A copy of a rukkā from King Gīrvāṇa granting an additional eight murīs of land to a guṭhī devoted to the worship of Tripurasundarī (VS 1871)
ID: K_0093_0002H
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translated by Ramhari Timalsina
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Pabitra Bajracharya
Created: 2021-03-23;
Last modified: 2021-07-09
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Abstract
This copy of a rukkā from the king, who according to the date must have been Gīrvāṇa, is issued in the name of Udairām Pādhyā and adds eight murīs of land to a previous holding of 20 so that a guṭhī in Tripurākoṭ can perform the daily worship of Tripurasundarī.
Diplomatic edition
[1r]
1श्रीत्रीपुरासुन्दरी1स्वस्तिश्रीमन्महाराजाधिराजकस्यरुक्का¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯2आगेउदैराम्पाध्याके¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ कानीत्येपुजाअछतला
3ईअगीदेषिरह्याकागल्लिषेत्मुरी।२०सोहीवमो
4जीमरकोट्गाऊसेरा∙षेतमुरी।८थपिज्माषेत[?]।२८
5¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯कागुठीराषिवक्स्यौंईषेत्काऊपजनीले¯ ¯ ¯ ¯
6कानीत्येपुजाअछता∙गरी[?]जयमनाईसेष
7वाकिरह्याकोलीभोग्येगरईतीसम्वत्१८७१साल
8मीतीमाघवदि३रोज७श्भ्म्¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ 1सकलवमोजिंनकलदुरुस्तछभनीस्हीगर्ने
2विस्नुदत्त [Signature of Visnudatta] [Unknown seal]
Translation
[1r]
Glorious Tripurasundarī (text: Trīpurāsundarī)
Hail! A rukkā of the venerable supreme king of great kings
Āge: To Udairām Pādhyā
In order to [offer] regular worship and akṣatā to - - - (i.e., glorious goddess Tripurasundarī1 ) we add 8 khetamurīs of serā land in Koṭ village to the previously granted 20 khetamurīs of land located in Gallī [village] 2 —in total, 28 khetamurīs—and [hereby] [re-]establish the guṭhī of - - - (i.e., glorious Tripurasundarī 3 ). Worship - - - (i.e., glorious Tripurasundarī 4 ) from the yield of the mentioned land and enjoy the surplus, celebrating our victories.
Saturday, the 3rd day of the dark fortnight of Māgha [in the] [Vikrama] era year 1871. Auspiciousness.
Visnudatta, signing in attestation that the copy is true to the original
Signature of Visnudatta
Commentary
For more information about the Tripurasundarī temple, see the Commentary of K_0093_0002C.