A copy of an order from Subedāra Śaṅkhadhara to Patan officials to investigate Rāmananda Bā̃ḍā's claim to the overseership of the Luthāma Guṭha (VS 1860)
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Abstract
This document is a copy of an order of Subedāra Saṅkhadhara to officials of Patan to substantiate the claims of Rāmananda Bā̃ḍā that the Matsyendranātha-related Luthāma Guṭha has been operated by the members of his clan. Another copy of this document is archived as E_2253_0015D.
Diplomatic edition
[1r]
1श्रीदुर्गासहाय:1 1⟪3⟫1स्वस्तिश्रीसुवेदार∙शंखधरकस्यलिखापत्रम्¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯2आगेसहरपाटनका∙डिठ्ठा∙रुद्रनारायण∙डिठ्ठाभाजुराम∙द्वार्या∙चंद्रमणिवराल∙तुसाल
3कोद्वार्या∙कालुजैसि∙विष्णुदेवलको∙विचारी∙करुणाकर∙दुलालकेषु∙यथोचित∙आगे∙ओ
4कुवाहालटोल∙श्रीमहावुद्धननिकारामानंदवाँडाले¯ ¯१को¯ रथमालुथामगुठि∙हाम्रा[?]
5रुषाजीवराजज्युज्यूले∙राष्याकोहोभंछन्दानपत्रहेरुंभंदा∙नेपालमार्द्दा∙भाद्गाउंमा[?]
6फ्नाआलमालसार्द्दा∙गुठचढायाकापत्र∙आलमालसमेत∙भोट्याले∙खोसिलियाभनि
7भंछन्तस्अर्थ∙चौवीसहजारपाटनकाजान्यामानीस्वसाली∙निरूपणगर्द्दा∙जीवरा
8जवाँडालेराष्याकोहोईन∙हाम्रापुरुषालेराष्याकोहोभनि∙कोहिभन्नसक्तछतउस्का
9हातकोमुचुल्कालेषाई∙लिएरजोरिदेउ∙एसैकापुरुषालेराष्याकोलुथामगूठपनिरहेछ
10विग्र्याकोवस्तु∙सपार्न∙इनकाघर∙आजसम्मराषिजाँदारह्याछन्∙नविग्र्याकोवस्तुरा
11ष्याकाभँडारका∙ताल्चाकोसाँचोपनि∙अझसम्म∙इनैकाघरराषिन्यारहेछभन्या∙स
12र्कारवाटपनि∙मोहोरगरीवक्स्याकोछ∙वहालिचलाइदेउसर्व्वथा३सैइतिसंवत्१८६०सा
13लमितिआश्विनवदि[?]रोज शुभम्¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯३
Translation
[1r]
May glorious Durgā protect [us]2
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Hail! A letter of venerable amālī [and] subedāraŚaṅkhadhara.
Āge: To ḍiṭṭhāRudranārāyaṇa, diṭṭhāBhājurāma4 , dvāryāCandramaṇi Barāla, Kālu Jaisī (dvāryā of Tusāla) and Karuṇākara Dulāla (bicārī of Viṣṇu Devala) in the city of Patan.
Hereafter5 , Āge: Rāmānanda Bā̃ḍā, a resident of the courtyard (nani) of glorious Mahābuddha at Oku Bāhāla Ṭola, claims: "The Luthāma Guṭhī6 of the chariot of -1-7 was donated by our ancestor forefather Jīvarāja." When asked to show the deed of donation, he says: "During the conquest of Nepāla [by the Śāhas], when we were moving our goods to Bhādagāũ8 , the deed endowing the guṭhī was grabbed by Bhoṭyās." For this reason, if investigated in the presence of informed persons among the twenty-four thousand (households/people) of Patan, some may claim: "[The guṭhī] was not endowed by Jīvarāja Bā̃ḍā. It was endowed by our ancestor."If [someone claims ] so, have his statement written in his own hand and attach it [to this letter].
If it is learned that the Luthāma Vimāna Guṭha was indeed endowed by his (i.e., Rāmānanda's) ancestor, that people still leave broken parts [of the panels] in his house for repairing, and that his household still keeps the key to the storeroom where the intact parts are stored, by all means grant him a bahāli9 [document]. The king, too, has issued a mohara.10
Tuesday11 , the 12th of the dark fortnight of Āśvīna in the [Vikrama] era year 1860 (1803 CE). Auspiciousness. --- 312
Commentary
This is the second copy of the letter issued by Subedāra Śaṅkhadhara, the amālī of Patan. For the first copy and further commentary, see the document E_2253_0015D.