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A copy of a lālamohara from King Rājendra appointing Vuṭinnātha as priest of Śrī Ratannātha at Phalabang (VS 1877)

ID: K_0015_0012B


Edited and translated by Christof Zotter
Created: 2022-03-23; Last modified: 2022-07-01
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Abstract

In the original of which this document is a copy, the king, who according to the date must have been Rājendra, appoints Vuṭinnātha to perform the regular worship of Śrī Ratannātha at Phalabang.



Diplomatic edition

[1r]

1१५७­नं­

1पो­१४­व•­११­पा•­४०­सी•­२२७­
2गुठो­पुजाहारी­
3भं­नौ­हर्ष­
4हे­वाहु­

1१६१­

1आगे­•वुटिन्‌•नाथके­•फलावां­श्रीरतन्‌थनाथ•को­पुजाहारी­•अघि­तीमी
2लाई­रहेछ­पछी­लछिननाथले­•मोहर­•गराई­खायाको­•मोहर­हानी­•तीमी•
3लाई­•वक्स्यौं­आफ्ना­खातीरज्मासंग­नीत्य­पुजा­गरी­हाम्रो­जय़­मनाई­सेष­रह्या­•
4लि­भोग्‍य़­गर­ईती­संवत­•१८७७­साल­अषाद­वदी­६­रोज­७­सुभं­¯¯

Translation

[1r]

[in the left margin:]

Number 2571

Bundle (po[kā]) 14, va. 11, pā. 40, sī. 2272

1613

The one who said (bhaṃ for bhaṃne) [was] the clerk (nau for nausindā)Harṣa

The one who watched (he for herne) [was] Vāhu (?)4

[main text:]

Āge: to Vuṭinnātha

It appears that [the post of] pūjarī of Śrī Ratannātha [of] Phalabang (text: Phalāvāṃ) [was] formerly [granted] to you. 5 Later Lachinnātha had a mohara issued;6 we have annulled the mohara [he] enjoyed [and herewith] grant [it] to you. Perform, conscious of your duty, regular worship, celebrate our triumphs [and] enjoy what remains [after covering worship expenses].

Saturday, the 6th of the dark fortnight of the month of Āṣāḍha, in the [Vikrama] era year 1877 (1820 CE).7 Auspiciousness.8


Commentary

For more on Vuṭin- or Vuṭinātha's appointments and his replacement each time by Lachin- or Lakṣmīnātha, see K_0013_0029E.

Notes

1. This number represents a numbering of pages. [⇑]

2. While the first abbreviation, po, probably stands for pokā ("bundle") it remains unclear what words the following va, pā and sī are abbreviations of. [⇑]

3. This number refers to the place of the document in the government ledger registered as BK 9 (for more on this ledger, see note 2 in K_0015_0004E). [⇑]

4. These two lines state the names of the clerks involved in copying the documents or in checking whether copies were true to originals (cf. note 3 in K_0015_0022B). The signature of the second clerk cannot be read with certainity. [⇑]

5. See e.g. a rukkā from VS 1863 mentioning pūjārī “Vuṭinātha" (K_0633_0011). [⇑]

7. The date corresponds to 1 July 1820. Thus the reigning king in whose name the original lālamohara must have been issued was King Rājendra. [⇑]

8. The last syllable of the word subhaṃ (for the standard śubham) seamlessly blends into the horizontal stroke used to fill the rest of the line. [⇑]