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A copper plate record of various gold and silver items offered to the deity (NS 754)

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Identifier: PN_0002_0062
Title: A copper plate record of various gold and silver items offered to the deity (NS 754)
Type, original: copper plate; original

Content

Abstract: The donor offers a yantra made of 33 mohara ṭaṃkās to the Aghora face and the same made of 35 mohara ṭaṃkās to the Sadyojāta face of Paśupati. In addition, he offers to Paśupati a ketakīsvāna made of 31 mohara ṭaṃkās, 32 mohara ṭaṃkās and a lotus made of gold, 33 mohara ṭaṃkās and a gold lotus, mohara ṭaṃkās and a lotus made of silver, and mohara ṭaṃkās and lotus made of gold.
Issued by and to:
Place: Deopatan; Paśupati
Donor, king: Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya from Ganḍadeśa
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 754 Mārgaśīrṣa bright 15 (pūrṇimā) unspecified
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 21.00; 8.10; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: copper; unspecified; blue
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Paśupati Gośvārā
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 20/9/1998 as NGMPP PN 2/62
Running no., exposures: PN 133

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/8/16, 12:00 AM; 4/8/16, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: mohara, ṭaṃkā, ketakīsvāna

Associated secondary literature

Panta, Maheśarāja: Brāhmaṇasambandhī, nevārarājyakā, ahilesamma prakāshamā nāaekā pandhravaṭā tāmrapatra (page(s) 33-34) [transcription]

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