Teṉkāci, Viśvanāthasvāmin temple, <foreign>gopura</foreign> inscription of the coronation of Śrīvallabha author of digital edition Emmanuel Francis DHARMA Paris, CEIAS DHARMA_INSPandya01011

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 2019-2025 DHARMAbase : This single verse is also engraved on the door-post on the south side of the gopura, and records the date of the coronation of Aḻakaṉ Civala-vēḷ. It took place on Monday, the 20th of Cittirai of the year Raktākṣi, Śaka 1486. This day corresponded with the 6th tithi of the bright half of that month, the nakṣatra being Punarvasu. The king is the well known Ativīrarāma Pāṇḍya of literary fame.

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cakaṉ kālam āyirattu nāṉūṟṟ' e ṇpatt' āṟiṟ calati cūḻnta ceka ṅkāṇa virattākki cittirai yil irupatān tēti vēntar pukaḻntēval ceya-p-pūṟuva -titi y-āṟil mutal vāram puṇar pūcattiṟ cukant-āti-puṉai y-aḻakaṉ cīvala-vēḷ eṉa makuṭañ cūṭiṉāṉē

Aḻakaṉ who revels in perfumes etc., wore the crown in the presence, of all the people under the name of Civalavēḷ, on the first day of the week, the sixth tithi of the first fortnight and the twentieth of the month of Cittirai, in the year Raktākṣin corresponding to the Śaka year one thousand four hundred and eighty-six.

Edited in , with English translation (TAS 1.6.8).

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on .

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