Vallam, time of Kantacēṉaṉ author of digital edition Emmanuel Francis DHARMA Paris DHARMA_INSPallava00036

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 2019-2025 DHARMAbase Vedānteśvara temple. Pillar inscription recording the foundation of a cave-temple by Kantacēṉaṉ (Sanskrit Skandasena), son of Vayantappiri (Sanskrit Vasantapriya) and servant of Mayēntirappōttarēcaru (Mahendravarman I Pallava).

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pakā-p·-piṭuku laḷitāṅ·kuraṉ·

cat·turum·mmallaṉ· kuṇaparaṉ· mayēn·tira-p-pōt·t-arēcaru Aṭiyāṉ· vayan·tap·piri Arēcaru makaṉ· kan·tacēṉa ṉ· ceyivit·ta tēvakulam· .

Kantaceṉaṉ Skandasena, the son of Vayantappiriarecaru Vasantapriyarāja, the servant of Pakāppiṭuku Laḷitāṅkuraṉ Lalitāṅkura Catturummallaṉ Śatrumalla Kuṇaparaṉ Guṇabhara Mayentirappōttarecaru Mahendrapōtarāja, caused this temple devakula to be made.

Temple tēvakulamSanskrit devakula. caused to be made by KantacēṉaṉSanskrit Skandasena., son of the king arēcaru Vayantappiri,Sanskrit Vasantapriya. servant aṭiyāṉ of Pakāppiṭuku LaḷitāṅkuraṉSanskrit Lalitāṅkura. CatturummallaṉSanskrit Śatrumalla. KuṇaparaṉSanskrit Guṇabhara. Mayēntirappōttarēcaru.Sanskrit Mahendra + Tamil Pōttaraicar. That is, the Pallava king Mahendra, that is, Mahendravarman I Pallava.

It is not clear what the relation is between the two discrete inscriptions, each on a different pillar. We read them in succession as Pakāppiṭuku, Lalitāṅkura, Śatrumalla and Guṇabhara are well attested birudas of Mahendravarman I. We follow here the interpretation of .

Pōttarēcaru (and its variants, e.g. Pōttaraiyar) is a title of the Pallava kings. Mayēntirappōttarēcaru is Mahendravarman I (r. ca. 580-630).

Reported in (ARIE/1892-1893/A/1892/185).

Edited in (SII 2.72) with visual documentation and English translation. Text and summary in (IP 36).

This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on autopsy and photos (2004).

340-341 72 134 36 2, 8 A/1892 185 61-64 267