Seal prasannārṇṇavasambhūtamānamātrendujanmanaḥ śrīmatsudevarājasya sthiraṁ jagati śāsanaṁ

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svasti śarabhapurād vikkramopanatasāmantamakuṭacūḍāmaṇiprabhāprasekāmbudhautapādayugalo ripuvilāsinīsīmantoddharaṇahetur vvasuvasudhāgopradaḫ paramabhāgavato mātāpitṛpādānuddhyātaś śṛrīmahāsudevarājaḥ tosadḍaḍḍabhuktīyaśivialiṅgake prativāsikuṭumbinas samājñāpayati

viditam astu vo yathāyaṁ grāmas tṛtridaśapatisadanasukhapratiṣṭhākaro yāvad raviśaśitārākiraṇapratihataghorāndhakāraṁ jagad avatiṣṭhate tāvad upabhogyas sanidhis sopanidhir acāṭabhaṭaprāveśyas sarvvakaravisarjjitaḥḫ pratihārabhogillena mātāpitror ātmanaś ca puṇyābhivṛddhaye kātyāyanasagotramādhyandinavājasaneyayajñasvāminaḥne Adhyarddhaṅgāṁśena bhāradvājakumāravatsa Āātreyakāṇvavājasaneyayajñasvāminaau pratyaṅgṁśena kātyāyanaviśākhasvāmikauśikamādhyandinagolasvāmi-Evaṁ-dāmodarasvāmidāmasvāmibhāradvājapañcālisvāmidīkṣitāyanīkān pratyarddhaṅgāṁśena tāmbramraśāsanenātisṛṣṭo bhūtvāsmābhir anumoditiaḥ

te yūyam evam upalabhyaiṣāmājñāśravaṇavidheyā bhūtvā yathocitaṁ bhogabhāgam upanayantas sukhaṁ prativatsyatha bhaviṣyataś ca bhūmipān anudarśayati

dānād viśiṣṭam anupālanajaṁ purāṇā dharmmeṣu niścitadhiyaḫ pravadanti dharmmaṁ tasmād dvijāya suviśuddhakulaśrutāya dattāṁ bhuvaṁ bhavatu vo matir eva goptuṁ

tad bhavadbhir apy eṣā dattir anupālayitavyā vyāsagītāṁś cātra ślokān udāharanti

Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryyasutāś ca gāvaḥ dattās trayas tena bhavaṁnti lokā yaẖ kāñcanaṁ gāṁ ca mahīṁ ca dadyāT ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ Ācchettā cānumaṁntā ca tāny eva narake vaseT bahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ svadantāttāṁ paradantāttāṁ vā yatnād rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira mahīm mahiīmatāñ chreṣṭha dānāc chreyo 'nupālanamM iIti

svamukhāgnjñayā saṁvvasaṁvat 7 vaiśākha di 20 6 Ukttkīrṇṇaṁ droṇasiṅghena

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Plates °dhauta° The shape of the vowel marker for au is slightly irregular, but is the same as in other copperplate charters of the kings of Śarabhapura. °āndhakāraṁ° The anusvāra, which should have been placed above the ra, is placed above the kā. °kauśika° The shape of the vowel marker for au is slightly irregular, but is the same as in other copperplate charters of the kings of Śarabhapura. °mādhyandina° °maādhyandina° °mādhyandina° dharmmeṣu dharmmeṣu dharmmeṣu ṣaṣṭivarṣa° The corner of the copperplate appears to have been cut off in the process of incising the characters, but the text can still be made out. 7 8 7

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The permanent charter belongs to the illustrious Sudevarāja, who was born from the moon that was Mānamātra, who was born from the sea that was Prasanna.

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Success! Hail! From Śarabhapura, the illustrious great Sudevarāja whose feet are washed by the sprinkling water that is the brilliance of the crest-jewels on the crests of his feudatories who have been brought into submission by his prowess, who made the women of his enemies tear out their parted hair, who is a giver of riches, land, and cattle, who is entirely devoted to Viṣṇu, and favoured by his father and mother, issues the following command to the landholders settled in the village of Śivaliṅgaka situated in the Tosaḍḍa bhukti:

Let it be known to you that by means of this copperplate charter, this village has been granted on behalf of the pratihāra Bhogilla and confirmed by us, for the increase of religious merit of father, mother, and ourselves, to Yajñasvāmin, belonging to the Kātyāyana gotra and to the Vājasaneya-Mādhyandina school with a share of one and a half; to Yajñasvāmin, belonging to the Ātreya gotra and the Vājasaneya-Kāṇva school, and to Kumāravatsa, belonging to the Bhāradvāja gotra, with a share of one each; to the dīkṣita Āyanīka, to Pañcālisvāmin of the Bhāradvāja gotra, to Dāmasvāmin, to Dāmodarasvāmin, just as to Golasvāmin of the Kauśika gotra and the Mādhyandina school, and to Viśākhasvāmin of the Kātyāyana gotra, with half a share each. The grant of the village, which leads to happiness and fame in the abode of the lord of the gods i.e., Indra’s heaven, is to be enjoyed as long as the world will endure, the world of which the darkness of the night is removed by the rays of the sun, moon and stars; comes along with the right to hidden treasures and deposits; is not to be entered by irregular or regular troops; and is exempt from all taxes.

Having taken note of that, you should be obedient to the command received from them i.e., the donees and render the proper shares of periodical offerings and produce, while living happily in this village. And the king instructs the future rulers:

The ancients, reflecting on virtue, proclaim that the religious merit arising from the protection of a grant is more excellent than that which arises from the giving itself; therefore, your intent should indeed be to protect the earth that has been granted to a Brahmin of perfectly pure family and religious learning.

This gift is to be protected by you as well! And in this respect they quote the following stanzas sung by Vyāsa:

Gold is the first child of Agni, land is born of Viṣṇu, and cows are the offspring of Sūrya: Therefore, whoever would give gold, a cow, and land would give the three worlds.

A giver of land rejoices in heaven for sixty thousand years; he who confiscates it or allows another to confiscate it will dwell for the same period in hell!

The earth has been granted by many kings, beginning with Sagara; whoever possesses the land at any time, to him belong the fruits at that time!

O Yudhiṣṭhira, zealously protect the land which was given by yourself or by others! O best of kings, protection is superior to giving!

By the order from the king’s own mouth, the copperplate charter has been engraved by Droṇasiṅgha on the day 26 of the month of Vaiśākha in the year 7 of Sudevarāja's reign.