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A document from King Jagajjaya to the first Bhaṭṭa priest reconfirming old guidelines for performing rituals at the Paśupatinātha Temple (NS 855)

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Edited by Axel Michaels in collaboration with Raju Rimal
Created: 2018-08-15; Last modified: 2020-11-02
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Published by Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities: Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal, Heidelberg, Germany, 2020. Published by the courtesy of the National Archives, Kathmandu. The copyright of the facsimile remains with the Nepal Rashtriya Abhilekhalaya (National Archives, Government of Nepal). All use of the digital facsimiles requires prior written permission by the copyright holder. See Terms of Use.
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Abstract

This document, issued by Jagajjaya Malla and attested by Jayaprakāśa Malla, reviews customary guidelines for Bhaṭṭa priests when performing rituals at the Paśupatinātha temple.



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1स्वस्ति­श्रीपसुपतीचरणकमललेत्यादी­प्रस्सती­


2प्रभु­ठाकुर­देवपटन­भुमौ­वंपाला­अचुलेश्वर­ननी­वंताछे­गृहवास्तंव्य­विप्र­स्री­सांवसदासिव­
3भट्ट­नाम्ने­प्रसादी­कृतं­॥ श्री­पसुपति­स्थानमा­श्री­संक्राचार्ज्ये­स्वामीवाट­पछी­विवंदेज­होला­
4भंना­निमीत्‌­अघी­पछी­कसैले­छुतजनसकोस्‌­भनी­थीती­गरी­राष्याको­हो­अघी­पुजा
5हारीहरूकामा­कुरा­धेरै­वीचार­गरीकन­वंदेज­देषी­भीत्रको­हो­की­वाहीह्रको­हो­नेपाल
6को­जपदानं­लिन्या­सरीरमा­निर्मल्यो­भैइ­षुन­नभयाको­वींध्याचलदेषी­•दषीनका­
7तैलंग­द्रावीद­हेरी­राषनुपर्छ­विचार­गर्नु­पुजन­जोग्य­हेरी­दीनुपर्छ­स्वामीका­आग्या­
8वमोजींम­पुजा­मंत्र­तंत्र­मुद्रा­सीष्या­गर्नुसकन्या­वर्ष­वर्ष­मैन्हा­मैन्हामा­पालो­फेरीदा­
9वसीदीनुपर्छ­भनी­धर्म­सोपीदीञा­नजान्यालाई­गुप्तमंत्र­दीकन­अघीका­विधान्‌
10सीत­पासपतमंत्रका­संछेप­दीकन­भीत्र­लीनु­आफ्‌ना­जीयले­सक्नभर­देवताका­राजा
11का­अधर्म­नहेर्नु­तपाईका­संतान­भयासम्म­षोसमोस­नगर्नु­हिजोका­थीती­भंडा
12री­विसेत्‌हरूले­उत्पतीमा­लोभानी­नगरी­सत्यामा­वंदेजमा­रहन्यासंम­रूद्रमती­प
13श्चीम्‌­वागमती­पूर्व­जन्म­भया­देवालयभीत्र­नलीनु­राजाहरूको­आयु­हुदैन­सत्य­धर्म
14मा­नरह्या­षोसमोस­गर्नु­हुछ­अघीका­थीती­भट्टहरू­भंडारीहरू­वीस­८­देवताका­काम
15मा­रहन्याहरूले­ईस्वरका­स्थानमा­भयाको­आर्य्यातिर्थमा­रात्रीमा­दीनमा­भयाको­हे
16रीकन­संभुका­घरमा­कहनुपर्छ­अरू­कुरा­राजालाई­सत्रुभय­आउदा­वर्षा­नभै­पानीले­दु
17दुख­हुदा­पानी­पार्ना­नीमीत्त­गरीराष्याको­वीधीवीधान्‌­गराउनुपर्छ­भुमीकंप­भै­अघो
18र­सक­भै­नाना­व्याधी­रोग­आई­पृथी­दोलायमान­भै­माहामारी­आया­श्रीस्वा⟪मी⟫का­आग्या­
19वमोजीं­श्री­श्री­आगमको­पुजा­गर्नु­कल्ल्यान­सांती­होला­नेपाल्‌का­राजा­थीर­होला­जं
20त्र­मंत्र­वर्षमा­वहाउनु­पर्न्या­वहाउनु­भुमीमा­गादनु­पर्न्या­गादनु­सत्रुको­आवत्‌­जावत्‌­
21गर्नु­नसकन्या­गरी­राषनुपर्छ­राजे­थीर­होला­प्रजा­सुषी­गर्ना­नीमीत्‌­यो­वंन्देज­गरी­
22गयाको­हो­जाहा­जाहा­जो­जो­गर्नुपर्छ­गर्नु­गराउनु­राजाको­वाहुलीवात­अक्षेता­कीस
23ली­जोर­५­भोजपत्र­लावा­दुदु­पुजाका­सामाग्री­छुवाई­गुप्तसंग­पुजा­गुराउनुश्रीशंक्राचा
24र्ज्ये­स्वामीका­आगममा­संभुलाइ­दीनु­वर्ष­वर्ष­पृती­श्री­पसुपतीक्षेत्रका­शुभकार्य्ये­अ
25षंडीत्‌­गरी­पुजा­गराउनु ­पर्छ­श्रिविमलानन्द­स्वामीका­आगममा­शंभुलाई­दीनु­वर्ष­वर्ष­
26भनी­तारपत्र­दानपत्र­श्री­भैरवानंन्द­स्वामीवात्‌­संम्वत्‌­७००­वर्ष­हुदा­वीसेत्‌­भंदारी­श्री­
27वीमलानन्द­स्वामीका­पालामा­षोज­हुदा­अघीका­जीर्न­पत्र­पाया­र­जीर्न­भया­देषीकन­श्री­
28कपीलानन्द­स्वामीवाट­श्रीराजा­जगत्‌जये­मल्लदेव­साधी­आफ्‌ना­नाउका­तारपत्र­दुई­तु
29ल्याई­ईश्वरका­देवालयेमा­यक­राषी­यक­तारपत्र­सांवसदाशीव­भट्टलाई­दीञ्या­ही
30जोका­वमोजीं­नञा­पत्र­वनाई­दीञ्यू­यो­पुजा­विधीवीधान्‌­गर्या­राजाका­जये­होला­
31राज्या­वृधी­भै­संतान­वृधी­होला­भनी­श्री­स्वामीहरूका­आग्याको­काम­राजा­पुरोही
32तले­वर्ष­[?]सर्कारमा­वीन्ती­वीस्तार­गरी­पुजा­गराऊनुपर्छ­तपाईका­षायल्‌­तपा
33ईका­वाजेले­षायाको­पाई­शुभ­काम­गर्नु­भनी­हीजो­स्वामीहरूवाट­दिया­वमोजीम­
34हामीवाट­पनी­जाची­वुझी­परीक्ष्या­हेरी­प्रसंन्न­भै­सही­गरीदीञ्यू­॥अत्र­पत्रार्थ­दृष्ट­
35साछी­श्री­जयप्रकास­मल्ल­देव­साछी­गुरू­पुरोहीत­राजाका­जय­कल्ल्यान­हुन्या­यो­काम­
36नगर्या­नगराया­उसलाई­पंचमाहापाप­लागला­॥कर्नात­माहारास्त्र­आन्ध्र­⟪दा⟫जावी
37द्र­जाती­जाता­विंध्या­दक्षीणतो­जाता­प्रायश्चीतं­वीधाय­च­॥१॥­अर्ध­पसुपती­सस्य­म[...]
38र्नानी­च­पूजयेत्‌­॥ अधीकारी­मृते­तस्मीन्‌­तादसो­न्याधीकारवाण­॥ सास्त्रके­
39प्रमान्‌­सक्षेप­मात्र­राषेको­हो­॥इती­सम्वत्‌­८५५­साल्‌­मीती­ज्येष्ठ­वदी­६­रोज­
40५­शुभ्म्‌­¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Synopsis

