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svasti. mūrasiīma-samāvāsita śrīmato vijaya-kaṭakāT parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-śivagupta-deva-pādānudhyāta-parama-māheśvara-parama-bhaṭṭāraka-māhārājādhirāja-somakulatilaka-tr̥kaliṅgādhipati-parameśvara-śrī-mahābhavagūupta-rājadevaḥ kuṣśalī potā-viṣaya-prativbaddha-pāsitalā-grāme vbrāhmaṇāṁn sampūjya tat-pratinivāsi-kūuṭūumvbi-janapadāṁs tad-viṣayīya-yathākālādhyuāsinaḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-dāṇḍa-pāśika-cāṭa-bhaṭa-piśūuna-vetrikāvarodhajana-rājavallabhādīn sarvvān rāja-pādopajīvinaḥ samājñāpayati. viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥsa-nidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sarvva-vbādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikarakarādāna-sahitaḥ sāmra-madhukaḥ sa-garttoṣaraḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaś catuḥ-siīmāparyantaḥ kauśika-gotrābhyāṁ Audala-deva-rājta-viśvābhipravarābhyāṁ kāṇvaśākhādhyāyibhyāṁ kommāyira-vinirggatābhyāṁ loḍaśr̥ṅgāvāstavyābhyāṁ bhaṭṭa-putra-śrī -kośava-śrī-Apyābhāṁ bhaṭṭa-dāddīsūutābhyāṁ saliladhārāpūuraḥsaram ācandra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaḥṁ śrī-deva-mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca pūuṇya-yaśo 'bhivr̥ddhaye trāmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bhoga-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam aupanayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti. bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhir dattir īiyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asmad-anurodhāc ca sva-dattir ivānupālanīyā. tathā coktaṁ dharmmaśāstre.

vbahubhir vvasūudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhir yasya yasya yadā bhūmiḥ tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ. mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ para-datteti pārthivāḥ sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ para-dattānupālane. ṣaṣṭhi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca tāny eva narake vaseT. Agner apatyaṁ pratha maṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahiīñ ca dadyāTd dattās trayas tena bhavanti lokeāḥ. Āsphoṭayanti pitarao pravalgayanti pitāmahāḥ bhūmi-dātā kule jātaḥ sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati. bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hnṇāti yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati Ubhau toau puṇya-karmmāṇau niyataṁ svarga-gāminau taḍāgānāṁ sahasrāṇieṇa vāja-peya-śatāṇieṇa ca. gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati. harate hārayateed bhūmiyas tu manda-vbuddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ. sa vbaddho vāruṇaiḥ pāsaitis tiryag-yoniñ ca gacchati. sva-dattām para-dattām vā poyo hared vareta vasundharāṁ. saviṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate. suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ. haran narakam āyāti yāvad āhūta-saṁplavaṁ. Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇuḥ vbrahmā somo hutāśanaḥ śūlapāṇis ca bhaga vān abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ. sāmānyo 'yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ. sarvvānn etān bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmabhadraḥ. Iti kamala-dalāmvbu-vbindu-lolāṁ śriyam anucintyamanuṣya-jiīvitañ ca. sa-kalam idam udāhr̥tañ ca vbuddhvā na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttapyo vilopyā

Iti parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janamejaya-devasya vijaya-rājye samvacchatsare ṣaṣṭhe. kārttikamāsasita-pakṣa-trayodaśyāṁ yatrāṅkataḥ samvaT 6 kārttika śrudi13 likhitam idaṁ śāsanaṁ mahā-sāndhivigrahi-śrī-malladatta-śrī-dhāradatta-suta-prativbaddha-kāyastha-koIghoṣeṇa vallabhaghoṣa-sutena. prativarṣe cātra śāsane kara-paṇcaruūpya palāni niṣṭaṅkya. kara-śāsanam idaṁdattaṁ yatra rūpala 5

The set is preserved in the Odisha State Museum. The photos are available here.

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