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mpatsa
raśauryyaprajñāprabhāvasambhāvitamahābhyudayaḥ kārt
saso rāj
tāpitṛpā
puraviṣayīyavaṭapadrake brāhmaṇāṁ sampūjya sapradhānā
yathākālādhyāsinas samāhartṛsannidhātṛpramukhān adhikāriṇas sa
karaṇān anyā
payati
viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmas sanidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ
sadaśāparādhaḥ sarvvakarasametaḥ sarvvap
cāṭabhaṭapraveśa
pādhyāya
ha
thiv
daś
dvādaśyāṁ mātāpittror ātmanaś ca puṇyābhi
rkasamakālopabhogārtha
ato vidheya
tayā Ebhyaḥ samucitaṁ bhogabhāgādikam upanayadbhi
tivasta
vyāsagītā
pravarddhamānavija
sa
The charter of Śivagupta, son of the illustrious king Harṣagupta, who is possessed of good qualities, endures as long as the existence of the earth.
Success! Hail! The illustrious and great king Śivagupta who has been born in the Lunar Dynasty as the son of a king, the illustrious Harṣadeva, like Kārttikeya is of Kṛttivāsas
Let it be known to you that by means of
Therefore, you should render the proper prescribed
Fortune and misfortune are truly the fruit of protecting and not protecting
And in this respect they quote the
Gold is the first child of Agni, land is born of Viṣṇu, and cows are the offspring of Sūrya:
A giver of land rejoices in heaven for sixty thousand years; he who confiscates it or allows
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!
First edited by Desai