SII 12.106: original edition by V. Venkatasubba Ayyar KAMPAVARMAN. No. 106. (A.R. No. 498 of 1908). MALLĀM, GUDUR TALUK, NELLORE DISTRICT. ON A SLAB SET UP IN FRONT OF THE SUBRAHMAṆYA TEMPLE. author of digital edition Emmanuel Francis DHARMA Paris, CEIAS DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0106 DHARMAbase

This inscription of Kampavarman, dated in the 20th year, is engraved above the figure of a person holding his severed head by the tuft in his left hand, while the right hand grasps a sword (Plate VI). It registers a gift of land made by the ūrār of Tiruvāṉmūr to Paṭṭai-Pōttaṉ for the pious act of Okkoṇḍanāgaṉ Okkatīndaṉ Paṭṭai-Pōttaṉ, probably his father, in cutting off flesh from nine parts of his body and finally his head as an offering to the goddess Bhaṭārī, i.e., Durgā.

The rituals connected with human sacrifice offered to the goddess Durgā are described in the Kālikā-Purāṇa, Chapter 70.

The modern Mallām or an ancient suburb of it was known as Tiruvāṉmūr in inscriptions.

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śrī kampaparumaṟku yāṇṭu Irupatāvatu paṭṭaipot taṉukku . Okkoṇṭanākaṉ Okkatin=taṉ paṭṭaipottaṉ me tavam purintateṉṟu bhaṭārikku navakkaṇṭaṅ kuṭuttu kuṉṟakattalai Aṟuttup piṭalikai mel vaittāṉukku ti ruvāṉmur Ūrār vaitta paricāvatu . Emurp paṟaikoṭṭik kalme ṭu ceytārāvikkuk kuṭuppārāṉār pottaṉaṅ kiḻavarkaḷum toṟu ppaṭṭi nilam kuṭuttārkaḷ . Itu Aṉṟeṉṟār kaṅkaiyiṭaik kumariI ṭai Eḻunūṟṟukkātamum ceytāṉ ceyta pāvattup paṭuva ār . Aṉṟeṉṟār Aṉṟāḷkovukku kāṟppo ṉ ṟaṇṭap paṭuvār .

Digital edition of SII 12.106 by converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

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