A copperplate inscription by Buddhirekhā Godārni recording a variety of implements offered to Paśupati and the emancipation of a slave (VS 1863)
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Abstract
This copperplate inscription records a donation by Buddhirekhā Godārni of a variety of implements to Paśupati and the emancipation of a female slave named Dhanāvati. The witnesses include Buddhirekhā's son, daughters, a daughter-in-law, grandsons and others.
Diplomatic edition
[1r]
श्रीदुगाज्यू\श्रीपशुपति५1स्वस्तिश्रीशाके१७२८श्रीसम्वत१८६३सालमितिआश्विनसुक्लपंचमी५गुरूवा2सरे•तद्दिनेलिषित•श्रीवुद्धिरेषागोदार्निआगेमेरापेवाधनमध्येमेराग
3लाको•विजवन्दसमेत•सुनाकोविज•लोहटाथाल•वटुको•पनिउ•डादु•को
4परा•दियो•थाक्रोकांग्योचुल्याँसिस्याँगी•गागृ•षर्कदो•यतिवस्तु¯ ¯५¯ ¯
5प्रीतिगर्याँ•धनावतिकमारि•मेरापेवा१५रूपैयालेकिन्याकि•पारग
6रिदिञाँएसपत्रकासाछि•मेराछोराराजवलथापाट•छोटी३वुहाटि•
7नाति२समेतउद्येतदेवनारायनपाध्याढुंगाना•कविराजभडारि•
8एतिधनमालोभानिपापानिजोगर्ला¯ ¯५¯ ¯कुद्रिष्टि•पंचमा
9हापातकलागला•पत्रलेषकसाछिशक्तिवल्लवदेकोटा•ईतिशु
10भमस्तु
Translation
[1r]
Glorious Durgā
Glorious Paśupati - 5
Hail! Written by Buddhirekhā Godārni on Thursday, the 5th of the bright fortnight of Āśvina in the Śaka year 1728, [Vikrama] era year 1863 (1806 CE).
Āge: of my pevā property, I have joyfully offered these things to -5- (i.e. glorious Paśupati): a gold bīja (ornament) together with the band (bījabanda) [that I had worn] on my neck, a water-pot (lohoṭā), a plate (thāla), a bowl (baṭuko), a flat ladle (paniu), a ladle (ḍāḍu), a chamberpot (koparā) pot, an oil lamp (diyo), a hair-brush (thākro), a comb (kāṃgyo), a curved kitchen knife (culyā̃si), a straight kitchen knife (syā̃gī), a large water-vessel (gāgrī), and a kharkado1 vessel. I have freed the female slave Dhanāvatī, pevā property of mine bought for 15 rupees.
The witnesses to this [copper]plate are: my son Rājabala Thāpā, 3 daughters, a daughter-in-law, 2 grandsons, Udyotadevanārāyaṇa Pādhyā Ḍhuṅgānā and Kavirāja Bhaḍārī. Whoever acts out of greed and sin towards this property will be struck by the evil eye of -5- (i.e. glorious Paśupati), and will incur the five great sins (pañcamahāpātaka). Śaktiballava Devakoṭā is the writer of and a witness to this [copper]plate. Auspiciousness.
Commentary
This is a copperplate dating to 1806 found at the Paśupati temple. The text on it records the offering by a certain Buddhirekhā Godārni of various kinds of implements and and ornament to the temple. The patroness also freed a female slave named Dhanāvatī. The witnesses to this document include the patroness's son, daughters, a daughter-in-law, grandsons and three other persons.
For another document regarding the freeing of slaves at the Paśupati temple, see PN_0004_0065.
Another edition of this document has been published in Śreṣṭha 1974: 104-105.