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viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥsanidhānaḥ sopanidhānaḥ sadaśāpāarādhaḥ sarvvakarādānasametaḥ pratiṣiddhacāṭabhaṭapraveśāaḥ Adya vaiśākhaprathamapañcamyāṁ śriībāleśvarapratiṣṭhākālae nandapūuriīyabhagavatpādadiīrghācāryyaśiṣyavyāpaśivācāryyabhagavatpādānānṁ udakapūrvvaṁ mātāpittror ātmanaś ca puṇyābhibvṛddhaye tāmvraśāsanenācandrārkasamakālopabhogārthaṁ pratipādita Ity

avagatyāmiṣā samucitaṁ bhogabhāgādikam upanayadbhiḥr bhavadbhiḥ sukhaṁ prativastavyam iti bhāvinaś ca bhūmipālān uddiśyedam abhidhiīyate

bhūmipradā divi lalaṁnti patanti hanta hṛtvā mahiīṁ nṛpatayo narake nṛśaṅṁsāT Etad dvayaṁ parikalaiayya calāñ ca lakṣmīm āyus tathā kuruta yad bhavatām abhiīṣṭaṁ ĀApi ca rakṣāpālanayos tāvat phalaṁ sugatidurggatiī ko nāma svarggam ucchritsṛjya narakaṁ pratipadyate

vyāsagiītāṁś cāttra ślokān udāharanti

Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇaviī sūryyasutāś ca gāvaḥ dattās ttrayas tena bhavanti lokā yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahiīñ ca dadyāT ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ Ācchettā cānumaṁntā ca tāny eva narake vaseT bahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ svadattāṁ mparadattām vā yatnād rakṣaḥ yudhiṣṭhira mahīṁ mahiīmatāṁ śreṣṭhaḥ dānāt śreyo 'nupālanamM iIti

pravarddhamānavijayarājye samvatsare saptatriṅṁśe vaiśākhaprathamapañcamyāāṁ Aṅkenāpi samvaT rla gra vaiśākha dina 5

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The charter of Śivagupta, son of the illustrious king Harṣagupta, who is possessed of good qualities, endures as long as the existence of the world

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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 i.e., Śiva; who is entirely devoted to Maheśvara; who is favoured by his father and mother; and who is in good health: He has acquired all the qualities of a conqueror through the perfection of praiseworthy discipline, effected in particular by implementing all the "political sciences"; he is a refuge for the virtuous; and his great prosperity has been brought about by his superior valour, intelligence, and strength! After having saluted the Brahmins in the village of Hastipadraka situated in the Svalpa-Śarkkarā mārga, the king issues the following command to the governor and local council, to all other royal officers who are dedicated to our service, beginning with the collector and the receiver; to those who are temporarily posted in the village; and to the residents of the village with their headman:

Let it be known to you that by means of this copperplate charter and preceded by a libation of water, this village has been granted by us for the increase of religious merit of father, mother, and ourselves, to the venerable ācārya Vyāpaśiva, pupil of the venerable ācārya Dīrgha of Nandapura. The grant of the village took place today, on the fifth day of the first fortnight of the month of Vaiśākha, on the occasion of the establishment of the illustrious Bāleśvara temple. The grant), which is meant to be enjoyed as long as the moon and the sun will endure, comes along with the right to hidden treasures and deposits; the right to punish and realise fines for the ten offences; the right to collect all taxes payable to the king; the exemption from all kinds of unpaid labour; and the exemption from being entered by irregular or regular troops.

Having taken note of that, you should render the proper shares of periodical offerings, produce, and the like to those donees, while living happily in this village. And this is said for the instruction of the future kings:

Kings who donate land sport in heaven, but look, kings who have taken land fall into hell for their wickedness. After having taken to heart these two rules and taken hold of Lakṣmī, you should live you life as you wish!

And also:

Fortune and misfortune are truly the fruit of protecting and not protecting the land; who then discards heaven and resorts to hell?

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!

The copperplate charter has been engraved on the fifth day of the first fortnight of the month of Vaiśākha, in the thirty-seventh year of the increasingly victorious reign of Śivagupta. In numbers: Year 37, Month Vaiśākha, Day 5.