SII 3.115: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri XII.—INSCRIPTIONS OF RAJAKESARIVARMAN, MADIRAIKONDA RAJAKESARIVARMAN OR GANDARADITYA. No. 115.—ON A PILLAR LYING TO THE SOUTH OF THE ADHIPURISVARA TEMPLE AT TIRUVORRIYUR. No. 246 of 1912. author of digital edition Emmanuel Francis DHARMA Paris, CEIAS DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0115 DHARMAbase

This inscription is also dated in the 5th year of the reign of Madiraikoṇḍa Rājakēsarivarman. It registers a gift of sheep for a lamp to the Śiva temple at Tiruvoṟṟiyūr. The donor was one of the nobles (perundaram) of Uḍaiyār śrī-Uttama-Chōḷa who is undoubtedly king Madhurāntaka Uttama-Chōḷa, the paternal uncle of Rājarāja I. A reasonable doubt may arise why Uttama-Chōḷa is given here the title of a ruling king and not that of a prince. It was perhaps because he was the chosen successor of Gaṇḍarāditya at the time. We know, however, that he actually came to the Chōḷa throne only after one or two other kings had reigned subsequent to his father's death.

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svasti śrī . matiraikoṇṭa kovirācake caripanmarkku yāṇṭu Aiñcāvatu Uṭaiyār śrīUttamacoḻatevarruṭaṉ vanta kaleci perun=tarattuc ciṅkamaiyyaṉ makaṉ kaṭuttalai nākamayyaṉ tiruvoṟṟiyūr mahaādevarkku Ācantritiraratāramum Oru nantā viḷakkerippataṟk=ku vaitta cāvā muvāp perā ṭu toṇṇūṟu Īḻaviḷakku Onṟu Itu panmā heśvararakṣai .

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 5th year of (the reign of) king Rājakēsarivarman, who took Madirai (Madura), Kaḍuttalai Nāgamaiyaṉ, son of Śiṅgamaiyaṉ, a perundaram of Kalēśi (village ?) who had accompanied Uḍaiyār śrī-Uttama-Śōḻadēva (to this temple), gave ninety fat sheep, which neither die nor grow old, for burning one perpetual lamp as long as the moon and the stars (endure), and one Īḻa lamp-(stand) to (the temple of) Mahādēva (Śiva) of Tiruvoṟṟiyūr. This shall be under the protection of (the assembly of) all Māhēśvaras.

Digital edition of SII 3.115 by converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

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