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This document, issued on Thursday, the 6th of the dark half of Jyeṣtha, NS 855 (1735 CE), and addressed to Sāmbasadāśiva Bhaṭṭa, the first Bhaṭṭa priest at the Paśupatinātha temple, cites an earlier palm-leaf deed of donation dated NS 700 that refers to certain rules established by Śaṅkaracārya for the worship of Paśupatinātha, among them that the priests of any Paśupatinātha temple should come from the region south of the Vindhya Mountains.1 When its existence was brought to the attention of King Jagajjaya Malla, he had two copies made of it, added words of his own and had one of the copies presented to Sāmbasadāśiva Bhaṭṭa as a guideline to follow. Jayaprakāśa Malla and his domestic priest (gurupurohita) are mentioned as witnesses.

In the left margin of the document, Govardhana Bhaṇḍārī attests that the copy is true to the original.


Commentary

This document, which is a copy of a translation of a palm-leaf document originally written in Newari has also been edited by Ṭaṇḍana VS 2042: 113-4, Ṭaṇḍana VS 2046/II no. 60, Koirala VS 2042: 19-22 and Michaels 1994: 334-6. Also, Ṭaṇḍana 1999: 239-40 provides an edition which seems to be a copy of the Newari version of the document.


Notes

1. For more details, see Michaels 1994: 123ff. []