Om̐ namaḥ śivāya.

krauñcāri-dviradāsyayoḥ śiśutayā tātasya maulau mitho gaṅgā-vāriṇi khelatoḥ śaśi-kalām ālokya madhye jaṭam·. śevālāvali-madhya-vaddha-śapharī-vuddhyā samākarṣator ākranda-sphuṭa-kandalena vihasann avyāj jagad dhūrjjaṭiḥ. Asti kṣīramahārṇṇavasya tanayaḥ preyān mano-janmanaś cakṣuḥ śrī-pariṇetur adri-tanayā-bhartuḥ śiro-bhūṣaṇam·. prāg-āśā-taruṇī-lalāṭa-tilakaṁ pūrvvādri-cūḍāmanir dyo-devālaya-daivataṁ diviṣadāṁ sāras tuṣāra-dyutiḥ. tad-vaṁśe rāja-haṁsa-cchada-viśada-yaśaḥ-kaumudīm udgirantaḥ khelantaḥ kṣmā-dharāṇām upari kara-samāropa-sīmantitāśāḥ. sīmānaḥ puṇya-rāśer amr̥tamaya-kalā-maṇḍalābhogavantaḥ kurvvantaḥś candra-līlām avani-tala-bhujo rāja-puttrā vabhūvuḥ. teṣāṁ vaṁśe vabhūva prabhur ubhaya-kula-prauḍhi-sampad-guṇānām uttaṁsaḥ kṣattriyāṇām adhana-jana-manaś-cātakānām payodaḥ. śatrūṇām anta-karttā tuhina-kara-kalā-mūrtti-kīrtty-aṅganānāṁ kāntaḥ sāmantaseno raṇa-śirasi jitārāti-sāmanta-senaḥ. śaśvat-prodvuddha-padmaḥ pratidinam udayī rāja-rakṣāsu dakṣaḥś cakṣuś caitanya-cintā-maṇir anaṇu-mahāḥ prārthakair arthitārthaḥ. Etasmād ūṣmalābhir dyutibhir upacitas tāmasānāṁ guṇānāṁ hantā hemantaseno ravir iva jagatāṁ mānanīyo vabhūva. Ajani vijayasenas tena rākā-sudhāṁśo rucibhir avacitābhir bhāsvato ’pi prabhābhiḥ. śiśira-kara-kharāṁśu-śrīr yaśaḥ-kaumudīnām api samudaya-hetur yat-pratāpātapānām·. Abhavad vilāsadevī śūra-kulāmbhodhi-kaumudī tasya. nayana-yuga-mañju-khañjana-vihāra-keli-sthalī mahiṣī. kṣattrāṇām ātapattraṁ kanaka-giri-śiro-vartti-mārttaṇḍa-tejāḥ śaśvad viśvam vilimpann ajara-pura-dhunī-phena-puṇyair yaśobhiḥ. jātas tasmād aymuṣyān manasija-rajanī-jāni-saundarya-sāraḥ śrīmad-vallālasenaḥ surua-guru-dhiṣaṇā-kāmukī-kāma-kāntaḥ. Evaṁ-vidha-guṇa-śreṇiḥ śrīman-niḥśaṅka-śaṅkaraḥ. Ākhaṇḍala Ivādityā devo garvbhe yayā dhr̥taḥ. dor-daṇḍa-caṇḍima-natāvani-pāla-mauli -ratna-prabhā-paṭala-pāṭala-pāda-padmaḥ. śrīmāṁs tayā vijayasena-mahī(22)-mahendro dānāny adāpayad aśeṣita-kr̥tsna-dānaḥ.

