| Identifier: |
PN_0002_0002 |
| Title: |
A copperplate inscription recording the offering of two slave girls by Bālakṛṣṇa Upādhyā to serve at Paśupatinātha (ŚS 1695) |
| Type, original: |
copper plate; original |
Content |
| Abstract: |
As mentioned in the copper plate inscription, two Newāri devadāsi kamārīs named Naku and Guṇavatī as slave girls are dedicated to the service of Lord Paśupatināth by Bālakṛṣṇa Upādhyā living in Bhirkoṭa. No forced labour can be imposed upon the devadāsi by the Bhaṭṭa priests. |
| Issued by and to: |
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| Place: |
Deopatan; Paśupati |
| Donor, king: |
Bālakṛṣṇa Upādhyā |
| Type of endowment: |
Devadāsī Kamārī [slave girls] |
| Region of endowment: |
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| Purpose of endowment: |
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| Amount of endowment: |
2 Devadāsī slave girls |
Date |
| Date: |
ŚS 1695 Āṣāḍha bright 4 unspecified |
| Further details: |
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| Converted: |
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Script and language |
| Language, script: |
Nepali & Sanskrit; Devanāgarī |
Physical appearance |
| Width, height, and unit: |
22.60; 15.00; cm |
| No. of folios: |
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| Material, binding, and colour: |
copper; unspecified; unspecified |
| Condition: |
good; complete |
Institution |
| Institution and reg. no.: |
Paśupati Gośvārā; unspecified |
| Source and details: |
NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 16/9/1998 as NGMPP PN 2/2 |
| Running no., exposures: |
PN 73 |
Project specific information |
| Created, modified, ID: |
4/8/16, 12:00 AM; 6/7/21, 2:28 PM; 18 |
| Notes: |
'Temple' mentioned as: Paśupati : Devadāsi kamārī |
| Technical terms: |
devadāsī kamārī |
