No. 56. Saмvat 512 Viшнupаdukа hill
| A stele at the foot hill near
Budhanilakantha in the upper reach of the Viшнumati river as it touches the slightly
raised ground above the even ground level of the Valley. The stele is in the same spot as
the Щivalinga inscription. The initial few lines and the top are lost. The inscribed part
covers a space of 25 cm wide and 64 cm long. The date is 512 Jyeштha щukla 10. This is
the first inscription of Щivadeva It's reign without Amщuvarma's presence in it but with
Bhaumagupta who seems to have continued as Chief Minister. The passage in verse is in
Щrаgdharа metre. (R) Bhaттаraka Mahаrаja Щrи Щivadeva, dutaka - Mahаbalаddhyakшa Kulapravиra On the advice (vijгаpitena) of Sarvadaндanаyaka Mahаpratihаra Bhaumagupta, щilаpaттakena prasаdaх kрta; samаjгаpanа Records the grant (prasаdaх) to the Thaмtuмrи-draкga (Bhatt. - Thaкturи-draкga), which reduced the Mallakara (not more 1 kаrшаpaнa could be collected). |
| DV 54; HJ 57; R. 49; |
TEXT.
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lа-kulакga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mmиjanitakara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. - rlаbjаvilаsair=alasa-mрdugatir=vvаsudevaх sa pаtu
5. - - vidyаtma-rуpam=bhavabhaya-щamanaк=koтissaмrggam-аdya[m]
6. [sa]rvvаkаraм dрдhantam-punaraнumanadhaм sarvvakalpavyatиtam
7. . . . .kшинa . . . . . .damita-rajaso vedhasaх saмщrayи[yaх]
8. . . . . .rаtejах sa jayati satataм viщvadhаmа smarаriх
9. [svasti mа]nagрhаd-bappapаd-аnudhyаta-ssatatam-upacиyamаna-
10. [щaщакka]-kiraн-аmala-yaщaх-pratаno licchavikulaketu-
11. [r-bhaттаraka-mahа]rаja-щrи-щivadevaх kuщalи thaмtuмrи-draкge
12. [pradhаna-puras]sarаn-grаmakuтumbinaх kuщalam-аbhашya samа-
13. [jгаpayati vi]ditam-astu vo yad-etat-pуrvvarаjairёsya draкga-
14. . . . . . . . .[u]pakarmma-parituштena mallakara-karaниyaк-kаrша-
15. [paна]d-уrddhvaм na grahиtavyam-iti prasаdaх kрta. . .
16. prasаdasya dрдhиkaraн-аrtthaм sarvvadaндanаyaka-mahаpratиhа-
17. ra-bhaumagupta-vijгаpitena mayа щilаpaттakena prasаdaх
18. kрta iti samаjгаpanа dуtakaщ-c-аtra mahаbalаddhyakшa
19. kula-pravиra iti || saмvat 512 jyeштha-щukla-daщamyаm
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NOTES
L. 3. R. has щrи jammи-janikara . . . . . . la . . . .
L. 4. R. has . rlа . . bjаjivilаsair-.
L. 5. DV has koтisaмrggam-
L. 7. R. has dubhим kшeнa . . . . . .damita.
L. 8. R. has . . vаsantenai sa-
L. 11. R. has thaмturи-
L. 13. R. has draкge-
L. 15. R. has kрta. . .deyaм.
L. 17. R. read ra- at the end of stk.16