sa khaku śrī-vikramapura-samāvāsita-śrīmaj-jaya-skandhāvārāt·. mahārājādhirāja-śrī-hemantasena-pādānudhyāta-parameśvara-paramamāheśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-śrīmad-vijayasena-devaḥ kuśalī. samupagatāśeṣa-rāja-rājanyaka-raājñī-rāṇaka-rājaputra-rājāmātya-purohita-māahādharmādhyakṣa-mahāsāndhivigrahika-mahāsenāpati-mahāmudrādhikr̥ta-Antaraṅga-vr̥haduparika-mahākṣapaṭalika-mahāpratīhāra-mahāvyūhapati-mahāpīlupati-mahāgaṇastha-dauḥsādhika-cauroddharaṇika-nauvalahastyaśvagomahiṣājāvikādivyāpr̥taka-gaulmika-daṇḍapāśika-daṇḍanāyaka-viṣayapaty-ādīn anyāṁś ca sakala-rāja-pādopajīvino ’dhyakṣa-pracāroktān· Ihākīrttitān· caṭṭa-bhaṭṭa-jātīyāN janapadān· kṣetrakarāṁś ca vrāhmaṇān· vrāhmaṇottarān· yathārhaṁ mānayati vodhayati samādiśati ca.

matam astu bhavatām·. yathā śrī-pauṇḍravarddhana-bhukty-antaḥpāti-khāḍī-viṣaye ghāsa-sambhoga-bhāṭṭavaḍā-grāme tikṣahaṇḍa-jalārddha-sīmā-dakṣiṇa-paścimottarataḥ yathā-prasiddha-catuḥ-sīmāvacchinnā samataṭīya-nalena pāṭaka-catuṣṭayaā kaparddaka-purāṇa-śata-dvayotpattiḥ bhūmir iyaṁ tr̥ṇa-pūti-gocara-paryantā sa-talā soddeśā sāmra-panasā sa-guvāka-nārikelā sa-vanā sa-jala-sthalā sa-garttoṣarā sahya-daśāparādhā parihr̥ta-sarva-pīḍā A-caṭṭa-bhaṭṭa-praveśā Akiñcit-pragrāhyā samasta-rāja-bhoga-kara-hiraṇya-pratyāya-sahitā. madhyadeśa-vinirggata-kāntijoṅgīya-ratnākaradevaśarmaṇaḥ prapautrāya rahaskaradevaśarmaṇaḥ pautrāya bhāskaradevaśarmaṇaḥ puttrāya vatsa-sagotrāya bhārgava-cyāvanānpapnuvāna-Aurvva-jāmadagni-pravarāya R̥gvedāśvalāyana-śākhā-śṣaḍ-aṅgādhyāIyine śrī-Udayakaradevaśarmmaṇe vikramapuropakārikā-madhye sati soma-grahe Asman-mahā-mahādevī-śrīmad-vilāsadevyā datta-kanaka-tulā-puruṣa-mahā-dāne homa-karmma-dakṣiṇā vidhivad udaka-pūrvakaṁ kr̥tvā bhagavantaṁ maheśvara-bhaṭṭārakam uddiśya mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-yaśo ’bhivr̥ddhaye Ā-candraārkka-kṣiti-sama-kālaṁ yāvaT bhūmi-cchidra-nyāyena tāmra-śāsanī-kr̥tya pradattāsmābhiḥ. tad bhavadbhiḥ sarvvair evānumantavyaṁ bhāvibhir api nr̥patibhiḥ Apaharaṇe naraka-bhayāT pālane dharmma-gauravāT pālanīyaṁ.

bhavanti cātra dharmmānuśaṁsinaḥ ślokāḥ.

vahubhir vasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhiḥ. yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ.. bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati. Ubhau tau puṇya-karmāṇau niyataṁ svargga-gāminau. sva-dattāṁ para-dattāṁ vā yo hareta vasundharāṁ. sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate.. nr̥pa-gaṇanāgrima-rekhaḥ śrīmān arivr̥śabhaśaṅkaraḥ kr̥tavān·. Udayakara-śāsana-dāne śālāḍḍanāgam iha dūtaṁ.

