Kelga plates of Someśvaradeva year 1

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Current Version:  draft, 2024-12-17Z

Editor:   Amandine Wattelier-Bricout.

DHARMA Identifier: INSSomavamsin00032

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    Layout: -43 lines are observed/preserved on the artifact.

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    siddham⟨.⟩ śrī-suvarṇṇapurāt{a}|◯| parama-māhe¿s?⟨ś⟩vara-parama-bha{|}-
    2ṭṭaraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara{|} soma-kula-tilaka-tri-
    3kaliṅgādhipati-śrī-mahābhava¿ta?⟨gu⟩tpa👤-rāja-deva-pādānudhyāta{|} śrī-
    4mad-udy¿e?⟨o⟩ta-kesari👤-rāja-deva-prasād¿i?⟨ī⟩kr̥ta-kosala-rājyābhi¿s?⟨ṣ⟩i-
    5kta-śrī-Abhima¿t?⟨n⟩yu👤-d¿i?⟨e⟩vasyātītarājye{|} parama-māheśvara-pa-
    6rama-bha¿ḍ?⟨ṭṭ⟩ā-kum¿a?⟨ā⟩rādhirāja-parame¿s?⟨ś⟩vara-paścima-liṅkādhi-
    7pati-somakula-kamala-kalikāvikāsa-bhā¿jya?⟨ska⟩ra-ku¿mva?⟨mā⟩ra-śrī-
    8-someśvara-deva-pādāḥ ku¿s?⟨ś⟩alinaḥ{|} Uttaravālli-viṣayasaṁ-
    9kesalogā-khaṇḍīya{|} Atteṇḍā-grāme{|} prativāsino vrāhma-
    10ṇa-puraḥsarān{a}{|} bhogi-bhogi-rūpa-pramukha-samasta -
    ⎘ plate 2r 11janapadān{a}yathā-kālādhyā¿yi?⟨si⟩naś ca maṇḍala-pati{|} viṣaya-
    12-pati{|} khaṇḍapati{|} dāṇḍapā¿s?⟨ś⟩ikādīn{a} samastarājapādopajīvino
    13yathārthaṁ{|} nānaya{|} vodhayanti{|} samā¿ṣṇa?⟨jñā⟩payanti ⟨ca⟩⟨.⟩ vidim astu
    14bhavatā⟨ṁ⟩{|} Upari-likhita-grāmoyaṁ{|} prasiddhacatuḥ sīmāvacchin⟨n⟩a⟨ḥ⟩
    15sajalasthalaḥ{|} sanatsyakacchapaḥ{|} saviṭapāraṇyaḥ{|} sa-
    16nidhiḥ{|} sopanidhiś ca{|} sām{v}ramadhuvanākīrṇṇaḥ{|} suvarṇṇadaṇḍa
    17Āhidaṇḍa{|} vartmadaṇḍa{|} vandāpanā{|} vijayavandāpanā{|} tr̥ṇodaka-
    18¿s?⟨ś⟩āsanārddhika{|} caravalīva⟨r⟩da{|} Arthāruvā{|} pratyārthāruvā padātijī-
    19vya Ādattā{|} Āturāvaḍḍi{|} bhaviṣyat{a}-karādisahitaḥ {|} gogauḍa-
    20somataḥ| sakhaṇḍapālanīyaḥ| sarvvavādhāvivarjita⟨ḥ⟩ tām{v}ra¿s?⟨ś⟩ā -
    ⎘ plate 2v 21sanenākarīkr̥tya| saliladhārāpuraḥ saraṁ| Ācandrārka⟨kṣi⟩ti ⟨kā⟩la-
    22samabhogārthaṁ| mātāpitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-ya¿s?⟨ś⟩obhivr̥ddhaye| bhagava-
    23ntaṁ mahe¿s?⟨ś⟩vara-bhaṭṭārakam uddi¿s?⟨ś⟩ya| mahāsandhivigra¿ḍ?⟨h⟩ir¿a?⟨ā⟩ṇaka-nāyaka-śrī-
    24-mahīpati-bhaṭṭa-śrī-Aniruddha| Anayoḥ pariṣṇatna| pravarddhamāna-vijayarā-
    25jye| prathamasamvatsare| mādyamāsīya| pu{(ḥ)}ṇya-tithauunclear ku{v}mārah¿a?⟨ā⟩rit{r}a-go-
    26trāya| pañcārṣapravarāya| mādhyandinak¿a?⟨ā⟩rṇṇasakhādhyāyine| sāvatthamaṇda-
    27līya| mahuvāliv¿ī?⟨i⟩-nirggatāya| kamalapuravāstavyāya| bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩aputrala-
    28kṣmīdharaprapautrāya| bhaṭṭajayakarapautrāya| bhaṭṭavidyākaraputrāya
    29bhaṭṭaputra-Udayakara¿s?⟨ś⟩a⟨r⟩mmaṇe sampradatto ’smābhiḥ| Ātreyagotraiḥ|
    30Ārṣayapravaraiḥ| Atosya vidheyībhūya yathādīyamānabhogabhāga-
    31karanikarādikaṁ samupanayadbhiḥ bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyaṁ (bhā) -
    ⎘ plate 3r 32vibhaś ca bhūtibhiḥ dānamedamasadīyaṁ{|} dharmmagauravād asmad-anuro-
    33dhāc ca{|} svadānamivānupālanīyaṁ{|} tathā coktaṁ dharmma¿s?⟨ś⟩āstre

