Seal rājñaḥ śrīharṣaguptasya suūnoḥ sadguṇaśālinaḥ śāsanaṁ śivaguptasya sthitam ā bhuvanasthiteḥ

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svasty aśeṣakṣitiīśavidyābhyāsaviśeṣāsāditaḥmahaniīyavinayasampatsaṁpāditasakalavijigiīṣuguṇo guṇavatsamāśrayaḥ prakṛṣṭataraśauryyaprajñāprabhāvasambhāvitamahābhyudayaḥ kārttikeyaIva kṛttivāsaso rājñaḥ śṛiīharṣadevasya suūnuḥ somavaṅṁśasambhavaḥ paramamāheśvaro mātāpitṛpādānudhyātaḥ śriīmahāśivaguptarājaḥ kuśaliī uoṇibhogiīyaśuṣkasirillikāyāṁ braāhmaṇāṁ sampūjya sapradhānātn prativāsinonyāṅṁś ca samāhartṛsannidhātṛprabhriṛtiīn yathākālādhyāsinas sarvvarājapuruṣāṅn samājñāpayati

viditam astubhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmas sanidhis sopanidhir acāṭabhaṭapraveśas sarvvakarādānasametas sarvvapiīḍāvivarjjitaḥ sadaśāparādhaḥkosalānagarapratiṣṭhitaśriīśivanandineakāritakapāleśvarabhaṭṭārakayo khaṇḍasphuṭitasaṁskārakaraṇāya balicarupravarttanāya muUdakapūrvvam ācandrārkkasamakālopabhogāya mātāpittror ātmanaś ca puṇyābhibvṛddhaye śriīśivanandivijñaptyā tāmvraśāsanena pratipāditaḥ Ity

avagamya vidheyair bhūtvā yathocitabhogabhāgam upanayadbhiḥ bhavadbhiḥ sukhaṁ prativastabvyam iti bhāvinaś ca bhūmipālān uddiśyedam abhidhiīyate

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

vyāsagiītāṁś cātra ślokān udāharanti

ĀAgner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇaviī sūryyasutāś ca gāvaḥ dattās ttrayas tena bhavanti lokā yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahiīñ ca dadyāT ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ AĀcchettā cānumantā cāa tāny eva narake vaseT bahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ svadattāṁ paradattām vā yatnād rakṣaḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ mahiīṁ mahiīmatāṁ śreṣṭha dānāt śreyo 'nupālanamM iIti

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Plates mātā° mātṛ° sapradhānātn sapradhānān °prabhriṛtiīn °prabhiṛti sarvva° sarva° sarvvapiīḍāvivarjjitaḥ sarvapiīḍāvarjjitaḥ ttrayas trayas paradattām paradattām

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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 Śuṣkasirillikā situated in the Oṇi bhoga, the king issues the following command to all royal officers, beginning with the collector and the receiver; to those who are temporarily posted in the village, and to the other inhabitants of that 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 temple of the god Kapāleśvara-bhaṭṭāraka, which was constructed by Śivanandin, a resident of Kosalānagara. The grant, which is meant to be enjoyed as long as the moon and the sun will endure, was issued at the request of Śivanandin for the purpose of financing the repair of the temple’s broken parts and the performance of bali and caru offerings and comes along with the right to hidden treasures and deposits; the exemption from being entered by irregular or regular troops; the right to collect all taxes payable to the king; the exemption from all kinds of unpaid labour; and the right to punish and realise fines for the ten offences.

Knowing this, you should be obedient to the received orders and render the proper shares of periodical offerings and produce, 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!