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A copy of a purjī from C-in-C General Bhīma Śamśera instructing the Guṭhī Kharca Aḍḍā to disburse funds to ascetic institutions on the occasion of Baḍā Dasaĩ (VS 1970)

ID: K_0395_0066


Edited and translated by Astrid Zotter
Created: 2022-07-21; Last modified: 2022-10-26
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Published by Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities: Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal, Heidelberg, Germany, 2022. Published by the courtesy of the National Archives, Kathmandu. The copyright of the facsimile remains with the Nepal Rashtriya Abhilekhalaya (National Archives, Government of Nepal). All use of the digital facsimiles requires prior written permission by the copyright holder. See Terms of Use.
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Abstract

The purjī from Commander-in-Chief General Bhīma Śamśera of which this is a copy directs officers of the Gūṭhī Kharca Aḍḍā to disburse a customary sum for rituals to be performed during the Baḍā Dasaĩ festival in VS 1970 to Sādhu Nārāṃ Dās and Mahanta Gaṃgā Gīrī of the akhāḍās of Vairāgī and Daśanāmī ascetics, respectively.



Diplomatic edition

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12सकल­वमोजिम­नकल­दुरुस्त­छ­भनि­सहिछाप­गर्ने­

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1षरीदार­भवप्रसाद­पाध्या­
2स्ही­लेषन्‌­गोपाल्‌­उपाध्या­
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1[Seal with the legend: भवप्रसाद]

Translation

[1r]

Śrī

Śrī 3 Sarkāra – 1

Śrī Jaganandaprakāseśvara – 2

651

Hail! A purjī of the venerable Commander-in-Chief General Sir Bhima Samsera Jaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā, KCVO, a venerable prince born of a prince, to the chief and clerks of the Guṭhī Kharca Aḍḍā under [Śrī 3 Sarkāra]2

Uprānta: The abbot (mahanta) of the Daśanāmīakhāḍā, Gaṃgā Gīrī, [and] the sādhuNārāṃ Dāsa, who acts on behalf of the mahanta of the Vairāgīakhaḍā, submitted a petition to us stating: "Since for performing worship for deities and recitations during the Baḍā Dasaĩ of the year [VS 19]69 in the Daśanāmī and Vairāgī akhaḍās 125 moha[ra]ru[paiyā]̃s was allocated [by you], may we receive [funding] for the Baḍā Dasai of the current year, [VS 19]70, too". Therefore for the current year, [VS 19]70, 50 moharus have been allocated. Follow the customs in accordance with the law and administrative directives (savāla) of your office: write down the expenses in the account book of the [Śrī Jaganandaprakāseśvara]3 Guṭhī and place these 50 moharus—[in words] fifty rupees—into the hands of the persons [mentioned in the] particulars (tapasila). It will be deducted when accounts are cleared according to the account books and receipts that bear the signatures and seals of the said [persons].

Particulars:

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To be handed over to Sādhu Nārāṃ Dāsa, who acts on behalf of the mahanta of the Vairāgīakhaḍā, twenty-five rupees [in] moharu [currency]25
To be handed over to the mahanta of the Daśanāmī akhaḍā, Gaṃgā Gīrī, twenty-five rupees [in] moharu [currency]25

Saturday, the 12th solar day (gate) of Āśvina in the [Vikrama] era year 1970 (1913 CE). Auspiciousness.

Certifying that the copy is true to the original:

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[Seal]KharidāraBhavaprasāda Pādhyā1
Signature, Lekhan[adāsa]Gopāl Upādhyā1
2


Commentary

For copies of the same order issued in the preceding years, see K_0382_0036 (VS 1968) and K_0384_0065 (VS 1969). The present order diverges from the earlier ones in that it reduces the amount granted to the Vairāgī akhāḍā from 100 to 25 moharus. Even if this change is apparent from the present order, no explanation is given why the funds were reduced so drastically.


Notes

1. This number was added by a later hand using Arabic numerals. It refers to the position of the document in the bundle (pokā) number 9 of the Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā. For more on this number, see note 1 in the edition of K_0395_0049. []

2. Inserted from the space numbered 1 above. []

3. Inserted from the space numbered 2 above. []