    I. Anuṣṭubh
    bhūmiṁ yaḥ 34pratig¿a?⟨r̥⟩hṇāti|
    ya¿s?⟨ś⟩ ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati
    Ubhau tau puṇya-ka⟨r⟩māṇau
    niyataṁ svargga35-gāminau|

    II. Anuṣṭubh
    Āsphoṭayanti pitaro
    val¿k?⟨g⟩anti ca pitāmahāḥ|
    bhūmi-dātā ku36le jātaḥ
    sa nas t⟨r⟩ātā bhaviṣyati|

    III. Anuṣṭubh
    vahu¿t?⟨bh⟩ir vvasudhā dattā
    rājabhiḥ sagarādi¿ti?⟨bhi⟩ḥ|
    ya37sya yasya yadā bhūmis
    tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ|

    IV. Anuṣṭubh
    mā bhūd a-phala-¿s?⟨ś⟩aṅkā vaḥ
    para-da38tteti kārttināt{a}|
    sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ
    para-dattānupālanāt{a}|

    V. Anuṣṭubh
    sva-dattāṁ pa39para-dattāṁ vā
    yo ha¿red?⟨reta⟩ vasundharāṁ|
    sa viṣṭ⟨h⟩āyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā
    pitr̥bhiḥ saha 40pacyate|

    VI. Anuṣṭubh
    gām ikāṁ svarṇṇam ekāñ ca
    bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ
    haran narakam āyā41ti
    yāvad ā⟨b⟩h¿u?⟨ū⟩t¿i?⟨a⟩{r}-sa⟨ṁ⟩plavaṁ|

    VII. Puṣpitāgrā
    Iti kamala-dalāmbu-v¿a?⟨i⟩nd¿a?⟨u⟩-lolāṁ
    śr¿ī?⟨i⟩yam an⟨u⟩42cintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca
    sa-kalam idam udāhr̥taṁ ⟨ca⟩ vu⟨d⟩dhvā
    na hi sat{a}-puru ⎘ plate 3v 43ṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vi⟨lopyāḥ⟩

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    Translation by Amandine Wattelier-Bricout

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    Secondary

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    No identifier given for mahābhava¿ta?⟨gu⟩tpaNo identifier given for udy¿e?⟨o⟩ta-kesariNo identifier given for Abhima¿t?⟨n⟩yu