A copy of a purjī from Bhīma Śamśera instructing the Guṭhī Kharca Aḍḍā to disburse funds to the Pūrṇeśvarapākaśālā on the occasion of Baḍādasaĩ (VS 1967)
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Abstract
The purjī from Commander-in-Chief General Bhīma Śamśera of which this is a copy directs officials of the Gūṭhī Kharca Aḍḍā to release customary sums to the public kitchen (pākaśālā) of Pūrṇeśvara for purchasing both gelded goats and ghee and spices to feed the poor on the occasion of the Baḍādasaĩ festival in VS 1967.
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The copy is true to the original. Signature: Nau[sindā?]Narotamadhara
Śrī Jaṅganaṃdaprakāśeśvara – 3
Śrī Purṇeśvara – 2
Śrī 3 Sarkāra – 1
Hail! A purjī of the venerable Commander-in-Chief General Bhīma Samsera Jaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā3 , a venerable prince born of a prince, to the chief and clerk(s) of the Guṭhī Kharca Aḍḍā under [Śrī 3 Sarkāra]4
Uprānta: It is tradition that by customary practice the [Śrī Purṇeśvara]5 kitchen (pākaśālā) has received gelded goats worth 24 mohararupaiyā̃s (text: moharu) and 3 morus for ghee and spice(s)—in total 27 moharus—from the Guṭhī Kharca Aḍḍā for observing Baḍādasaĩ [with a feast] for the poor who take their meals (lit. "cooked rice") there. Therefore, for celebrating the Baḍādasaĩ of this year, [19]67, as usual gelded goats worth 24 moharus have been granted and 3 moharus for ghee and spice(s), in total 27—[in words,] twenty-seven—moharus for the poor who take their meals at that kitchen, [Śrī Purṇeśvara]6 . After recording the expenditures in the account book (syāhā) of the [Śrī Jaṅganaṃdaprakāśeśvara]7 guṭhī, carry out the task of delivering [the money] into the hands of Lāla Bahādura, the diṭṭhā of the [Śrī Purṇeśvara]8 kitchen. It will be deducted, when accounts are cleared, according to the account book and receipt, [both of them] signed and stamped by the said diṭṭhā.
Sunday, the 3rd solar day (gate) of Āśvina in the [Vikrama era] year 1967 (1910 CE). Auspiciousness.
Commentary
This order to disburse funds for festive meals at a public kitchen on the occasion of the autumnal Dasaĩ festival follows earlier similar documents almost verbatim (see K_0614_0041, K_0660_0052, K_0664_0017). It was the last in the series to order the purchase of gelded goats and spices. In later years, yoghurt and sweets were bought with the same funds. As the follow-up document K_0488_0012, issued a month after the present one, shows, even in VS 1967, contrary to the present order, yoghurt and sweets were being served instead of meat.