68. Godavari plates (set I) or Hyderabad Museum plates.
EI XXXVIII, No. 33 (S.S. Ramacandra Murthy), SN. No. XII : Godavari plates (SET II) of Pрthivи-Mуla

This charter, obtained from either of the Godavari Districts, A.P. (the exact findspot is not known) consists of five copper plates (each measuring about 18 cm by 4.5 cm) and a copper ring with a seal that contains on its surface some figures now totally indistinct. The ring and the seal weigh 515 gm and 159 gm respectively the weight of the plates is not known. The following transcript is based on the plates of the record published in APGAS, No. 6, facing pp. 241 ff. (SN).
The copper plate grant edited here which is now preserved in the Government of Andhra Pradesh Museum, Hyderabad was obtained from the Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. No other details regarding its findspot are available. The record has been published by Shri N. Ramesan in "Copper Plate. Inscriptions of Andhra Pradesh Government Museum, Hyderabad", [Andhra Pradesh Government Archaeological Series, No. 6, pp. 241 ff.] Volume I, with plates. This has also been copied by the Office of the Chief Epigraphist, Archaeological Survey of India, Mysore. [A. R. Ep., 1965-66, No. A 2.] It is now edited here with the kind permission of the Chief Epigraphist.
This is the second known record of Pрthivи-щrи-Mуlarаja, the first one being the, Godavari plates published by J. F. Fleet. [JBBRAS, Vol. XVI, pp. 144 ff. and plate.] The present record is important as it mentions Rаjа Harivarman as the son of Pрthivи-щrи-Mуlarаja who is referred to as Pрthivи-Mуlarаja the son of Mahаrаja Prabhаkara in the Godavari plates. Thus now the three generations of the family, viz., Prabhаkara, Pрthivи-щrи-Mуla and Harivarman are known to us. The fact that the grant villages mentioned in the Godavari plates [Ibid, text lines 10; 22-24.] and in the present record lay in Tажupаka-viшaya indicates that Pрthivи-Mуlarаja's territory centred round that viшaya.
The grant consists of five plates held together by a circular ring with a seal. The first plate is engraved on the inner side only. Except for the third plate, first side, and the fifth plate, second side, all plates contain four lines of writing each. Whereas the third plate, first side, has five lines, the fifth, plate, second side has only two lines of writing. Thus the plates contain 35 lines in all. (SRM)

TEXT

First Plate, Second Side

1 siddham [|*] jayati munir=udagra-khyаta-chandrамщu-jаla-pracaya-rucira-kи-
2 rtti-щrиr=ajеyasya yasya [|*] jagad=idam=abhiшiktan=dakшiн-аmbhоbhir=u-
3 ccaiх kшubhita-salila-nаtha-sparddhibhir=mmаra-sainyaх || [1*] Tad=anu jayati bhу-
4 mnа Mуlarаja=ssamantаd=vitata-rucira-bhаsva-llоka-vikhyаta-kиrttiх [|*] bahu-

Second Plate, First Side

5 samara-jay-оpаtt-оnta(nna)ta-щrиr=ajеya[х*] svaka-vara-guнapащ-аbaddha
6 niщщешa-lоkaх [||2*] svasti [|*] Vijaya-Guнapащapurаt dеva-dvija-
7 guru-caraнa-samаrаdhan-аdhigata-niratiщaya-puнya-nicaya-
8 sya sakala-didma(к-ma)нdal-аlaмkаra-bhуta-yaщasaх щrи-Prabhаkara-vikhyаta-

Second Plate, Second Side

9 mahаrаjasya sуnur=mmаtа-pitр-pаd-аnuddhyаtaх щruti-smрti-vihita-
10 pad-аrtth-аvabоdha-janita-prajга-vivеka-niravagиt-аnupаli-
11 t-ащешa-varннащrama-dharmmaх par-аnugraha-mаtra-prayоjana-
12 pratipann-aiщvaryya-guru-bhаraх anеka-cаturddanta-samara-saмghaттa-vi-

Third Plate, First Side

13 jayи satata-gо-bhуmi-hiraнya-kanyа-pradаn-аdibhis=saphalиkрta-jиvit-оpa-
14 bhоgaх parama-mаhещvaraх parama-brahmaнyaх dharmma-vijayи щrиmаn Pri(Pри)thivищrи-
15 mуlarаjaх Tажupаka-viшayе rаштrakутa-grаmavрddha-pramukha-viшaya-
16 nivаsinaх sarvvаn=ittham=аjгаpayati yathа [|*] viditam=astu bhavatаm=asakрd=anеka-
17 niщita-[ni]str[i]мщa-[sa]ha[sra]-saмkul-аtibhиma-saмgrаma-bhуmi-prakащit-аtma-vikram-аtiщa-

Third Plate, Second Side

18 y-оpаrjjita-yaщо-vibhуti-vistarаya mama priya-tanayаya Harivarmma-rаjа-
19 ya щrи-Konвaжagganвu Pariyapaвu Truлpaвu ity=ешам grаmанам maddhya-gataх
20 Kaттucheruvul=nаma grаmо mayа dattaх [|*] anеna ca mad-anumatеna Hari-
21 varmma-rаjеna mahаvihаra-nivаsinaм navakarmma-vyаpаr-аdhikрtam=anumatya

Fourth Plate, First Side

22 Guнapащapura-giri-taт[е] sva-pratiшthаpita-mahаvihаra-nivаsy-аgat-аnа-
23 gata-cаturddiщ-аryya-vara-bhikшu-saкgha-catuш-pratyaya-paribhоg-аrttha-
24 n=dattas=sarvva-parihаrенa [|*] sa sarvvair=еva rаja-ршibhiх щruti-smрti-vihi-
25 ta-sadаcаr-аnuvarttibhis=samyak=paripаlanиyaх [1*] bhavanti c=аtra Mata(nu)-gи-

Fourth Plate, Second Side

26 tа[х*] щlоkах [|*] bahubhir=vvasudhа dattа bahubhiщ=c=аnupаlitа [|*] yasya
27 yasya yadа bhуmis=tasya tasya tadа phalaм(lam) [||3*] bhуmi-dаnаt=paran=dа-
28 nan=na bhуtan=na bhaviшyati [|*] tasy=aiva haraнаt=pаpan=na bhуtan=na bhavi-
29 шyati [||4*] Шaшт[i*]м varшa-sahasrанi svarggе tiштhati bhуmidaх [|*] аcchеttа c=аnumantа ca tаny=еva

Fifth Plate, First Side

30 narakе vasеt [||5*] yaщ=c=аtra lоbh-еrшyа-pramаd-аjгаna-kшudra-parivаra-dошa-vaщаt dharmma-vi-
31 [lо]pаya pravarttеta sa imаni pаtakаni spрщеt || nighnatам bhartр-gо-vipra-bа-
32 [la]-yошit-tapasviнaх [|*] yа gatis=sа bhavеd=vрttiм harata[х*] щаsan-акkitаm [||6*] sva-dattам para-
33 [da]ttам vа yо harеta vasundharаm [|*] sa viштhаyам krimi[r*]=bhуtvа pitрbhis=saha pacyatе || [7*] siddham ||

Fifth Plate, Second Side

34 [u]ddiщya Tаmbraparнниyаt(yаn) щаsana[м] Harivarmmaна [|*] rаjга kрtam=iha sthеyа-
35 d=idam=а-candra-tаrakaм(kam) ||[8*] siddham ||