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5. kurattiyār sey6. vitta dēvar |
[Published in SII., Vol. XIV, No. 117]
No. 40.
Above the natural cave. Purport: Registers a gift of 2 gold kaļañju coins by VațgamVaqugi, the śāvikitti (srāvikā) of Kuvaņaccēri for conducting the avippuram service to the god Ayirai-malai-dēvar.
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1. Kuvaņaccēri-ttațțār-ccā2. vikitti Vațțam-Vaqu3. gi Śrī-Ayirai-malai-dēva4. rkk-avippuram-atti5. na ponn-iru-kaļañju 11
[Published in SII., Vol. XIV, No. 116]
Notes: Ajjaħandi, figuring in No. 34 above, finds mention in Tamil Jaina inscriptions of the 9th century from Valțimalai, North Arcot District, Āgaimalai, Aivarmalai, Karurgalakkudi and Uttamapāļaiyam, Madurai District, Ēquvādi, Tirunelveli District and Tiruccāņattumalai, former state of Travancore. For a discussion on his place in the history of Jainism in Tamilnādu, see P. B. Desai: Op. cit., pp. 62-64.
The name Pațțini-kkurattiyār, pațşini meaning 'fasting', occurring in No. 39 above, is interesting. A certain Pațținikkuratti-adigaļ figures in another Tamil inscription written in 945 A.D. in the reign of the Coļa king Parāntaka I (See, P.B. Desai : Op. cit., pp. 41-42).
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