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No. 18.)
THE BHADRENIYAKA GRANT OF SILADITYAI; G.E. 292.
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by the Sandhivigrahādhikrita (minister of peace and war) Divirapati Vatrabhatti. The Dütaka was Kharagraha, probably the younger brother of the king and heir-apparent, who succeeded Šilāditya I.
According to this grant, two hundred pādāvarttas of land in the village of Bhadrēniyaka in the Bāra-Vanasthali were given for the worship of the Sun-god established in that village. Out of these two hundred pädāvarttas, one hundred lay to the east of the arable land received as a gift and owned by the Brāhmaṇa Prabhandata, to the south of the arable land received as a gift and owned by & (Brāhmana named) Rudra, to the north of the dandaka (chain of hills ?) called Baraţikā, and to the west of the junction of the boundary of the village of Göppara-vāțaka. Of the remaining hundred pädāvarttas the boundaries are not specified, but it was a pieces of land (lava) at the same village originally set apart for the purpose of charity (bhaikshaka), and now made over to the Sun temple along with the other piece of land. The land was granted for the maintenance of the worship (pūjā) and its other accessories, viz., bath (snapana), sandal (gandha), flowers (prushpa-mālya), lamp-oil (dipa-taila), vocal and instrumental music (vädya-gita) and dances (nritya), the cost of sacrifices and offerings (bali-charu-satra), the maintenance of the servants of the god (pādamūla) and the cost of repairing any damages (khanda-sphuţita-pratisamskāra). I am unable to identify any of the localities mentioned in this grant, viz., Dēvisaras (1.1), Bhadrëniyaka (11. 19-20, 22), Bara-Vanasthall (1. 22), Baraţika-dandaka (1. 23) and Göpparavăţaka (1. 23).
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First Plule. i Om Svasti [1*] Vijaya-skandhävārād=D7[vi]saro-vāsakāt prasabha-pranat:
āmitrāņā[m*] Maitrakāņām=atula-bala-sampanna-mandala-(1-2) bhöga-san2 sakta-prahāra-lata-labdha-pratāpat=pratäp-opanata-dana-man-ärjjav-Öpärjjit-anurāgād-anu
rakta-maula-bhșita-śrēņi-pa(ba)l-āvāpta3 rajya-sriyah parama-mahēsvara-bri-Bhata(tā)rkkäd-avyavachchhinna-raja-vansan-mata
pitsi-charan-āravinda-pranati-pravidhaut-āģēsha-kalmashah 4 bē(sai)savāt=prabhsiti khadga-dvitiya-bāhur=ēva samada-para-gaja-ghatā-sphotana.
prakāśita-satva-nikashas=tat-pratāva'-prana(na)t-äräti-chuda(da)-ra5 tna-prabhā-sa[m*]sakta-pāda-nakha-rasmi-samhatis=sakala-smritö(ti)-pranita-mārgga
samyak-paripālana-prajā-hșidaya-rañjan-anva[r*]ttha-rāja-sabdaḥ 6 rüpa-känti-sthairyya-dhairy ya-gāmbhiryya-buddhi-sashpa(mpa)dbhis-Smara-saśānk-Adriraj
ödadhi-Tridasaguru-Dhanēsān-atiśayāna[h*] saran-asa(ga)t-abhaya
[This Vatrabhatti has also been called Vababhatti (No. 1341 of List) and Valabhata (No. 1349). Tho, readinga Vatpabhatti (No. 1337, i.e., the present grant), Chandrabhatti (No. 1338) and Chatrabhatti (No. 1945) are miarpadings. The members of the family to which Vatrabhatti belonged soom to have held obargo of the War Office under at least eight princes of the Maitraka dynasty for four generations, vie., Skandabhata (apparently the father of Vatrabhatti), Vatrabhatti, his son Skandabbata and the latter's son Anabila.-Ed.]
[If the two dots after lavam are to be treated as equivalent to 2, then the two pieces of Bhaikahaka lagd together consisted of 100 pådāvartas.-Ed.]
. [This though not so specified must have been the mandala, probably consisting of the Vanasthall twelve (1), Vanthali, an important place in Junagadh State, may be suggested as the modern equivalent of the place, al. though it was known as Vamanasthali in the medieval period.-Ed.)
[The boundary of Barataka (probably a village) and the way leading to village Bhadranaka as also a well belonging to the god Aditys are referred to in the Dhank grants of G. E. 290 issued by the same king Sliditys 1. It is likely that the lands mentioned in these two granta lie in the same locality-Ed.)
* The text is edited from the original plates in the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India. • Expressed by a symbol.
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