No. 110. Deupатana, Paщupatinath, Chaндeщvara Pillar Inscription

No. 110. Deupатana, Paщupatinath, Chaндeщvara Pillar Inscription

A pillar of stone supporting a parasol against which leans a naked image of Chaндeщvara standing a little to the south of the southern gate of the temple of Paщupati. The date is missing in the lines damaged. The inscribed part is 21 cm wide and 75 cm long. The metre used is Sragdharа. (R)
During the victorious reign of Jiшнugupta. Records the grant of the plots of land in different places by the Аchаrya Pranarddana Prанakauщika to Varаhasvаmin, Dharmasoma, Chhatrasoma, and Khaddukas in the congregation of the Muнdaщriкkhalika Pащupatаchаrya for repairing the sanctuary of Chhatra Chaндeщvara and water conduit in . . . kу (Bhatt.- . . . tаku)-grаma.

BhI II; Gn LIX; DV 112; HJ 112; R.104;

TEXT.

1. samyag-jгаnаdiyuktaх saka-
2. [la]guнa-gaнaм kшobhayitvа pra-
3. [dhа]nam brahmаdisthаvarаn-ta-
4. гjagad-idam-akhilaм yo-ёsрja-
5. d-viщvarуpam | аjиvyaм sarvva-
6. puмsак-giri-taru-gahanaм yaх karo-
7. ty-ekarуpam pаyаtsodya prasa-
8. nnaх smarat-anudahanaщ-chattra-ca-
9. ндesvaro vaх || svasti щrи-jiшнugupta-
10. sya pravarddhamаna-vijayarаjye а-
11. cаryabhagavat-pranarddana-prанa-kau-
12. щikena-bhagavataхщ-chatra-caндeщvarasya
13. - kуgrаme praнаlikаyащ-ca kha-
14. [ндa]-sphuтita-samаdhаn-аrtham-uddi-
15. [щya] muндa-щркkhalika-pащupat-аcа-
16. rya-parшadi vаrаhasvаmi uma-
17. somаkrasoma-khaдukаnаг-ca aщи-
18. [ti] - piндakamаnikаnам bhу pratipаdi-
19. tаh [tа]sам-pradeща likhyante pikhу-
20. grаme ma 10 шаphanа-dуlake mа 20
21. pаgumake mа 5 po-grаme mа 2 khу-
22. lapriк-grаme mа 9 bhуyo mа 10 5 vi-
23. [к]щatikayaite ath-аnyащ-caturvvimщatikayа
24. - - yacca ke - - - atra viмщatimаnikа
25. - - mаsavada - щeшах щркkhalikapа
26. - - mа - - - vаrаhasvаmi-prabhрtibhi.
27. - - - - yoktavyа pаlana-yojyaм deщa -
28. - - - - - ki - na stambha-likhita
(The two last lines are worn away and illegible.)

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NOTES
L. 1. Metre: sragdharа (Gn).
L. 8. Bh.I.: -dahanac- (Gn). R. has smaratadanuvahanaщ-.
L. 12. DV.: bhagavataх-щchatraндeщvarasya.
L. 13. Bh.I. reads kуgrаme only (Gn).R. has tаkу-grаme.
L. 16. Bh.I.: -dharma- instead uma-.
L. 17. Bh.I.: - - - - somakhaддukаnаг (Gn). R. has -khaддukаnаг-
L. 20. Bh.I.: sаmаno- (Gn).
L. 22. Bh.I.: -preк- (Gn). R. has lpriк-grаme.
L. 23. Bh.I.: vi - - - kayaite (Gn).
L. 25. Bh.I.: - - - - - щeшах, Gnoli: щeша. R. has: - 6 mаsavada - щeшах щркkhalikayа-
Bh.I. omits lines 27-28 (Gn).