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It is almost certain that the nakshatra or, the tithi quoted in this inscription must be wrong, for by the equal-space system and that of Garga the 3rd śukla tithi in the solar month Makara can never correspond to Sravana, while by the Brahma-siddhanta it could only do so for about 12 minutes at the beginning of the tithi. The moon could, however, be in Śravana on the 1st or 2nd śukla titli of that mouth. In the present case I think that the quoted tithi is correct, since it fell on a Wednesday as stated, but that the nakshatra has been wrongly quoted as Savana when it should have been Dhanishṭhā.
If I am correct in this supposition the given date corresponds to Wednesday, January 2nd A.D. 1359, on which day at mean sunrise the 3rd śukla tithi was current, the day being the 7th civil day of Makara. The current nakshatra at mean sunrise was, however, Dhanishṭhā and not Śravapa. This day being in the 20th regnal year of Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya we have it that his accession occurred on some day between January 3rd A.D. 1339 and January 2nd 1340. As stated above, p. 251, the Käñchi and Sevvallimēḍu inscriptions show that the accession could not have taken place later than the last day of Saka 1260, which was March 25th A.D. 13:39. And consequently, if the present date is accepted, the reign of this king began between January 3rd and March 25th A.D. 1339.
But if so, the last date examined, No. 241, is not regular, for it should have corresponded with a day in September Octuber A.D. 1351, being in the 13th year. And for that year it is incorrect.
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PERUNJINGADEVA.
243.-In the Vyaghrapādēśvara temple at Siddhalingamaḍam.1
1 Svasti śri [*] Sakalabuvanachakkaravattigal śri-Ko-P[p]eruñjinga-[d]ē
2 varkku yapḍu 19 vad[u] Rishabha-nayar[ru] apara-pakshattu t[r]i
3 tiyaiyum Tingal-kilamaiyum perra Malattu nāļ.
"In the 19th year (of the reign) of the emperor of all the worlds, the glorious king Peruñjingadeva, -on the day of Müla, which corresponded to a Monday and to the third tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Rishabha."
The reign of this king has been previously determined by the late Prof. Kielhorn to have began between 11th February and 30th July A.D. 1243.
The present date is quite regular for the 19th regnal year. It corresponds to Monday, May 8th A.D. 1261, which was the 14th Vrishabha, Saka 1184 expired. On that day at mean sunrise, and thereafter for 13h. 32m., the 3r krishna tithi of Vaisakha was current; the moon being by the equal-s; ace system in Mala at sunrise and for 3h. 40m. after it. By the systems of Garga and the Brahma-siddhanta the nakshatra current at mean sunrise was Pärva-Ashäḍha.
We now therefore know that the accession of Peruñjingadeva took place between May 9th and July 30th A,D. 1243.
1 No 417 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1905.