saṁ 62 vaiśākha-dine 7

śrī ni mahā ni

Om̐ śevālāvali-śeaivālāvali- -bhartuḥ-bharttuḥ kṣattriyāṇāmkṣatriyāṇām tāmasānāṁtāmāsānāṁ -mañju--mañjau- -vartti--varttiṁ-Presumably misprint. garvbhegarbhe -māahādharmādhyakṣa--mahādharmādhyakṣa- janapadānjaānapadānan mānayatimānayati. -paryantā-paryyantā -sarva--sarvva- -vinirggata--vinirgata- -ratnākaradevaśarmaṇaḥ-ratnākaradevaśarmmaṇaḥ rahaskaradevaśarmaṇaḥrahaskaradevaśarmmaṇaḥ bhāskaradevaśarmaṇaḥbhāskaradevaśarmmaṇaḥ puttrāyaputrāya -cyāvanānpapnuvāna--cyāvanāpnuvāna- -pūrvakaṁ-pūrvvakaṁ -candraārkka--candrārkka- ślokāḥ.ślokāḥ sagarādibhiḥ.sagarādibhiḥ phalaṁ..phalaṁ. yaś ca bhūmiṁyaś ca bhūmiṁ -karmāṇau-karmmāṇau vasundharāṁ.vasundharāṁ. mahā niThe last line is not visible in the estampage attached to Banerji’s edition. I adopt the reading by N. G. Majumdar.

Success! Oṁ! Salutation to Śiva!

May the One having matted locks like a burden Śiva protect the world, who is laughing with his cheek opened by a loud voice because of the childishness of both Enemy of Krauñca Kārttikeya and the Elephant-headed one Gaṇeśa, who are playing together in water of the Gaṅgā on the head of their father and, after seeing the crescent moon in the middle of his top-knot, taking it out with perception that it is a fish bound in the centre of a row of Hornwort plants!

There was the Cold-rayed the Moon, the son of the great ocean of milk, the friend of the Mind-born Kāma, the eye of the husband of Śrī Viṣṇu, the head ornament of the husband of the daughter of the mountain Śiva, the mark on the forehead of a young girl of eastern quarter, the crest jewel of the East Mountain, the deity in the shrine of the sky, and the essence for the residents of the heaven.

In his family were born rājaputras enjoying the surface of the earth doing the play of the Moon, pouring out moonlight that was the fame white like wings of a royal swan, moving playing and setting borders on the quarters by placing beams above mountains by transferring additional tax of kings, being the borders of a bundle of merits, and having the extended hood fullnessthat was the circle of digits made of ambrosia of the multitude of immortal arts.

In their lineage was born Sāmantasena, the master of good qualities of full growth and success of both families, the ornament of kṣatriyas, a cloud for cuckoos that were minds of people without wealth, the maker of death of enemies, the lover of women that were fame in the forms of beams of the Cold-rayed moon, and having defeated the army of enemy sāmantas at the forefront of war.

From him was born Hemantasena, like the Sun, who had Padmā Lakṣmī always awaken lotus always open, prospering rising everyday, skillful in protections of kings, the eye, the wish-fulfilling jewel for consciousness, not tiny but great, the purpose fulfilled by applicants, furnished abundantly with heat and radiance, the destroyer of qualities of darkness, and the one honourable for the worlds.

By him was born Vijayasena, who had beauty of the Cold-rayed Moon and the Hot-rayed Sun by gathered lights of the Moon and lustrres of the Sun, and was the cause of rise of moonlight that were his fame and sunlight that was his valour.

There was Vilāsadevī, the moonlight from the ocean that was the Śūra lineage, his queen who was a playground for the enjoyment of beautiful wagtails that were both eyes of him.

From him in her was born illustrious Vallālasena, the umbrella of kṣatras, having energy of the sun resting on the summit of the gold mountain, always smearing the world with fame pure like foams on the river of the city of ageless ones Gaṅgā, the essence of wifely beauty of the night of the Mind-born Kāma, and the lover for love of lustful women that were intellect of the preceptor of gods Br̥haspati.

Illustrious Niḥśaṅkaśaṅkara, who had a multitude of such kinds of virtues, was held by her in her womb, as if God Ākhaṇḍala Indra was held by Aditi.

