Documenta Nepalica

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1तामापत्रको­नकल्‌­

1᠀­स्वस्ति­॥अद्य­श्वेतवाराहकल्पे­वैवस्वतमन्वन्तरे­कलियुगे­प्रथमचरणे­जम्बुद्वीपे­भरतखण्डे­आ
2र्य्यावर्तपुण्यस्थाने­हिमवत्पादे­पशुपतिसन्निधाने­वासुकीक्षेत्रे­वाग्वत्यां ­दक्षिणकूले­नेपालदे
3शान्तर्गतललितपट्टने­इहैव­पुण्यभूमौ­॥श्रेयोस्तु­॥सम्वत्‌­७७८­वैशाखमासे­कृष्णपक्षे­•अ
4मावास्यान्तिथौ­रोहिणीनक्षत्रे­•धृतीयोगे­•शनीश्चरवासरे­।वृषराशिगते­सवितरि­•स­एव­रा
5शिगते­चन्द्रमसि­॥अस्मिन्­सूर्य्यग्रासमहापर्वणि­•माणिग्लाधिपति­•श्रीश्रीजयश्रीनिवासम
6ल्लदेववर्मणा­•तगणाराजा­क्षेत्र­•रोव­न्हश­७­पयि­२­झतखेल­क्षेत्र­रोव़­१­पयि­स्व­३­चोवाहारक्व­
7क्षेत्र­रोव­ङा­५­भूय­चोवाहारक्व­क्षेत्र­रोव़­पि­४­भूय­चोवारक्व­क्षेत्र­रोव़­स्व­३­ङखो­क्षेत्र­रोव़­न्ह
8श­७­पयि­२­भूय­ङखो­क्षेत्र­रोव­छि­१­पयि­१­भूय­ङखो­यिता­क्षेत्र­रोव़­ङा­५­भूय­ङखो­यिता­क्षेत्र­रोव़­
9नसि­२­भूय­थसिया­कातद्व­क्षेत्र­रोव़­ङा­५­भूय­खोसिपरि­लिव­क्षेत्र­रोव़­३­यथा­चतुराघाटेन­परि
10वेष्ठितं­•भूय­तववाहार­येता­गृह­खा­नसित्या­२x­वाजोचो­•क्यव­खा­नसि­२­भूय­वुगदेवर­ननि­महा
11कालग्रंथि­लिव­छे­खा­छि­१­जव़­स्व­३­भूय­वुगया­ध्वाखान­यि­षुपुडि­येता­क्यव­खा­पि­४­एतत्­क्षेत्र­गृ
12ह­यथा­चतुराघाटेन­परिवेष्ठितं­एतत्­क्षेत्र­गृह­श्री­३­वुगमदार्य्यावलोकेश्वर­भट्टारकप्रीतये­द
13त्त­॥स्वदत्ताम्­परदत्ताम्­वा­यो­हरेत्‌­सुरविप्रयोः­॥वृत्तिं­स­जायते­विंदुग्‌­वर्षाणाम्‌­अयुतायुतैः॥­1 भाषा­
14थ्वते­वुया­वर्षप्रतिं­वरसाननं­•पूजा­क्य­अस्ता­१­चतुस्समचेत­•स्वान­धूपयात­गुगुरु­मंस­छि­१­त
15यवधंङ­आरति­१­घेलदिव़ा­भो­प्वाट­१­निश्रावयात­वजि­प्र­छि­१­मध्य­ता­छि­१­ते­वा­प्र­छि­१­थ्वते­साम
16ग्री­दोयकं­वान्हिश­व़ो­वाचास­व़ो­अविछिन्न­याङन­निस्तरपं­यंज­माल­•मध्ये­जुको­वान्हियातं­मथ­•
17वाचायात­माथलदुवा­जुरो­•आरति­नेपोलसं­शंख­नेग्वड­पुयके­माल­•भूय­वस्तु­जात­दुंता­•लिलि­
18पुजाभण्डि­भो­पात­१­खोराचा­ग्वड­२­सिजर­ताहाडप्व­ग्वड­१­सिजल­घड­ग्वल­१­लिलि­निश्राव­भो­पात­१­
