Book Title: Epigraphia Indica Vol 16
Author(s): F W Thomas, H Krishna Sastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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________________ ind over it 852 ESTRA: EPIGRAPETUTUT KAO D LVOD. XVI Vv. 3-4. In the race of Yudu there was a good king naimed Sangbia: He etiabled the goddess of prosperity (Lakshml) of the Isrnata kingdom to wear the car omarient (tātasku) permanently (i.e. did not allow her to remain without a lord reigning over it). V.5. To this king was born the famous Bukka-Bags, who destroyed his enemies with his sword. V. 6. King Harihara was born to Bukka-Rayshe made other kings bow down to his 7331 DE5016: 511 t o mandates. down to his V. 7. Dāva-Raya (I), who possessed a pair of arms which crashed the hostile kings, was. Born to Harihara. V. 8. From him camë Vijaya-them, the bodo ottica e V. 9. Déva-Raya (II), wika nppeared to be a copy of the King of Gode (Indra), was born to Vijaya-Raya Vv. 10-11. He was not only a skilled in the nae of the bow of Arjuna himself, but also possessed wealth to be counted by lakhs. His further praise. V. 12. To D&va-Raya was born M a rjans, who putahone his father in prowess, etc. and who was praised also as Immadi Dēva pin . Vv. 13-15. His praises. . 16-37. This king, Imunadi Prandha-Bhopati, the lover of charitable deeds, having taken his bath in the holy watoe brought for that probe, lad Wearing two silk cloths garland white akshatas, having come to the dharma-sthane place where charitio are given) with a band of Brahmagns of good ehartotér, in the year 1987 of the Salivahana Saks (on), which corre sonded with the cyclid your chatrabihiau, ok the Pouryamid Nth of the month Vaisakha. on the anspicious occasion of a Pyatipata, made a gift of the villagø of Uttamadhērt-Kilyuru or Uttamachēri-Kiļyüru in the Onirichitampalli (Tiruchchirappalli) rājyo or chavadi, with all the eight kide of enjoy a wadhishapa, bts the request of Onam mati Somays, in the presence of the god Chandramanli, for the perings etc. of the god Raóga. nåtha of Srirangam, to ensure himself (thereby) victory (aver his enemies), protection (from their violence) and for long lifeastin * $* Half of the income from the village was required to be used for the evacára, etc., of the god Ranganktha, and the other half was meant for feeding sixty Vaishnava 13 LI. 37 ff. An offering of six parivd pas, together with a hundred and twenty apapa cakes, in a separate parivāna was to be offered daily (to the god Ranganatha). The scale of offerings fixed for each parivāna is :-rice, 10 mānalas.;' ghee, 3 manage platitain fruits, 10 (in number); coconuts, 2 (in anmber)., green gram, 1. kudupa, along with fruits and vegetables, The tambūla consisted of :-50 areca nuts, 100 betel leaves, chunām, ghanasara (pachchaikarpuram) of 10 panas, and 2 panas of kastüri (musk). The sandal-must consist of 6. palae of sandal, costing á papas, with 5 panas in value of lettikuma (-kēsara) and ghanasira, kasturi (musk) of 3 panas, and of 3 paņas of hima-jala (Baunir). All these are to be offered to the god daily LI. 47 ff. One mahopahara (a grand feeding) should be performed in the month Pbalganaj, and two others in the month of Dhanus; thus there should be three mahapalarasia year. Hindy widows do not wear any ornament after the decease of their husbands.. Wanuka pita-mawata'ls andortly a mana menare si determined by Manu; the same phrum ogeun alia in

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