A copper plate inscription recording land grant for performing daily worship of the deity (VS 1925)

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Identifier: PN_0002_0025
Title: A copper plate inscription recording land grant for performing daily worship of the deity (VS 1925)
Type, original: copper plate dānapatra; original

Content

Abstract: This copper plate inscription relates to land grants of 20 murīs for the ritual rice (akṣatā) required to conduct the daily worship of the deity. Persons guilty of misappropriating the trust will [be] condemn[ed] to hell as worms for 60 thousands of years.
Issued by and to: King Surendra Vikrama Śāha
Place: Deopatan; Paśupatinātha
Donor, king:
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 20 murīs of land

Date

Date: VS 1925 Caitra bright 4 Wednesday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 41.50; 27.00; cm
No. of folios:
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 17/9/1998 as NGMPP PN 2/25
Running no., exposures: PN 96

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/8/16, 12:00 AM; 5/20/21, 12:56 PM; 18
Notes: 'Temple' mentioned as: Paśupatinātha Nitya Puja
Technical terms: murī, akṣatā

Associated secondary literature

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