A copy of a lālamohara from King Pṛthvī Vīra Vikrama authorizing Hīrānātha to serve as abbot of Rānāgāũ monastery (VS 1944)
ID: K_0469_0037
Edited by
Christof Zotter
Created: 2018-05-15;
Last modified: 2018-11-28
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Abstract
In the lālamohara of which the present document is a copy, King Pṛthvī Vīra Vikrama confirms Mahanta Hīrānātha as successor of Mahanta Gosāī̃ Khīmānātha on the throne of Siddha Bhagavantanātha's monastery in Rānāgāũ, Salyan.
Diplomatic edition
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⟪138⟫1श्रीसीद्धभगवंतनाथ2१1श्रीमद्दतीप्र
2चण्डभुजड
3ण्डेत्यादीश्री
4श्रीश्रीमहारा
5जवीरसम्सेर
6जङ्गराणा
7वहादुर•प्राई
8मीमिनीष्टर•
9य़ांण्डकम्यां
10डरइनचीफ्
11२1सहीलोकवाहा
2दुरघररानागाउ1सकलवमोजीं
2नकलदुरुस्तछ
3भनीस्हीछापगर्ने
4लोकवहादुर1स्वस्तिश्रीगीरीराजचक्रचूडामणीनरनाराये़णेत्यादीविविधवि
2रूदावलिविराजमानमानोन्नतश्रीमन्महाराजाधिराजश्रीश्रीश्री
3महाराजपृथ्वीवीरवीक्रमजङ्गवहादुरसाह•वहादुरसम्सेरजङ्
4देवानामसदासमरविजय़ीनाम्¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
5आगेमहंतहीरानाथके¯ ¯ १ ¯ ¯कोमठगद्दीमेरागुरुमहंतगोसाञी
6षीमानाथलेमलाईअषतीय़ारगरीदीनीजगुरुषीमानाथप
7रलोगहुदामैलेभोगगरीआय़ाकोसोमठ्गद्दीसर्कारवाटपनीम
8लाइथामीवक्सीसनदभैसकीय़ाकोछमेरानाउमामहंत्याईको
9लालमोहोरभय़ाकोछैनलालमोहोरगरीवक्स्याहुदोहोभनीती
10मीले¯ ¯ २¯ ¯रश्रीमद्राजकुमारकुमारात्मजश्रीकम्यांडरइनची
11फ्जनरलदेवसम्सेरजङ्गराणावहादुरमाफर्तहाम्राहजुर
12मावीन्तीपार्दासो¯ ¯ ¯ १¯ ¯ ¯कोमठगद्दीतीम्रागुरुमहंतगोसाञी
13षीमानाथलेतीमीलाइअषतीय़ारगरीदीनीजतीम्रागुरुमहं
14तषीमानाथपरलोगहुदातीमीलेभोगगरीआय़ाकोसोमठ
15हाम्रावर्ष१३काउमेरहुदाहामीवाटपनी४४सालदेषी
16तीमीलाईअषतीय़ारगरीथामीवक्स्यौंआफ्ना षातीरजामा
17सीतसोमठगद्दीमाअघीदेषीदरीचलिआय़ावमोजीमका
18मकाजगरीआफुलाईदरीय़ाकोजगाकोदामकामअसुल
19तहसीलगरीअघीदेषीचलीआयावमोजीम्कतीघटीव
20ढीनपारी¯ ¯ १¯ ¯कानीत्येनैमीत्त्य़कपुजा भंडाराचलाइहा
21म्रो जये़मनाईभोगेगरइतीसम्वत्१९४४साल्मीती
22माघवदी८रोज७शुभ्म्¯¯
Synopsis
In reply to a petition made by MahantaHīrānātha and channelled through Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief Vīra Śamśera Jaṅga Rāṇā Bahādura and Commander-in-Chief General Deva Śamśera Jaṅga Rāṇā Bahādura, King Pṛthvī Vīra Vikrama confirms the addressee as successor of the late Mahanta Gosāī̃Khīmānātha on the throne (gaddī) of SiddhaBhagavantanātha's monastery (maṭha) in Rānāgāũ, Salyan. Like his predecessors (see e.g. K_0468_0062 and K_0469_0001) Hīrānātha is granted the right to collect money from the land registered in his name and is ordered to work dutifully, to observe the customary rituals and feasts, and to celebrate the king's victories.
The original document was issued on Saturday, the 8th of the dark fortnight of Māgha of the [Vikrama] era year 1944 (1888 CE). When the present copy was prepared is not known.
Commentary
The copy is attested as "true to the original" by Lokabahādura from Rānāgāũ.
For a translation of the document and further details (such as the signees' names), see K_0469_0024. For another copy, see K_0469_0002.