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of the village of Talevágya, and the other stream at a spot nearly west of the village of Kamandalukārpasa; on the South, the stream at a spot nearly north of the village named Tilaka ; on the South-West, the rock, and to the north thereof, on the east of the village named Läkshāgēhs, the Buffalo's Rock (mahisha-pāshana); on the West, the pool of the Madhukatree, and to the North-West thereof the Ayasasára tamarind tree; on the North-West, the Dirghatunga hill; on the North, the anthill of the golden Acacia svarna-khadira) ; on the North-East, the Akshara rock. Thus the extent of the bounds.
" For the worship of the local god Bhimēśvara (1.74.) with fragrant flowers, incense, lights, oblations, etc., for the restoration of broken, burst, and worn-out (parts of sacred buildings) and for the supply of fresh plaster, for the provision of dancing, singing, instramental music, refreshments, and attendance upon the sacred presence, and for the purpose of feeding Brāhmaps and ascetics, the bamlet of Adityapallika has been granted, together with the lands thereof, under cbarter, with a settlement of whatever is included in the tribhöga, as being exempt from tolls, taxes, and opposing claims, immune from all payments, not to be looked at with the finger [of confiscation] of royal officers, carrying with it treasure and trouvaille. and wholly free, for the entertainment of the god. The bounds of this hamlet are enumerated (1.77): on the East, South-East, South, and South-West the boundary is the same as that specified for the village of Niruganda ; on the West, the embankment of the Nāgara pool ; on the NorthWest, North, and North-East the stream of the Mango-lake (chüta-hrada). Thus the extent of the bounds of Adityapallikā. [The village] with its boundaries thus previously known to the public, clearly marked out on the four sides of access, is to be protected by you, future kioge, whether of Our dynasty or others.
" And thus says the Lord Vēda-Vyaea (1. 80)." Sagara and many other kings have made grants of land; whosoever holds the soil at any time has the fruit thereof for that time." The same [author] likewise speaks of the guilt involved in removal thereof:-"He who should take away land, whether granted by himself or by others, is born as a worm in dung for sixty thousand years ; one who takes away a single gold piece, & single cow, or a single inch of soil, goes to hell until the dissolution of the universe; they who lay bands upon brāhmaṇic fiefs are born as black snakes lying in withered tree-trunks amidst the waterless wildernesses of the Vindhys." Likewise Rāmabhadra says :-" This general principle of law for kings mast be maintained by you in every age ; again and again Rāmabhadra makes this entreaty to all these future sovereigns; I clasp my hands on my head in salutation to those future monarchs on the earth, whether born of my own line or of lines of other kings, who with souls free from sin preserve this my law in its entirety."
The record ends (1,85ff.) with the specification of the writer:-" This was written by me, the Kasmira master Mallaya Pandita, officer in charge of grants, son of Aryama-Svāmi, who was comparable to Bhatta-Vilsa, of the Vatsa götra and Sāma Vods, with the approval of Vikramaditya, son of Kalidāsa, Keeper of Charters, Head of the Office of Accounts, and most august General of the Forces. Good fortune! Homage to the Blessed Sāradā!"
The record contains two dates, the first being that on which the village Nirugunda was originally granted, the second that on which the grant was repeated, with some additions. The details of the first date are the Prabhava samvatsara, being the twelfth year of the Chalukya-Vikrama-varsha, i.e. of the reign of Vikramāditya VI; the thirteenth tithi of the dark fortnight of Pushya (Pausha) ; Vaddavāra; the uttarāyana-sankranti or winter solstice. In respect of this dato Dr. Fleet gives me the following remarks :-"The Prabhava
1 p "the rock with letters (writing) on it." * Literally, dyke or embankment.
This might posibly be worth looking for.
