A stone slab inscription at Buinā Gaṇeśa in Lalitpur re the donation of a finial by Vīra Sāhi Kumharaju (NS 801)
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Abstract
This inscription records the installation of a finial atop the Buinā Gaṇeśa temple commissioned by Vīra Sāhi Kumharaju and the donation of land in Tavadola for observing an annual worship on the occasion of the installation.Diplomatic edition
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[Engraving of the moon] [Engraving of Gaṇeśa] [Engraving of the sun] [Ornamental engraving]1ॐनमोगणेशाय।प्रारंभेभनणेभंगेयनादस्यदविंदवः[...]2[...]धामिप्रपंचस्यतंवन्देवारणाननं।।श्रीमन्तंसिंधुरास्यंशसिह
3लधरंबन्धुजीवाभिरामंदानाद्भि:सिक्तगण्डस्खलितकलभ[?]
4लीलयाखेलयंतांप्रत्यहंध्वान्तभानुपृथुतलजठरंब्रह्मविष्ण्वी[?]
5वन्द्यवन्देसिंदूरपूरैःशिरवरसुतयाचर्च्चितोत्तुंगकुंभं।।वक्रतुं[?][...]
6पद्मधस्थितिकाममयेनुचिन्तामणिदक्षिणपाणिसूंतपन[...]
7शवित्राणाभवतिचित्तरूपंय:पूज्यतेतस्यसमस्तभवतुसि[...]
8यकैः।।नेपालेसम्वतेजातेशशिविंदुगजयुते।नक्षत्रेजलदे[...]
9योगिर्हर्षगुरौदिने।।प्रासादेगणनाथस्यसुवर्णकलशंददौवी
10रसाहीराजपुत्रस्वयंस्वर्ग्गर्फलार्थत:।।अतपलंदेशभा⟪षा⟫[...]
11खेते।।संवत्८०१मार्गशिरशुक्लसप्तम्यांतिथौशतभिखा[...]
12हर्षनयोगेबृहस्पतिवासरेथ्वकुन्हुंश्रीश्रीश्रीबुयिनायगणेस
13केश्रीश्रीवीरसाहिकुम्हरजुनगजुरिछायादी⟪न⟫थ्वयावुसा[...]
14नयायकारनसवुरो२तवदोरथ्वतिवरसानन[...]
15दिनङ्हथुकुन्हुप्वात१मतछोयकमारदिनकुन्हुश्रीश्री[...]
16बुयिनायगणेसकेवाहनम्ह१दकंपूजायायमार[...]
17छोयकेयातघेरप्र२दयकेमारथ्वतियावरसानस[...]
18ङल्होनेसजाकिफंसरमनसि१२लेनकेमारश्रीव्रा[...]
19नम्ह१आचात्रम्ह१बिज्याचकेझाकेमारथ्वतिश्रीवीर
20[...]हिश्रीरत्नावतीनेम्हउभयसेनदंताथ्वतिगुथि[...]
21[...]पनिसेनयायमारमयातसाकिर्त्तिमोर्काया[...]
22पराकजुरो।। ।।पज[...]नियजमानिदीर्घमापुरम[...]
23[...]दयकागजुरीछायाजुरो।
Synopsis
The inscription records the installation of a finial on top of the thrice-glorious Buinā Gaṇeśa temple commissioned by Vīra Sāhi Kumharaju on the 7th day of the bright fortnight of Mārga in NS 801 (1680 CE). He, along with his wife Ratnāvatī, also donates 2 ropanīs of land in Tavadola for observing the annual worship (varṣabandhana) of the finial. A butter lamp is to be lighted the day before the annual worship in honour of the deity, for which purpose two prasthas of ghee are to be obtained. On the day of the varṣabandhana, a Brahmin and a preceptor (ācārya) are to be invited to perform the worship, which calls for a sacrificial animal. Twelve pāthīs of rice out of the total revenue from the land is to be allocated for the renovation of the temple. The members of the guṭhī are to take care of all arrangements, and will suffer the consequences of committing the sin of nullifying the donation deed if they do not do so.
Commentary
The donor Vīra Sāhī Kumharaju appears to have been a prince, as he is referred to as a rājaputra in the inscription. The honourific particle ju suffixed to his name also suggests that he was of high rank. No other detail is learned about him from the inscription, which mentions a guṭhī that made arrangements when it came to observing the anniversary of the installation of the finial. As it does not mention the names of caretakers, though, the guṭhī probably is the same one that looked after the whole temple rather than a more specialized one.