Slab from Phước Hà (C. 274), ca. 8th century CE author of digital edition Arlo Griffiths DHARMA Jakarta DHARMA_INSCIC00274

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jayati yatīśvaras sura-surāri-kinnara-nareśvarārccita-padaḥ padam acalaṅ gatvā śava-malāt susomya-hr̥dayodayodaya-paraḥ jaraṣakr̥ta-smara-smara-sutā sutāsv api divena niścala-matir mmati-maha-nāma-nīca-matinā hanāhita-daśāvalī-daśabalaḥ .

tasyaiva bhagavatas savāsanānyanti nir-avaśeṣāṣṭa-navaty-asukhayanaṁ kṣamā-dakṣa-yakṣa-yajñenādy-acintyātma-bhāvasya suvidita-sakalānanta-jñeya-svabhāvasya bahir-antar-bbandha-nairapaddhasya sarvvatra samānuruddhasya parahita-vidhānārttha-prabuddhasya samyak-saṁbuddhasya traidhātuka-nikhila-kleśāsana-śāsana-suniviṣṭākliṣṭa-manaḥ-prasāda-tvat-pratisamam anuparata-vaiśākhādy-anādy-anavadya-dharmma-karmmāripu-narābhedya-varmmā śrī-dharmmarāja-mahārājādhirāja-śrī-rudravarmmā śrī-campeśvaro gārggya-maharṣi-manu-prasiddhena vidhinā suvihita-saṁjñāpanā kāny ucchrayasarūpa Iva dharmmaś śrī-dharmma-rūpo vaśa-vaiśikākrośaka-loka-lokika-lokārauṅkāra-vaṣaṭkāra-kumāra-kārttikeyānivanai śrīmati śilātale ’sminn atipraśastām imāṁ praśastim apagata-hr̥l-lekho lekhitavān· .

Āha ca .

pāvanyaś śaila-rāje ’smin santy antarvvaṇa-devatāḥ kīrttī rakṣantu nas sarvvā dharmma-rūpe ’sya bhūpateḥ

viharan tatra sudharmmo lekhitavān nāma yasya dr̥ḍha-mūlā svāmi-caraṇānukūlye bhaktir ggatiś ca bhusaktiś ca sa hi bālyāt prabhr̥ty eva svāminaś caraṇa-paricāraṇa-sthira-tapaś caraṇan dhāvanturbbhuve sarvveṣūccāvaceṣu karmmasu niyukto ’bhūt· .

The most superior ascetic yatīśvaraḥ called Matimaha, whose feet were worshipped by gods, demons, the mythical beings called kinnaras and kings, and whose mind was unwavering , having gone from the impurity of the corpse to liberation padam acalaṁ gatvā, is superior over all jayati.

Unpublished inscription edited by Arlo Griffiths, with an English translation.