10. Saмvat 402 Kathmandu, Тe-bаhala

Kathmandu, Тe-bаhala Inscription. The pedestal of an image of the Sun God. At the present time there is a standing image of Mahаkаla over the pedestal, a later replacement over the stone. The pedestal with the image is lying in a corner in the storeroom of a shop to the left side of the entrance to Te-Bahal to the south of the New Road, Kathmandu. The date is Saмvat 402 Ашадha щukla 15. The inscribed part is 68 cm wide and 103 cm long. The metre is Anusтupa. (R)
(During the rule of) Rаja Щrи-Mаnadeva To record installation of the image of Divаkara called Indra, by one Guhamitra, the merchant and the chief of the merchant community (vanijам sаrtthavаha), and grant of land.
L 3; Gn VII; DV 12; HJ 14; R. 10;

TEXT.

1. [saмva]t 402 rаjгaх щrиmаnadevasya samyak-pаlayato mahиm(|)
ашадhaщuklasya tithau paгcadaщyам щubhаrtthinа (||)
2. vanijам sаrtthavаhena guhamitreнa bhaktitaх (|)
saмsthаpito ёtra bhagavаnindro nаma divаkaraх (||)
kшetraм yathа gуmpadvрm-pradeщe
3. щatasya bhуmiх piндakamаnikа 60
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NOTES
L. 1. Metre: щloka. (Gnoli).
L. 2. R - gуmpadщum-pradeщe.
L. 3. Gnoli read: gуmpaдhщuм. L.: yathаgуmpadщuм-pradeщe. (Gnoli) A collation with the rubbing taken by L. has allowed me to make this amendment. Dhanavajra Vajrаcаrya (S.S., I, No. 9, p. 29) reads gumpadbрмpradeщe.(Gnoli)
Gnoli read : 3. щatasya bhуmiх ca.