A copperplate from King Gīrvāṇa allocating land and homestead for distributing sadāvarta alms for Naksāla deity (VS 1856)

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Identifier: K_0625_0034
Title: A copperplate from King Gīrvāṇa allocating land and homestead for distributing sadāvarta alms for Naksāla deity (VS 1856)
Type, original: tāmrapatra; copy

Content

Abstract: This copper plate of King Girvaṇa Vikram Śāha allocates land and homestead as an endowment for distributing sadāvarta alms for the Naksāla deity. Persons guilty of misappropriating the trust land shall be condemned to hell as a worm for 60 thousand years. The land is made tax free.
Issued by and to: King Girvāṇa
Place: Naksāla; Naksāla Sadavarta Guthi of Bhagavati
Donor, king: King Girvāṇa VikramŚāha
Type of endowment: sadāvarta
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 7 khetas, 50 muris, 37 1/2 homestead (ghadyāri) ropanis

Date

Date: VS 1856 Jyeṣṭha dark 5 Friday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 21.50; 81.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; none
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 30/01/1998 as NGMPP K 625/34
Running no., exposures: K 41716; 3

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 12/4/19, 12:00 AM; 12/15/21, 12:09 PM; 18
Notes: card gives type of document as: "Tāmrapatra (copper-plate)" card gives upper margin as: "Sadāvarta Bhagavatī Naksāla'
Technical terms: kheta, murī, ghadyāri, ropanī, sadāvarta

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