No. 73. Saмvat . . . Chакgu Nаrаyaнa

Inscription in front of the Changu Nаrаyaнa Temple. A slab of stone in front of the western gate of the temple of Changu Nаrаyaнa near the victory pillar of Mаnadeva and behind the image of Garuдa. The top of the stone shows a vessel bearing a bunch of flowers at the centre and on two sides a decorative design of flowers in full bloom, all in relief. Date illegible because of the last line being damaged. The inscribed part is 46 cm wide and 62 cm long. The inscription belongs to the reign of Щivadeva I. (R).
Bhaттаraka Mahаrаja Щrи Щivadeva from Mаnagriha. On the advice (vijгаpitena) of Щrи Sаmanta Aмщuvarman; sarvva-koттa-maryyаd-opapannatvаd; щilаpaттaka-щаsanam-idaм vo dattam. Records the second stage of grant (not marked as prasаda) a village Guмdиmaka, granted formerly, accordingly the koттa rules. With other grants of land (? Dakшiнa-rаja-kula-puндi-rаja-kulayor-bhуmi-kшettraiх) and different fiscal rights (to charcoal, chakra, a medicinal plant, pine wood pieces brought from the forest and others) granted.
Gn. XXXIV; DV 58; HJ 61; R. 53;

TEXT.

1. svasti mаnagрhаt-praщastаn-ekaguнagaнаdhаro licchavikulaketur-bhaттаraka-mahа-
2. rаja-щrищivadevaх kuщalи guкdimaka-grаma-nivаsinaх pradhаna-purassarаn-grаma-ku-
3. тumbinaх kuщala-paripraщna-pуrvvaм samаjгаpayati viditam-bhavatu bhavatам yath-аne-
4. na svayaщo-marиci-vistаra-vyаpt-ащeшadiк-maндalena praнata-sаmanta-щiromaнi-
5. mayуkha-vikшurita-caraн-аravindadyutinа щrи-sаmant-амщuvarmmaна vijгаpitena
6. mayaitad-bahumаnаd yuшmad-anukampayа cаnenaiva sаkaм samavаyya pуrvva - -
7. tyaka . . . dаdрtair-yyath-аjгam-anutiштhadbhir-yyuшmat-pуrvvakair-аrаdhitair-asmadguru-
8. bhiх kрtasиmanirнayo yoyaм sarvvakoттamaryyаd-opapannatvаd acатabhaтapraveщyo
9. vasataye kршikarmmaнe ca koттo vaх pratipаdita аsиd-asy-ottarapуrvvat-odhastаd-dakшiнa-
10. rаjakula-puндi-rаjakulayor-bhуmikшettraiх parivartya prиtamanasа mayаpi pуrvvalabdhena sahaikиkрtya щi-
11. lаpaттakaщаsanam=idaм vo dattam-aкgаraк-ca cakra-sarala-kаштha - - ya prasаdaщ ca yathа
12. prаg. - - sta - щro-bho-parikha-bhoкkhа - vаgvatyа - - tya - - - кgrаmamahаnu-
13. dya - - - - rana - puro yuшmad--saiщca kaiщcid vikreyащcilakaм ca kaгcid-apy-aщeшa-
14. m-avikreyaм yathа pratiшiddha-vastu-dvayam ajгаnаdy-artthaм ga - - - - - ddhika - - - -
15. kрtакgаraг-ca-lakаkшepoёsau bhavadbhyo mucyeta svavanаd аhрtya - - - - -
16. catvаriмщa-dadhaх saralakаштhaм vikrинatам vo-vaskarаdhikрtaiх - - - - - - - - - -
17. smad-gottrajа ye koттаd bahir-anyattra nivaseyus-teшак-kаryya-prayojane svakoтта - -
18. - va-dvаraк=koттasиmа ca grаmasya paщcimato dakшiнataщ-ca dolащikharатavи-paryya-
19. ntaщ-ca tata udalmalaka-setu-щаtuntиdul-chilаgрha-khilabhуmi-burdumbrаdul-nadи-saкga - -
20. - щa uttarato maнimatиm-puro ёnusрtya bhаravi-щramaнa-sthаna-pуrvvato - - - - штa
21. pаnиya-srotas-tato ripщiкko-setuм-proмjгambuproкnipraкproкprovамsaмkrameнa tataх
22. parvvatamуlan-tato nadи-pуrvvato vihliкkho-srotaх parvvatasy-opari vihliк mаrgga-dakшiнena
23. pаnиyapаtas-tato mаrggaщilам=setu-sarala-vрkшa-plakшa-mуlаni yathаkramantad-e-
24. tat-sиmа-parikшipte ёsmin koттe na kaiщcid-asmat-pаda-prasаd-opajиvibhir anyair-vvа sуkшm-а-
25. pi pида kаryyа yastvimаm-аjгам vilaкghy-аnyathа kuryyаt kаrayed-vа tam-ahaм na marшayi-
26. шyаmi yepi madуrddhvam=bhуbhujo bhavitаrastair=api dharmmagurubhir-ggurukрtaprasаd-а-
27. nuvarttibhir-iyam-аjга samyak pratipаlanиyа yat-kаraнam bahubhir-vvasudhа dattа rаjabhi-
28. s-sagar-аdibhiх (|) yasya yasya yadа bhуmis-tasya tasya tadа phalam (||) шaштiм varшa-sahasrанi
29. svargge modati bhуmidaх (|) аkшeptа c-аnumantа ca tаvanti narake vaset (||) [svada]ttаm parada-
30. ttам vа [yo hareta vasundharаm | sa viштаyам kрmir-bhуtvа pitрbhiх saha pacyate] || saмvat
31. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vаrtta iti

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NOTES
L. 4. Gn. read: vistara.
L. 5. Gn. read: mayуkhavicchurita.
L. 6. R. has -pуrvva eva.
L. 7. R. has [kр]tyavamana . . . dаdрtairyyathаjгamanutiштhadbhir
The syllable ja seems written above the line (Gn). Read: аjгаm(DNL).
L. 8. Why in the same place Nom. and Acc. from ya ? May be, here must be (prasаda; m.) and (dаna; n.) (DNL) ?
L. 9. R. has taх instead vaх.
L. 10. Doubtful reading; perhaps puндri-, puндi- or muндi-(Gn. read: muндri; R. puндri-,).
L. 11. R. has -sarala-kаштham-evaм cаnyat-prasаdaщ-ca idaм.
L. 12. R. has prаgаdmi kшiptastvad grerasti - щro-bho-.
L. 13. R. has dya - paranadyах puro-; vikreyatащ-cilakaм; kaщcid-apy-aщeшa-
L. 14. R. has ajгаnа ddharma daddhiгcastu-.
L. 15. R. has аhрtya - - - -gрha nivarta . . .
L. 16. R has catvаriмщad-sarala-; vikrинаnам.
L. 19. R. has -saкgama.
L. 20. R. has maнimatиm-purиnusрtya bhаravи-щramaнa-sthаnasya-pуrvvato - ra - штa
L. 21. Gn. read: setuvaтasiкproмгjambуproкnipraкproкprovам. R. has projгambu proкni praкproк provак saмkrameнa tataх
L. 22. R. has vihlaкkho- and vihlaк-
L. 23. For щilа- (Gn)?