Inscription for installation of liṅga by Jāhnavī, Yajñavarāha's sister, at Banteay Srei (K. 574)

Inscription for installation of liṅga by Jāhnavī, Yajñavarāha's sister, at Banteay Srei (K. 574) Creation of the file Dominic Goodall intellectual authorship of edition Dominic Goodall DHARMA Paris DHARMA_INSCIK00783

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In one anuṣṭubh verse, this inscription records the installation of images of Umā and Maheśvara by Yajñāvarāha, in Banteay Srei.

Two lines engraved on the southern doorjamb of the eastern doorway to the western sanctuary-tower of the complex of Banteay Srei.

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tena yajñavarāheṇa pitror ddharmmavivr̥ddhaye umāmaheśvaranime sthāpite sthitivedinā ||

yajñavarāheṇaCœdès mistakenly prints this with a dental n (instead of a retroflex).

Yajñavarāha, qui connaît les usages établis, a érigé les images d'Umā et de Maheśvara pour l'augmentation des mérites de ses parents.

EFEO estampage n.1009. Cœdès, IC I, p.143.