An arjī from King Dīpanārāyaṇa Śāha of Jājarkoṭa acknowledging receipt of a copperplate and a letter (VS 1892)
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Abstract
In this letter King Dīpanārāyaṇa Śāha of Jājarkoṭa confirms having received a copperplate and a letter of instruction, and expresses his loyalty to the recipient.
Diplomatic edition
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श्रीदुर्गाज्यू⟪नं.६०⟫1अर्जि¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯2उप्रान्त•आषाडशुदि१५रोज६मालेषियाकोसिक्ष्याअर्ति
3कोचिठिरतामापत्रगराईपठाईवक्सनुभयाको•श्रावनशु
4दि११रोज४मा•आईपुक्यो•तामापत्ररसिक्ष्याअर्तिको
5चिठिहेरिहर्कभै•सिरचह्राञाँ•अघिदिन्कोरआज्युस
6म्म•मलाई•जोगाई•सुषभोग•गराय़ाको•पाउवाटैहो
7अवप्रान्तपनि•म•पाउकैवालषहु•सर्वपछेकोआश्राँ
8पाउकैछ•भौतिविंतिक्यागरूवारम्वारसिक्ष्याअर्तिव
9क्सीपठाय़ाजोगिन्याछु•ईतिसम्वत्•१८९२सालमिति
10श्राव़नशुदि१२रोज५मुकामजाजर्कोटशुभम्¯¯¯¯
11ईतश्रीराज़दिपनाराय़णसाहकोसलाम•शुभम्¯¯¯¯
Translation
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Venerable Durgā
No. 601
Arjī---
Uprānta: The instruction letter written on Friday, the 15th of the bright fortnight of Āṣāḍha and the copperplate which [you] had made arrived on Wednesday, the 11th of the bright fortnight of Śrāvaṇa. Studying the copperplate and the instruction letter, I was filled with joy and bowed my head [to your feet]. From earlier days until now the garden [of your] feet has protected me and made me enjoy happiness. From now on too I shall be a child of [your] feet. My abode in all [four] directions is [that] of [your] feet. How should I devote [myself] and supplicate [to you]? If you send me instructions regularly, I will be protected.
Thursday, the 12th of the bright fortnight of Śrāvaṇa in the [Vikrama] era year 1892 (1835 CE). Residence: Jājarkoṭa. Auspiciousness.
Greetings from the venerable King Dīpanārāyaṇa Śāha from here. Auspiciousness.
Commentary
The background to the present letter is unclear. In any case, its sender was very probably King Dīpanārāyaṇa Śāha of Jājarkoṭa (Pandey 1972: 61), and its recipient King Rājendra. King Dīpanārāyaṇa Śāha of Jājarkoṭa, the son of Indranārāyaṇa Śāha, grew up in Kathmandu, married Princess Durgākumārī Devī, the daughter of Raṇa Bahādura Śāha, and died in 1854 (Pandey 1997: 315-316).