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9. lladu karpūra-vilaiyum-anniyāya-vāvadaņdav-igaiyum
ip- passiccandattai-kkoļvān Gangaiy-i10. dai-Kkumariy-idai-cceydār-seyda pāvan-kolvār-iduv
allad-ip-passiccandattai keduppār vallavarai 11. ......... nruva [1 *] Id-dharmmattai rakşippan pāda
dhūļiy-en-falai mēlaňa [] *] Ara-maravarka aramalla tunaiy -illai ||
Notes : Though the shrine to which the inscription refers is only
designated as that of 'the god of Tiruppāņmalai (Tiruppanmalai-dēvar), the expression paļļiccandam in line 3 and again in the imprecatory passages in lines 9 and 10 proves that the shrine must have been a Jaina one. For, paļļiccandam usually means a gift to a 'paļļi', a Jaina religious institution. P. B. Desai (Jainism in South India, pp. 39 and 41) suggests that Tiruppānmalai-devar must be the name of the seated Jaina carved above the figure of a tiger on the same rock which bears the inscription.
[Published in Ep. Ind., Vol. IV, pp- 137-40]
No. 44.
Tirakkõl, wandiwash Taluk, North Arcot District. On the east face of the boulder containing Jaina images. Dynasty: Cāļa
King: Parakēsarivarman Date : 10th century
Language and Alphabet :
Tamil Purport: This partly damaged inscription records some provision, including a gift of 200 sheep, for the daily supply of 2 nāļi of ghee and 10 nāļi of oil to the Jaina temple.. mai-sitta-Perumbaļļi at Sridandapuram in Ponnūr-nāļu, a subdivision of Venkunrakkāțğam, by one Eţa-Nandi alias Naratonga-Pallavaraiyan of
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