Epigraphia Indica Vol 15

Author(s): Sten Konow, F W Thomas
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

Page 67

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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glories are perpetuated in classic Tamil literature, given, as mentioned just now, in both the Tiruvālangåda and the Apbil grants; whereas the Leiden grant places Kissi after Ko-chchenganpag. Again, we hear for the first time from the Anbil plates of a son of Ko-chchengannan, named Nalladikkop; this name is mentioned neither in the other inscriptions nor in literature. Valabha, however, is mentioned in the other grants.
The fact that Kn-chohengannan constructed a number of temples for Siva is borne out by Tamil literatara. Tirumangaiyā vār, in his Periya-Tirumoli, states that he orected seventy temples for Siva.? The Tiruvālangādu grant informs us that he was in his previous birth a spider and that for his good acts in that life he was born as a king ; this legend is also cortoborated by literatare. Apparsvāmiga! refers to this incident in his Tēvāram. The date of Tirumangaiyálvár, according to the calculations of the Hon'ble Mr. L. D. Swamikkannu Pillai, is A.D. 7763; and that of Apparsvimiga! is the middle of the seventh century. Kochchengannan, as he is referred to by these saints, should have lived before the seventh century A.D. So, if Peranarkilli and Karikāla happen to be earlier than Ko-chchengaņpāņ, they must indeed be very much earlier than the beginning of the seventh century.
Both from inscriptions and from literature we know that Karikāla constructed the embankments of the river Kāvori."
Valabha, Killi, and Senni have given their names as common appellations to the Cholas, and all the Tamil Nighaộtus treat them as synonyms. That the early genealogy of the Cholas
(a) Serbiyan Kochchengaņay sernda köyil Tirunaraiyur manimadam; Periya Tirumoli, 6th pattu, 6th Tiroli, v. 8. "The beautiful structure at Tiranaraiyur is the temple to which the Chöln Ko-chchengannän has attachment.'
(6) Endo!-arkk-elil-mädla m-elapadu seyd-ulngamanda ;' he who, having erected seventy beautiful temples for the eight-armed Isvara, was ruling the earth.'
(a) .... panda palasarugar-pandar payinra nür-chilandik kn-ppar-al selvam indavan kän.
Téráram, Tirukknchchi-yēkamba-Tiruttindagam, v. 6. He (Siva) it was who granted the fortune of being the sovereign of the earth to a spider which was once with its own cobwebs and fallen les yes erecting shed (over 1 linga).'
(6) Pattiyinär Silandiyun-dan vāyişūlar-poduppandarada viļnittu-cheberugan vēynda fittiyiņal-arabanda Sirappu-chcheyya-chchiva-ganattu-ppagappeydar.
Tiraram, Tiruppafür.pndigam, v. 6. Ho (Siva) made him (KO-chehengannan) enter into the host of Sivagawas after having ruled (the earth) for some time, as the reward for his pious service of erecting a shed with its cobweb and dried leaves (over a linga) in his previous birth.'
. Journal of South Indian Association for 1914, April 1. This conclusion has been subsequently proved by me to be wrong in my "Sir Subrahmanya Ayyar" Lecture, delivered on behalf of the University of Madras, under the presideney of Mr. L. D. Swamikkannu Pillai.
• The Leiden grant mentions the fact tlusKarikalah ... chakro Kávēri-tira-bandbanam. The Katingattu-pparaại commemorates the event in a verse os follows:
to udu-mapyari karni-svy Popni. The (river) Poppi (Kiveri), whose banks were made by the kings wore shipping (Karikala)
Tho Vikkirama-fola-ula :Poppi-kkarai-kanda bupatiyum ; 'the king who constructed the banks of the Poppi.' The Sankara-rolan-ula :
.... Ir arugu-men-karai Seyyid-eri-tiral-kkávērikku-ttan-karai beyda daripatiyam. The king who con structed the cold (hin /strong) banks of the Kiviri, which was throwing up billows, being uncurbed by banks ou either side.
• Śerni Valaran Kili Sembiyan Ponpi-tturaivan pulikkodi-ppuravslan Neriyaņår-ttärkkon Neriraiy-abhayan Xiriverpan Kolivēndan Suriya pupal-nadan ki-cbcllan peyare.
Divákara-Nighantu.