A purjī to the Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā ordering that meat cease to be fed to the poor during Baḍādasaĩ (VS 1964)
ID: K_0351_0072
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Abstract
In this purjī the Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā is ordered to make provisions for serving bread instead of meat on the occasion of the Baḍādasaĩ festival to the poor who take their meals at Lakṣmeśvara’s public kitchen (pākaśālā).
Diplomatic edition
[1r]
1541सावनं४६1श्रीलक्ष्मेश्वर2२1श्री५सर्कार
2१[Seal of Candra Śamśera][Seal of Bhīma Śamśera]1¯ ¯१¯तर्फगुठिवंदोवस्तकाहाकीमकारीन्दालेपुर्जिहेरि¯ ¯२¯पाक्सालामाभात्षानेगरीवगुरुव़ाहरुलाईसालवसालवडाद
2सैमामासुषुव़ाउनेगरीआयाकोछतापनी[?][?]प्रान्तमासुषुव़ाउनुपर्दैनसावीकमामासुषुव़ाउदाषर्चभयावमोजिम[?]
3रुपैञाकोवडादसैमारोटीषरीदगरी[?]वन्दोवस्तगर्नालाइगुठीषर्चअडास्मेतजजसलाइजेजेउर्दिपुर्जिगर्नु[?]
4गरीदीवडादसैलाइसावीकषर्चभयाकोअंकस्मेतदेषाइजाहेरगरीनिकासागराइलीरोटीषरीदगरीषुव़ाउन[?]
5[?]नेकामगरइतिसम्वत१९[?][?]२८रोज२शुभ्म्¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯[Unknown Seal]
Translation
[1r]
541
sāva (?) num[ber] 462
Śrī Lakṣmeśvara – 2
Śrī 5 Sarkāra – 1
[Seal of Candra Śamśera]3
[Seal of Bhīma Śamśera]4
The serving of meat to the poor who take [their] meals at the public kitchen (pākaśālā) of [Śrī Lakṣmeśvara]5 has traditionally been performed annually on [the occasion of] the Baḍādasaĩ festival. Nevertheless, from now on6 meat does not need to be served. In order to [be able to] make arrangements for buying and serving bread on Baḍādasai for the same number of rupees as spent when customarily serving meat, [you,] the chief officer and the clerks of the Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā under [Śrī 5 Sarkāra]7 [should] take note of [this] purjī and perform the task of issuing whatever written orders (urdīpurjī) need to be issued to whomever they need to be, including to the Guṭhī Kharca Aḍḍā, uncovering what costs have usually been incurred for the Baḍādasai—including [concrete] figures—getting consent from the higher authorities (nikāsā), buying the bread and having [it] served.
Monday, the 28th solar day (gate) of Māgha8 in the [Vikrama] era year 1964 (10 February 1908). Auspiciousness.
[Unknown Seal]9
Commentary
This purjī, bearing the seals of Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief Candra Śamśera and Commander-in-Chief General Bhīma Śamśera, is addressed to the Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā, which is told to write to the Guṭhī Kharca Aḍḍā requesting information on the annual expenditures for meat served at the Lakṣmeśvarapākaśālā on the occasion of the autumnal Dasaĩ. Given that the present document was issued by the highest authorities in the Rāṇā administrative system, in that later document the present purjī is referred to as a sanada. For further thoughts on the case at hand, see the edition of that document (K_0351_0071).