A letter from the Guṭhī Bandobasta to the Choṭī Jaṅgī Koṭavālī of Bhaktapur ordering that the priests Jogabāhādura and Durgācarṇa Karmācārye be investigated re the theft of a Tripurasundarī statue (VS 1977)
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Abstract
A statue of Tripurasundarī having been stolen from her temple in Bhaktapur, this letter from the Guṭhī Bandobasta asks the Choṭī Jaṅgī Koṭvālī of Bhaktapur to bring in the priests Jogabāhādura Karmācārye and Durgācarṇa Karmācārye for questioning, both of whom had been charged with taking care of it.
Diplomatic edition
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1श्री•\1⟪३⟫⟪1माघ२३।६माजोग2वाहादुरलाईपक्रीपठाउनु
3भनीताकेतीस्मेत्भैगयेकोछ⟫1⟪४३ नं.⟫1श्री५सर्कारतर्फगुठीवंदोवस्तवाट भादगाऊछोटीजङ्गीकोट्वालीके
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3उप्रान्तभादगाऊश्रीत्रीपुरसुंदरीकामुर्तीअघिचोरीभैसर्कारवाटसट्टाराषीवक्सेकोसो त्रीपुरसुं
4दरीकामुर्तीफेरीचोरीभोभंनेवीसये़माभैआय़ाका१छापेवमोजींसोश्रीत्रीपुरसुंदरीकापुजाहा
5रीहरुवुझ्नुपर्दातेसअडालाईलेषनेकांभयेकोछतसर्थ•सोश्रीत्रीपुरसुंदरीगुठीकाकापुजाहारीभाद
6गाऊतुलाछेतोलवस्नेजोगवाहादुरकर्माचार्येरऐवीद्यापीठ्वस्नेदुर्गाचर्णकर्माचार्जेजना२
7लाइ⟪य़ोलेषापुगेकामासानुद्धौपक्रीतुरुन्तपक्री⟫षुराकपट्टालगाईपक्रीनये़कडीकोतारेषतोकीवाताकाम्यादवाहेक दींभीत्रये़स
8अडामाअैंसवालकोरीत्पुर्याईपठाईदीनेकांभये़वेसहोला१छापेवाटजरुलभैआये़कोहु
9नाले⟪ढीलासुस्तीरोकनहवस्⟫ताकेतागरीरहनुनपर्न्यागनुसम्वत्१९७७सालमाघ१६गतेरोज६शु ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Translation
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A reminder requesting that Jogabāhādura be brought in for questioning was also dispatched on Friday, the 23rd of Māgha.
No. 3 1
A Purjī from the Guṭhī Bandobasta [Aḍḍā] of Śrī 5 Sarkāra to the BhādagāūChoṭī Jaṅgī Koṭavālī.
Uprānta. In Bhādagāū, a statue of the venerable (Śrī)Tripurasundarī was earlier stolen and the Government had a replica [of it] made and installed. The restored statue of the goddess has also been stolen, concerning which matter a 1-chāpe2 was issued. Accordingly, an investigation needs to be made targeting the temple priests (pūjāhārī), which is what we are writing to your (lit. that) office about. Therefore, it will be nice if, upon reception of this letter, the temple priests Jogabāhādura Karmācārye, a resident of Tulāche Ṭola, and Durgācarṇa Karmācārye (text: Karmācārje), a resident of the Vidyāpīṭha in the same area, are immediately taken and brought to our (lit. this) office in accordance with the usual practice as regulated in the Ain and savālas. There should be no delay, given the necessity [to act occasioned] by the 1-chāpe. Accomplish [the task] so that [further] reminders are not necessary.
Friday, the 16th of Māgha in the [Vikrama] era year 1977 (1921 CE). Auspiciousness.
Commentary
The present document is related to the theft of a statue of Tripurasundarī in Bhaktapur. See the commentary of K_0262_0055 for more details.