Epigraphia Indica Vol 18

Author(s): H Krishna Shastri, Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
(VOL. XVIII.
his women. The fact of his presenting the god Sabhāpati with a jewel is quite new. That he established a number of agrahāras does not appear to be a mere boast; we have even now several of them, such as Virarājamangalam, Viracholapuram, etc.
The Tamil portion of the inscription begins afresh with the phrase Svasti Sri and states that the king Bajak barivarman Vira-Rājēndra, who bore the birudas and surnames! Maharajadhiraja, Rajasraya, Raja-Rājēndre, Vira-Chola, Karikāla-Chola, etc., seems to have made a grant of land to the temple of Kanya-Piļāriyar (Bhagavati) at Kumari i.e. Kanyakumāri). This portion of the inscription is damaged and cannot be easily deciphered.
On the whole the Kanyakumari inscription is a valuable document for the construction of the history of the Chola dynasty. With the Apbil grant, the Leiden grant, the Tiruvalangadu grant and the Kanyakumari inscription, the four most important documents, the history of the Cholas could be written completely and satisfactorily. The Tamil works Kalingattupparani, etc. may also be of great interest in the study of Chola history.
The following table gives the genealogy of the Cholas as found in the Kanyakumari insoription; and the genealogies derived from the Tamil works, the Vikrama-Solam-ula, the Kulotturiga-Solan-ula and the Sarkara-Solam-ula, are also added for purposes of comparison.
The Kanyakumari inscription.
1
Vilvädbinātha.
2 Brahma 8 Marichi. 4 Kasyapa. 6 Vivusvān.
6 Mann.
13 Machokunda. 14 Harischandr. 15 Segara. 16 Bhagiratha. 17 Rituparna. 18 Dilipa. 19 Raun, Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrughna. 20 Chöln, wbo fret came to the south and settled
down tbere; brought several families of Brabmaņas from Aryavarta and populated the
new kingdom. 21 Rajakesari. 22 Parakēnari.
7 Iksbraku.
8 Vikakshifrava. 9 Kakutatha alias Parañjaya. 10 Pritha. 11 Kuvalaiva 12 Mändbätri.
1 The following is the passage referring to the several titles of Vira-Rájöndrs which occurs in No. 161, Chintamani Tk., Kolar District of the Mysore province :
Bakala-bbuvan-äfraya Bri Prithvi-vallabbs mabārijādbirija paramé vara parama-bhattarska Ravi-kula-tilaka Chale-kula-sekhara Pandya-kul-iptaks Abavamalla-kula-kala Ahava mallapai aimmadi menkanda Rajasekhara • Rajara ya Raja-Rajendra Vira-Chöln Karikala-Choļa Sri Vira-Rajandra-dēvarku yandu apvada."
In 8. I. I, Vol. III, p. 198, also wo find :-"Sakala-bhuvanafraya Sri Mödinivallabhs mabarajadhiraja Chola-kola-sundars Pandya-kul-antaks Ahava malla-kulu-kala Ahavamallapai mummadi men-kaņda Rajáfraya Vira-Chala Karikala-Chola Vira-Rajendra-dēva Rajakēnari-peramánadiga!... yandu 4 vedo."
Ep. Ind., Vol. XV, PP. 48. . Arohl. Survey of 8. India, Vol. IV, pp. 204 ff. • 8. L I., Vol. III, pp. 883 8.