19धूप­दह­ग्वड­१­लिलि­सुकुण्डा­ग्वड­१­चामर­गहतिफे­२­थ्वतेया­चिन्ता­याक­गोष्टि­नकवहिरि­लं­य
20न्ता­श्रीदेवरथन­वदे­•ङाखाचोक­लुंगु­वदे­•तैलोकसिंह­वदे­•यितिलंन्हे­साक्यमुनि­वदे­•कोवाहारस­
21जाहार­माधवराज­भारो­यतिखा­नकछे­ताम्वकाल­रामसिंह­भारो­•हातिग्ल­लं­वन्ता­ताम्वकाल­ह
22रिराम­भारो­•ताम्वकाल­मंजुराज­भारो­•वुवाहार­सूर्य्यचन्द्र­वदे­•वुग­रोतावाहार­ननी­योतागृह­
23श्रीकुतुनायक­•देवर­ननि­वन्ता­हाकु­देव­गुरूभराड­•क्वयछें­जिदेव­नायक­•जयमुनि­नायक­•थ्व
24तेया­त्रान्ते­सह­सहितन­चोस्यंतको­निस्तरपे­माल­•पुन­भाषा­•थ्व­गोष्टि­लोक­त्रान्ते­सहयां­गोष्टीस­•नि
25स्तरपं­चोतोले­•ध्वाकापाल­•वाहारपाल­•क्वाथपाल­•ह्रासाधिसा­चरणधिरण­•प्याखन­•वीथिवा
26हा­•नालपाल­•स्नाथगुथि­•छोसं­दुःख­विय­मदो­•निस्तरपे­मफतङाव­•गुथिनं­लिलाय­दो­जुरो­
27थ्व­गुथियाके­सि­वासि­राजिकन­•दुःख­विस्यं­काय­मदो­जुरो­॥क्वथ्व­सातिग्ल­त्वालं­वो­•हंफले­
28त्वाल­वो­•थ्वते­त्वाल­तुंजोङ­2 योगीनं­शंख­नेग्वड­पुयके­माल­•पुन­भाषा­•थ्व­गुथि­लोकनं­सुनानं­सु­
29जुलसनं­चोस्यं­तक्वो­मनिस्तरपं­लोभा­मोह­याङ­अह्रसन­संकाले­•व्रह्महत्यादि­पञ्चमहापात
30क­लाक­•श्री­३­परमेश्वरस­निग्रह­लाक­जुरो­•दत्तपत्रार्थे­दृष्टं­साक्षी­थम्वु­वखुनिह्म­गृह­द्विजवर­
31श्रीविश्वनाथदेव­उपाध्या­शर्म्म­दृष्ट­॥भूय­गुथिया­वेष्टलोकपनिस्त­भक्ष्या­भोजनयात­विस्यं­
32तया­तघनावु­रोव­न्हस­७­भूय­लघनावु­रोव­ङा­५­थ्वते­जुरो­थंतिछेया­छेडिकोट­छि­१­आरति­
33सामग्रि­तेयातं­दुंता­जुरो॥­पुन­भाषा­थ्व­गुथिस­राजिकनं­•सुनानं­दुःख­विय­मदो­•दुष्ख­विस्य­सं
34काले­•पञ्चमहापातक­लाक­•श्री­३­परमेश्वरस­निग्रह­लाक­जुरो­॥शुभ­॥पुन­भाषा­श्री­ज
35तलं­प्याखन­सितदनङाव­•थ्व­आरति­गुथिस­गेलको­नेखलकं­नं­ल्हाङाव­तववाहार­खतस­•
36फसिह्मं­१­पुजा­जो­१­समय­•मगलि­जो­१­थ्वते­श्री­३­जतलं­प्याखन­सितदनङाव­विय­माल­थ
37व­२­स­•त्वालंया­खतस­विय­मुम्वाल­•थ्वतेन­प्रशेषन­छुसं­दुःख­विय­मदे•दुःख­विकाले­•श्री­३­पर
38मेश्वरस­•निग्रह­पंचमहामहापातक­लाक­जुरो­॥शुभ­॥

