa]kshatta [dv]ådasiyum Ti[n]gat-kilamaiyum perra [Vi]śāgattu nal.
“In the 2nd-second-year of the reign) of king Parakēsarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Vikrama-Cbēļadēva,- on the day of Visakhā, which corresponded to a Monday and to the twelfth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mithuna."
This date is intrinsically wrong. Monday, the 23rd June 1119 A.D. corresponded to the 14th tithi of the bright fortnight of Mithuna (Ashādha) and the nakshatra was Mūla.
193.-In the Siddhanāthasvāmin temple at Tirunaraiyür. 1 Pumādu puņara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . ko=Pparakësaripatmar=ana Tribhuvanachakravarttiga! 3 sri-Vikrama-Choladēvarkku [y]āvdu mūgrāvadu Midu[ga*]-nayarra pâ[r]vva
pakshattu shash[th]iyum Velli-kki[lam]aiyum perra Põratta näļ.
In the third year of the reign) of king Parakēsarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Vikrama-Chēļadēva, - on the day of Pūrva-Phalguni, which corresponded to a Friday, and to the sixth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mithuna."
The date corresponds to Friday, the 4th June 1120 A.D., being the 6th tithi of the bright fortnight of Mithuna (Ashādha), the nakshatra being Purva-Phalguni, which had begun about 12 ghatikās before mean sunrise and was current for the greater part of the day.
194.-In the Siddhanāthasvāmin temple at Tirunaraiyür. 1 6 Sri-Vikrama-Soladēvarkku yāṇdu 3 minrāvadu Miduna-näyarra [p]u[r]v[va]
pakshattu ashtamiyum Viyala-kkilamai ya]m perra Uttirattu (ná!).
“In the 3rd-third-year of the reign) of the glorious Vikrama-Choļadēva, - on the day of Uttara-Phalgunī, which corresponded to a Thursday and to the eighth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mithuna."
1 No. 170 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1908. • The space between fri and pu was perhaps intended for a punctuation. * Read chakravarttigal. • No. 164 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1908. 5 No. 171 of the same collection for 1908. . This inscription 18 engraved in continuation of No. 170 of 1908 (from the middle of line 17 of the latter).
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