12. Saмvat 413 Deupатana, Paщupati-nath
The Trident Base
Inscription of Jayalaмbha. Round the base (Jalahari) of a liкga opposite to the northern
door of the temple of Paщupatinath on a platform with a tall brass trident. The inscribed
part is about 71 cm wide and 9 cm long. Date: Saмvat 413 (without particulars). The
trident is not the part of the base. Probably it came to be there being installed later.
In the cloth rubbing of BLI the name of the donor appears to be Jayavarmа, but the ink
rubbing shows Jayalaмbha. The letter is damaged, but on-the-spot examination confirms
DV's reading laмbha. The metre is Vasantatilakа. (R) |
BLI 2; Gn VIII; DV 14; HJ 16; R. 11; |
TEXT.
1. Oм saмvat 413
щrиmаnadeva-nрpateщ=caraнa-prasаdаt bhaktyа viщuddha-matinа jayalambha-nаmnа
| liкgaг-jayeщvaram-iti prathitaм nрloke
2. saмsthаpitaм sa-nрpater-jjagato hitаya || bhagavatoёsya liкgasya
kаraнa-pуjаyах samyak-pravarttanаya
svapuнy-аpyаyan-аrtthan-dattam-akшayaниyam
3. bhуmiх 450 piндakaм mа 200 jyaiштhaщukla-divа 11
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NOTES.
L. 1. Metre: vasantatilakа. (Gnoli). Gnoli read: jayavarmma.
L. 2. After hitаya there is a simple punctuation mark; Bh.I. erroneously reads 1.
(Gnoli); Bh.I.: kаraнapуjа[yai] - - - - - tаyasva - - - yanаrtthan. (Gnoli). He
read: kаraнapуjаya - sa - - - - ya svapuнyаpyаyanаrtthan. Gnoli read:
akшaya[nиvи].
L. 3. The third line is omitted by Bh.I. Gnoli read: 3. - - - - - - - kra - -
jyaiштhaщukla - - - . back