1पुनर्भाषा­राजकुलस­चोङह्म­•श्री­३­वुगदेवस्त­•श्रीश्री­जय­योगनरेन्द्रमल्लदेवसन­•येनस्यक­यिनाय­क्षत्र­रोव़­स्व­३­थिन­घाङाव­दुंता­•नेपहरसं­[...]पे­माल­

1भूय­रोव़­३­यमख्वातवु­•पुन­रोव़­२­सलायवु­श्रीश्री­विर­जय­योगनरेन्द्रमल्लदेवसन­दुन्ता­जुरो­॥

1सकल्‌­वमोजीम­नकल्‌­दुरूस्त­छ­भनी­रुजु­
2गर्ने­हरी­लाल्‌­तमोट्‌­पाटं­हौगल­

1सहि­हरि­
2लाल­तमोत­
3पातं­हौगल­

Translation

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[A seal with text that can be translated as: the Guṭhī Lagata Aḍā of Śrī 5 Sarkāra, 62]3

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A copy of the copperplate [text]

Success! Hail! Today, in the śvetavārāhakalpa, in the middle of the vaivasvatamanu, in the first quarter of the kaliyuga, in jambudvīpa, in the bharata territory (bharatakhaṇḍa), in the sacred land of āryāvarta ("land of the Aryans"), at the foot of the himavat (i.e. the Himalayas), in the vicinity of Paśupati, in the sacred field (kṣetra) of [the serpent king] Vāsuki, on the southern side of the Vāgmatī, in [the city of] Lalitapaṭṭana within the country of Nepāla—in such a sacred place, on Saturday, on the new moon day in the dark fortnight of Vaiśākha in the [Nepāla Era] year 778 (1658 CE), when the nakṣatra was rohiṇī, when the yoga was dhṛti, when the Sun and the Moon were in the zodiacal sign vṛṣa, at the auspicious time of a solar eclipse, the twice venerable victorious King Śrīnivāsa Malla Deva Varma, the lord of Māṇigla, gifted the following plots of land and buildings—with defined borders in all four directions—out of love for the thrice glorious Buṅgama-Āryāvalokiteśvara (text: buṅgamadāryyāvalokeśvara): 7 ropanīs 2 payis4 of land [at] Tagaṇārājā, 1 ropanī 3 payis of land [at] Jhatakhela; 5 ropanīs of land [at] Cobāhārakva; another 4 ropanīs of land [at] Cobāhārakva; another 3 ropanīs of land [at] Cobāhārakva; 7 ropanīs 2 payis of land [at] Nyekhu (text: Ṅakho); another 1 ropanī 1 payi of land [at] Nyekhu (text: Ṅakho); another 5 ropanīs of land to the south of Nyekhu (text: Ṅakho yitā); another 2 ropanīs of land to the south of Nyekhu (text: Ṅakho yitā); another 5 ropanīs of land in the Kātadva [quarter] of Thasi; another 3 ropanīs of land behind Khosipari; a house [plot measuring] 2½ khās [at] the southern part (yetā gṛha)5 of Taḥ Bāhāḥ (text: Tava Vāhāra)6 ; 2 khās of garden land at Vājoco; a house plot behind Mahākālagraṃthi in the courtyard of the Buṅgadyaḥ temple (bugadevara nani) [measuring] 1 khā 3 javās; and another 4 khās of garden land outside the Buṅga[mati] gate and to the south (yetā) of the pond.

Whoever seizes the means of subsistence (vṛtti) of a deity or a Brahmin, whether gifted by oneself or by others, will have to live like an insect feeding in feces for tens of thousands of years.

[Here are] the rules: With the annual revenue from these plots of land, the following materials should be arranged: 1 astā7 of rice grains (kya) for the ritual worship, catussamaceta8 flowers, 1 māsā of bdellium (guggul) for incense, 1 large oil lamp (āratī), 1 butter lamp (gheladivā) [with supporting] plate, and 1 pra9 of beaten rice for the sacred offering platter (niśrāva), 1 sweet, 1 pra of puffed rice (te vā). With these materials prepared, it should be arranged for rituals to be performed uninterruptedly every day at midday and midnight. As for the sweet, matha10 should be for midday, and māthaladuvā11 for midnight. Two conch shells should be blown during both the lamp-offering (āratī) rituals.

