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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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seat of the Kimakoti pitha for about two centuries past. The Kamakoti pttha of Kumbakonam must at the time of our grant have been situated at Kanchi. The migration of the Samkaracharya from Conjeeveram to the Kumbhakoņam matha must have occurred later than 1710 A.C. The tradition current in the Kumbhakopam malha is to the effect that Raja Sarabhoji of Tanjore built it for the Chandramanļisvara Swamin, the deity worshipped at the matha. This is corroborated by a stone inscription in the matha of the year 1743 Baka=1821 A.O. Thus from the evidence available it would appear that the Kumbhakoņem matha was in existence only from the 19th century, while that at Tiruvanaikaval must have continued in the possession of the Swămin at least from between the 13th century and 1710 A.C., as the present epigraph shows.
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First Side. 1 श्रीचंद्रमौळीवरखामि [] 2 श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यवयं श्रीका[ची]पुर3 स्तित श्रीमच्छकरभगवत्पादाचार्य स्वामुलवारिकि [0] 4 स्वस्ति श्री विजयाभ्युदय शालिवाहनशकाब्दमुलु । १५३० पगुनेटि विचतिनामसंवत्सरं कात्तोक' शुध* १५ यिं8 दुवासर' रोहिणी]नक्षत्र यो कूडिन शभदिनम7. [*] श्रीमद्राजाधिराज परमेखर वीरप्रताप श्रीवेंकट8 देवमहारायलय्यवार घनगिरिनगरमंडु' रतसिं9 प्रासनासीनुलै पृषिसांबावं' युचुनुहगानु' 10 पांचधरामंडलेश्वरलैन दक्षिणसिंहासनाध्यक्षु11 लेन काश्यपगो विश्वनाथनायनिवारि वंशकर्तन 12 ची कनाथनायनय्यवारि पौढलैन' रंगकष्णमुद्दवी13 रप्पनायनय्यवारि पुतुलैन" विजयरंगचो कनाथना14 यनय्यवार लोकगुरुस्खामुलेन श्रीमच्छंकराचार्यवा15 सुलवारिकि । गजारण्यक्षेत्रमंडु पोन्"वाशिकोंडा". 16 वीधिलो पूर्व मो"दुलुकोनि खामुलवारिकि खंत्तम". 17 3 वोटड्न" पा मठान निरंतर मुगा मंत्रदान
This is not correct. A.D. 1821 was the date of the building of the new matha by king Barabboji of Tanjore, the older one, according to tradition, having been erected by his grandfather Pratapa-sinhs; se Mr. T. A. Gopinatha Rao's Copper plate Inscriptions of the Kamakofi pipha, Introduction, p. 3.-H. K. 8.]
• Read कार्तिक Read स्थित.
The actual spelling on the plate is adha; road . - • Read (न्दवासरं
• Read °मंदु.
- Read °सिंहास . पृथ्वी सामाज्यं. • Rond °नडगा. • Read सिंह
" Boad uthort form ot the sign. - Read पौघुलन. " Read पुत्रुलेग.
11 Read as short. " RM कोडा. 15 Rond a short.
" Read स्वंत.. 1 Rond jटदुन. " Rend निरंतर
" Read अन्नदान.
