A lālamohara from King Rājendra exempting 18 musicians serving Tripureśvara Mahādeva from corvée (VS 1876)
ID: K_0119_0010
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Abstract
This copy of a lālamohara of King Rājendra exempts 18 musicians who perform devotional music at Kathmandu's Tripureśvara temple from corvée.
Diplomatic edition
[1r]
1सहि ललित्मान्मषन्सकलवमोजींनक्कलदुरुस्तछ•1श्री३त्रीपुरेश्वर•महादेव•2१1स्वस्तिश्रीगीरीराजक्रचुडामणिनरनरायणेत्यादिविविधविरुदावलीविराजमानमा
2नोनतश्रीमन्महाराजधीराज•श्रीश्रीश्रीमाहाराजराजेन्द्रवीक्रम•साहवहादुर•सम्सेर•जंङ्ग
3देवानांसदासमर•वीजय़ेनाम्•¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
4आगे¯१¯कास्थानमाभजनगर्न्यादापाखलक्तपसीलवमोजींजना१८केझारा•वेठ
5वेगार•माफ्गरिवक्सयौं•नीत्येभजनमारुजुरहनु•नआईनरहनुजोभजनगर्दारुजुहु
6नआव़ैन•तस्कोवदलाहोला•आफना•षातीरजामासंगरुजुरहीभजनगर्न्यागर
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| 5 | नारांन्ज्यावाहालजना¯¯¯¯¯¯१ | संकर•मषंटोलजना¯¯¯¯¯¯१ |
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| 9 | तेजनारांन्पोडेटोलजना¯¯¯¯¯¯१ | धीर्जवीरमषं•टोलजना•¯¯¯¯¯¯१ |
8इतीसंम्वत•१८७६सालमीती•कार्तीकवदी•२रोज३शुभ्म्
Translation
[1r]
[In the left margin:]
Signature: Lalitmān, [residing in] Makhana [Ṭola]: The copy is true to the original.
[Space:]
Śrī 3 Tripureśvara Mahādeva – 1
[Main text:]
Hail! [A decree] of him who is shining with manifold rows of eulogy [such as] 'The venerable crest-jewel of the multitude of mountain kings' and Naranārāyaṇa (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa) etc., high in honour, the venerable supreme king of great kings, the thrice venerable great king, Rājendra Vikrama Śāha, the brave swordsman, the divine king always triumphant in war.
Āge: to the group1 of 18 musicians performing devotional songs (bhajana) at -1- (i.e., the venerable Tripureśvara) temple listed [below]2
We [hereby] exempt you from jhārā, beṭha and begāra corvée. Remain present for the daily devotional songs (bhajana). Keep coming.3 He who does not come when he is to be present when devotional songs are being performed will be replaced. Be present and perform the devotional songs diligently (khātīrajāmāsaṃga).
Particulars (tapasila):
[table1]
| 1 | 1 Sīṃhavīra [from] Makhaṃ Ṭola | 1 Rājmān Sīṃ [from] Vagala Ṭola |
| 2 | 1 Sahīnārāṃna [from] Yeṭakhā Ṭola | one Ajaṃśvara [from] Makhaṃ Ṭola |
| 3 | 1 Śivanarsīṃ [from] Ṅaṭa Ṭola4 | 1 Budha [from] Makhaṃ Ṭola |
| 4 | 1 Rāma [from] Makhaṃ Ṭola | 1 Haribhakta [from] Makhaṃ Ṭola |
| 5 | 1 Nārāṃn [from] Jyābāhāla | 1 Saṃkara [from] Makhaṃ Ṭola |
| 6 | 1 Motīrāma [from] Casvāṃ Ḍo | 1 Harī [from] Vagala Ṭola |
| 7 | 1 Devanārāṃ [from] Casvāṃ Ḍo | 1 Sīṃhavīra [from] Vagala Ṭola |
| 8 | 1 Rājavīra [from] Vagala Ṭola | 1 Bhajuvīra [from] Vagala Ṭola |
| 9 | 1 Tejanārāṃna [from] Poḍe Ṭola | 1 Dhīrjavīra [from] Makhaṃ Ṭola |
Tuesday, the 2nd of the dark fortnight of Kārttika [in the Vikrama] era year 1876 (1819 CE). Auspiciousness.
Commentary
There is another copy of this document in K_0352_0029. The temple mentioned in this document is the Tripureśvara temple in Kathmandu. Built in 1820, it was commissioned by Lalitatripurasundarī who at the time was serving as the queen regent for King Rājendra. Other documents in the catalogue from this period (cf. K_0119_0011, K_0119_0007) also refer to musicians serving this temple and its bhajana guṭhi. Even though this is not directly referenced in the text, the use of the Newar term dāpākhalak suggests that the musicians in question probably belonged to the Kusle caste group, whose members are typically musicians or tailors.