Illustrious Viajayasena, the great king of the earth, whose lotus-like feet were redden by a bundle of beams from crest-jewels of kings bowing to the cruelty of rods that were his arms, and the one made all donations completely done, made her give donations.

From the illustrious military camp of victory pitched at illustrious Vikramapura.

Parameśvara, devout worshipper of Maheśvara, paramabhaṭṭāraka mahārājādhirāja llustrious Vijayasena, healthy, accepted by his majesty mahārājādhirāja illustrious Hemantasena, honours, announces and orders suitably all the approached rāja, rājanyaka, rājñī, rāṇaka, rājaputra, rājāmātya, purohita, mahādharmādhyakṣa, mahāsāndhivigrahika, mahāsenāpati, mahāmudrādhikr̥ta, antaraṅga, br̥haduparika, mahākṣapaṭalika, mahāpratīhāra, mahāvyūhapati, mahāpīlupati, mahāgaṇastha, dauḥsādhika, cauroddharaṇika, naubalahastyaśvagomahiṣājāvikādivyāpr̥taka, gaulmika, daṇḍapāśika, daṇḍanāyaka, viṣayapati and so on, and all other dependants on the royal feet, those declared of positions of officials, unnamed here, the ones belonging to caṭṭas and bhaṭṭas, people and cultivators, brāhmaṇas and best brāhmaṇas as follows:

“It should be agreed upon by you. In Khāḍī viṣaya belonging to illustrious Pauṇḍravardhana bhukti, in village Bhāṭṭavaḍā which is the estate of Ghāsa, this land, demarcated by four borders accomplished in this way: a half of water of Tikṣahaṇḍa to the south, the west and the north, four pāṭakas in size by the nala belonging to Samataṭa, production of two hundred purāṇas in cowries, as far as grass field and pasture, was given by us after making a copperplate edict, with flat land, with raised ground, with mango and jackfruit trees, with areca nut and coconut trees, with forest, with watering place, with ditch and saline land, with ten offences to be tolerated, exempted from all burdens, without entrance of caṭṭas and bhaṭṭas, without anything taken away, accompanied by tributes of all royal bhāga, kara and hiraṇya, to illustrious Udayakaradevaśarman, the great grandson of Ratnākaradevaśarman originating from Madhyadeśa and belonging to Kāntijoṅga, the grandson of Rahaskaradevaśarman, the son of Bhāskaradevaśarman, belonging to Vatsa gotra, Bhārgava, Cyāvana, Āpnuvāna, Aurva and Jāmadagni pravara, learning the six limbs of the Āśvalāyana śākhā of the R̥gveda, as a reward of the homa ritual in the great donation of gold tulāpuruṣa given by our great queen illustrious Vilāsadevī in the centre of the palace of Vikramapura when a lunar eclipse was occurring, after pouring water according to the rule, in the name of venerable Lord Maheśvara, for the increase of merit and fame of parents and myself, for the same period as the moon, the sun and the earth exist, by the rule of land reclamation. Therefore, it should be consented to by you all. And it should also be protected by future kings from fear of hell in case of violation and from respect for merit in case of protection.”

And here are verses instructing dharma as follows:

The earth was given by many kings beginning with Sagara. To the one to whom the land belongs, belongs then the merit.

The one who gains land and the one who gives land, both of them with meritorious deeds are surely going to heaven.

Either given by himself or given by the others, the one who stole land, he would be boiled with his ancestors after becoming an insect in excreta.

Illustrious Arivr̥ṣabhaśaṅkara, who was in the foremost line in reckoning of kings, made Śālāḍḍanāga a messenger in giving of the edict to Udayakara.

Year 62 month Vaiśākha day 7.

Confirmed by illustrious king. Confirmedby mahāsāndhivigrahika.

First edited by Rakhaldas Banerji and then re-edited by Nani Gopal Majumdar57-67. Now re-edited by Ryosuke Furui based on reading from images of the obverse published online by British Museum and estampages attached to Banerji’s edition.

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