A stele inscription at Triliṅgeśvara Mahādeva Mandira in Bahālukhā, Lalitpur re the establishment of a guṭhī by Amara Girī Gosāīṃ (NS 863)
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Abstract
The present inscription records two donations made by Amara Girī Gosāiṃ of Bāhālukhā: In NS 880 (1760 CE) he donated his entire residence and a plot with a demolished house to Triliṅgeśvara Mahādeva. In NS 863 (1743 CE) he had previously donated plots of land to the same deity for the performance of daily rituals.Diplomatic edition
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[Engraving of a candrabindu] [Engraving of a trident] [Engraving of a candrabindu]1ऽसं८८०पौषसुद्धि१३श्री३त्रिलिंगेश्वरशदाशिवपितिनभूयसएव﹨अमलगिरिगुसाहिन﹨स्व2वासछे﹨पातारस्वाधिकालदक्वंदुन्ताजुरो॥शुभ॥
[Ornamental engraving]1ऽश्रीत्रिलिंगेश्वरसदाशिवायनमः॥यस्यात्माहिमशैलजागणपतिस्सूर्य्योहिविष्णुर्हरः﹨पंचास्यैस्सु
2विभूषितःपशुपतिस्तेषांचपञ्चात्मकैस्त्रैलोक्यंसचराचरंत्रिगुणजंपञ्चात्मभिःसंदधे﹨योज
3स्रंहिरसादिभिःसभगवन्तस्मैनमःशंभवे॥वन्देदेवमुमापतिंसुरगुरुंवन्देजगत्कारणं
4वन्देपन्नगभूषणंमृगधरंवन्देपशूनांपतिं।वन्देसूर्य्यशशांकवह्निनयणंवन्देमकुन्द
5प्रियं﹨वन्देभक्तजनाश्रयचवरदंवन्देशिवंशंकरं॥ ॥स्वस्ति॥संवत्सरे८६३वैशाखमा
6सेशुक्लपक्षे॥पूर्ण्णिमायान्तिथौ॥विशाखानक्षत्रे॥वलीयानयोगे॥वुधवासरे॥थ्वकु
7न्हु﹨चन्द्राग्रासमहापर्व्वणि﹨वाहारलुखालाच्छयौतागृहवासितश्रीअमरगिरिगुसा
8यीसरश्री३त्रिलिंगेश्वरसदाशिवप्रीतिन﹨नित्यपूजायातआयप्रत्यायदुन्ताभाषा
9थ्वतेभाषाअफलक्षेत्ररोवस्व३जवस्व३वापेकयाजिमनेवोसछिवोओ﹨पेक
10तरणथ्वतेप्रमानजुरो॥भूययोवतिकिक्षेत्ररोवनसि२पेचातरनजुरो॥थ्व
11तेवुयावर्षप्रतिवरसानन﹨श्रीत्रिलिंगेश्वरभट्टारकस्के﹨अक्षत﹨गंध﹨पुष्प
12धूप﹨दीप﹨नैवेद्यद्वयकंनित्यपूजायायमाल॥नित्यपूजायाकपूजावारि﹨वं
13ला﹨विप्रश्रीनीलकण्ठभट्टजुरो॥थ्वनित्यपूजायाकपूजावारियात﹨क्यफं
14गुय९०माथनवियमाल॥अक्षतयातदिक्यफं११जुरो॥श्रीखण्डयातदिक्य
15फं५धूपदीपयातदिक्यफं१५नैव्यद्ययातदिक्यफं५देछायातघेरसाखरदि
16क्यफं४जुरो॥स्वानयातदितत्रैववाहारलुखालाछयंकुलिक्यवसएवगुसा
17यीयासाधिकारजुकाजुरो॥हरड्ग्रामक्करोव३xकलामतिरोव२ङपुरोव२
18थ्वतेवुयावर्षप्रतिवरसानन﹨शिवरात्रचतुर्द्दशीकुन्हु﹨पंचोपचार﹨पंचा
19मृतद्वयंदेवपूजायायमाल﹨अभिषेकयायमाल﹨थ्वतेयात﹨मोटं१देव
20स्त﹨समस्तनंतुतकेमाल﹨परशेषगुथिभारोपनिसनंभक्षाभाजनया
21यमाल﹨पुनभाषानित्यपूजाभरवयपावतहरयाङाया﹨क्यफं९०गु
22थिभारापनिस्तजुरो॥थ्वतेगुथिसचिन्तायाक﹨तत्रैववाहारलुखालंवन्तागृ
23ह[?][?]﹨मरुबाबू﹨सएववाहालुखावासननियेतागृहपात्रवंश
24रावतधनवावु﹨वाहारलुखालयेतागृहबलभद्रभारो﹨तत्रैववासननि
25यौतागृहजसवन्तसिंह[?]भारो﹨थ्वतेगुथिभारपतिसेनवर्षप्रतिअवि
26च्छिन्नचिन्तायाङा[?]मालचिन्तामयाकालेपंचमहापातकराकजुरो॥चिन्ता
27याकाले[?]जुरो॥शुभ॥
Synopsis
On the 13th of the bright fortnight of Pauṣa in NS 880 (1760 CE), Amara Girī Gosāīṃ (text: Amala Giri Gusāhi) in a clear state of mind donated the entire house he was residing in along with a plot containing a demolished house to the thrice-glorious Triliṅgeśvara Sadāśiva.
On Wednesday, the full moon day of the bright fortnight of Vaiśākha in NS 863 (1743 CE), Amara Girī Gosāīṃ (text: Amara Giri Gusāyī), a resident in the lāchi section of Bāhālukhā (text: Bāhāralukhā), donated revenue [from land belonging to him] for the daily worship of the thrice-glorious Triliṅgeśvara Sadāśiva. Plots were donated in the area around Aphala and Bhuyayovatiki, the revenue from which was to be used for the daily worship of the deity, for items like akṣata (unhusked rice), gaṃdha (a fragrant substance), flowers, dhūpa (incense), dīpa (lamps) and naivedya (food items offered to a deity). Nīlakaṇṭha Bhaṭṭa of Vaṃlā was to be the priest to perform the daily rituals, for which he was entitled to receive 90 phãs of rice. On the day of Śivarātrī, the deity was to be offered special worship with revenue from the plots in Haraḍa Grāmakka and Kalāmati. Pātravaṃśa Rāvata Marubābu and Pātravaṃśa Rāvata Dhanabābu of Bāsa Nani in Bāhālukhā, and Balabhadra Bhāro and Jasavanta Siṃha Bhāro of Bāhālukhā were to serve as caretakers of the guṭhī and ensure the continuation of the rituals.
Commentary
This inscription records two donations that were made within the span of 17 years by the same person (mentioned in variant spellings of the name). Evidently the later donation of a house in 1760 CE was inscribed on the same inscription that was installed in 1743 CE to record the initial donation of lands to observe the daily rituals of Triliṅgeśvara Mahādeva. This was probably done because on both occasions Amara Girī Gosāīṃ was the donor. Initially he donated plots in various places to support the daily rituals of the deity including separate land for the deity's worship on Śivarātri. A little less than two decades later he donated the house he was living in along with a plot with a demolished house to the deity.
Giri is a caste name of ascetics who traditionally lived in maṭhas. The location of the house he donated to the deity is unclear, but the inscription reveals that he was a resident of Yautāgṛha ('western house') in the lāchi section of Bāhālukhā. Therefore, the house he donated must have been to the west of Bahālukhā's town square. There is a Girī maṭha with a medium-sized courtyard west of the Triliṅgeśvara Mahādeva temple, but it is not clear if the house he donated was the maṭha itself.