A document from Joganārāyaṇa Malla to Bhagavanta Bā̃ḍā re the offering of female slaves to Palāñcoka Bhagavatī (VS 1832)
ID: K_0579_0063
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Abstract
This is a document officializing the offering of two female slaves to Palāñcoka's Bhagavatī shrine to do sweeping and to attend to the stone seat of the goddess.
Diplomatic edition
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श्री1श्रीभगवतिमाई1११1स्हीसकलवमोजिंनकलदुरूस्तछभनिस2हिछापगर्न्याकरुणानंदमो[?]जुपषं
3र्वाहाल¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯[unknown seal]1स्वस्तिश्रीजोगनारांयनमल्लकस्यपत्रं¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
2आगेभगवंतवाडाके¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯ कोआसनिसिलाकाथिति
3कनटहल्रझारूवढारूकैकमारि२दिञूं•चर्हाञूंतस
4महादाव़ाधक्काझईझगराकसैकोरोकतोकनास्तिइति
5सम्वत्१८३२साल्माघवदि१३रोज६मुकाम्काभ्र्या
6व्याँसिशुभ्म्¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Translation
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Glorious Bhagavatī
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Signed by Karuṇānanda ...1 in attestation that the copy is true to the original2
[Unknown seal]
Hail! A letter from Joganārāyaṇa Malla.
Āge: to Bhagavanta Bāḍā. I [herewith] give—offer—2 female slaves to attend to the customary arrangements relating to the stone seat (āsani silākā) of the glorious [goddess] Bhagavatī and to do the sweeping. There should be absolutely no [false] claims (dāvā), intimidation (dhakkā), lawsuits (jhaijhagarā) or [other forms of] obstruction in [reaction to] this.
Friday, the 13th of the dark fortnight of Māgha in the [Vikrama] era year 1832 (1776 CE). Residence: Kābhryā Vyā̃si. Auspiciousness
Commentary
This is a copy of a document concerning two female slaves offered to the goddess Bhagavatī of Kabhrepalanchok district. The goddess is also commonly known as Palanchok Bhagavati. The addressee of the document, Bhagavanta Bā̃ḍā, is mentioned as the priest of the Bhagavatī shrine in various documents, including K_0579_0058, K_0579_0062, K_0579_0064, K_0579_0066, K_0579_0071 and K_0579_0072. In document K_0579_0058, issued in VS 1805, Bhagavanta is reconfirmed as the rightful priest of the Bhagavatī shrine by the royal priest. The identity of the issuer/donor, Joganārāyaṇa Malla, is unknown. The two slaves, though offered for service in the temple, are not called devadāsīs in this document, unlike a similar case in document PN_0002_0002 recording the offering of slaves to Paśupati.