Additionally, the following ritual objects have been donated: 1 brass ritual plate, 2 bowls, 1 copper water-pot (tāhāḍapva), a [large] copper water container (ghaḍa), 1 brass tray, 1 incense container, 1 brass sukuṇḍā oil lamp and 2 yak-tail fans.

The goṣṭhi taking care of these [rituals and ritual objects consists of the following members]: Venerables Devarathana Bade [residing] north of the street at Naka Bahī (text: Nakabahiri)12 , Luṃgu Bade [and] Tailokasiṃha Bade of Nyākhā Cuka (text: Ṅākhācoka)13 , Sākyamuni Bade of Yitilaṃnhe14 , a distinguished person at Ko Bāhāḥ (text: Kobāhāra)15 Mādhavarāja Bhāro, the coppersmith Rāmasiṃha Bhāro of Yatikhā Nakache, the coppersmiths Harirāma Bhāro [and] Mañjurāma Bhāro [residing] east of the street at Hātigla16 , Sūryyacandra Bade of Bu Bāhāḥ17 , a venerable head official (kutunāyaka) [residing] in the house along the western side (yotāgṛha) of the Rotābāhāra courtyard in Buṅga, Hākudeva Gurubharāḍa [residing] along the eastern side of the Devara Nani courtyard and officials (nāyaka) Jideva and Jayamuni of Kvayacheṃ. These people, together with their brothers, should follow what is written [above].

[Here are] other rules: As long as the members of this goṣṭhi together with their brothers continue to manage it, they shall not be troubled with any of these obligations: guarding of the [city] gates, bāhāḥs (i.e. monastic compounds) and forts, rhāsādhisās18 , [and] caraṇadhiraṇas19 ; [organizing] dance [performances], vīthivāhās.20 , nālapālas21 [and] snāthaguthis22 . A person who has failed to fulfil his duties can be ejected from the guthi. The king should refrain from causing any harm to the guthi by taking its fruit (si) and paddy grains (vāsi). Have Bhujoṅa 23 yogīs from Kvathva SātiglaṬola and from Haṃphale Ṭola blow two conch-shells [at the time of āratī].

[Here is] another rule: If any one of the members of this guthi does not follow what is written [here], or if he acts harmfully out of greed or delusion, he will be guilty of the five great sins (pañcamahāpātaka), such as the killing of a Brahmin, and he will have to endure aversion from the thrice glorious Lord.

Witness to this deed of donation is the twice-born venerable Viśvanāthadeva Upādhyā Śarmma of Thambu Bakhunimha Gṛha.

Furthermore, for the purpose of feeding the biseṭas of the guthi, I have donated 7 ropanīs and another 5 ropanīs [of land] at Laghanābu. 1 fortified ground floor (cheḍikoṭa) at Thaṃtiche has also been gifted for the purpose of storing materials used for āratī performances.

[Here is] another rule: The king and others may not cause trouble to this guthi. If one causes trouble to it, he will be inflicted with five great sins (pañcamahāpātaka), and he will have to endure aversion from the thrice glorious lord. Auspiciousness.

[Here is] another rule: After the completion of the venerable Jatala dance24 , offer—with contributions from two member clans (khalaka)25 of this āratī guthi—1 sheep, 1 set of ritual items and 1 [set of] ritual food (samaya magali) to the [dance] platform (khata) at Taḥ Bāhāḥ. It is not necessary to make such offerings to the platforms [when the dance is performed] at one's own locality. [The guthi] is not to be troubled for anything else. Whoever causes trouble will endure aversion from the thrice glorious Lord, and he will be guilty of the five great sins. Auspiciousness.

[Here is] another rule: To the thrice glorious Buṅgadeva of the royal court, the twice venerable and victorious Yoganarendra Malla Deva has additionally gifted 3 ropanīs of land [at] Yenasyaka Yināya. [The rituals of] both praharas (i.e. at midday and midnight) should be arranged.

The twice venerable, brave and victorious Yoganarendra Malla Deva has [additionally] gifted [plots measuring] 3 ropanīs [at] Yamakhvātabu and 2 ropanīs [at] Salāyabu.

Attesting that the copy is true to the original: Hari Lāl Tamoṭ, Haugal, Patan.

Signature: Hari Lāl Tamoṭ, Haugal, Patan.

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