A copy of a lālamohara from King Pṛthvī Vīra Vikrama directing Svāmī Rāma Gīrī to install a statue of Śrī Śaṅkarācārya and construct a building to accommodate foreign ascetics near the Rājarājeśvarī temple (VS 1940)
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Abstract
This is a copy of a lālamohara from King Pṛthvī Vīra Vikrama conferring the abbotship of Khopāsī Maṭha and Sārasora Maṭha on Svāmī Rāma Gīrī and directing him to install a statue of Śrī Śaṅkarācārya near the Rājarājeśvarī temple and construct a building to accommodate swāmīs who come from other countries.
Diplomatic edition
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1॥२६०॥1३१२नं1भनेसछीतौगणेझा1[unknown signature] 1[unknown seal] 1[unknown seal] 1[unknown seal] 12आगेस्वामी∙रामगीरीके∙श्रीराजराजे∙श्वरीदेषि∙मुनीहालघाटवंनलाग्याका∙जगानेरा∙श्रीशंक∙
3राचार्ज्ये∙कोमुर्ति∙स्थापनागरी∙देसांन्तरवाट∙आय़ाका∙स्वामी∙वस्न्याये़क∙मकान∙वनाई∙
4नीजस्वामीहरुलाई∙षोपासीमठर∙सारसोरमठ∙कादानपत्र∙सीलापत्र∙तावापत्रमा∙दरीय़ाव
5मोजीं∙र∙अघीदेषि∙चलि∙आया∙वमोजीमको∙नीत्यनैमीत्यक∙पुजापाठ∙धर्मसदावर्त∙चलाई∙
6सेषराह्याको∙मासनदवमोजीम∙सर्कारमा∙वुझाऊनुपर्न्या∙सलामीवुझाई∙सेषरह्याकोतीमी
7लेषानु∙भंन्यासनद∙भय़ावमोजीम∙तीमीलेषान्यारुपैयाले∙रोज∙भोजनगराऊनु∙भोको
8नराषनु∙षोपासी∙कोमठसारस्वार∙कामठ∙कोदानपत्र∙सीलापत्र∙तावापत्र∙मा∙दरीय़ावमो∙
9जीमरअघीदेषि∙चलि∙आय़ावमोजीमनीत्यनैमीत्यक∙पाठ∙धर्म∙सदावर्त∙कटीनघटा∙
10ईचलाई∙सेषरह्याकोमा∙सनदवमोजीम∙सर्कारमा∙वुझाऊनुपर्न्या∙सलामी∙वुझाई∙वाकी∙सेष
11रह्याकोलेश्रीराजराजेश्वरीदेषि∙मुनी∙हाल∙घाटवंनलाग्याको∙जगानेरा∙श्रीसंकरा∙
12चार्ज्येकामुर्तीस्थापनागरी∙देसांतरवाट∙आई∙ताहा∙वस्नआऊनेस्वामीहरुलाई∙भो∙
13कोनराषी∙नीत्यभोजनगराऊनु∙सो३ठाऊको∙सदावर्त∙धर्म∙चलाऊ∙ज्यालसंम∙तीम्रो
14सीष्योपसीष्य∙लाई∙सोषोपासीकोमठरसारसोरकामठषोसमोस∙हुन्याछैनभनि∙तीमी∙
15लाईमहंत्याईदर्सनगराय़ाकोविस्तार∙श्रीमदति∙प्रचंन्द्रभुज∙दंण्डेत्यादी∙श्रीश्रीश्री
16महाराज∙रणऊदीपसींह∙राणावहादुरके∙सी∙यस∙आई∙थोङ्लीङ्∙पिम्माकोकाङ्वाङ्
17स्यान्∙प्राईम्नीनीष्टरय़ाण्ड∙कम्यांण्डरईनचीफ∙श्रीमद्राज∙कुमार∙ कुमारात्मज∙श्रीक
18म्यांण्डर∙ईनचीफजनरल∙धीरसम्सेर∙जंङ्गराणा∙वाहादुरवाट∙हाम्राहजुरमा∙वींन्तीचढा∙
19ऊदा∙जाहेर∙भय़ोतसर्थ∙तीमीले∙श्रीराजराजे∙श्वरीमुनी∙हाल∙घाट∙वंनलाग्याका∙जगानेरा∙
20श्रीसंकराचार्ज्येकोमुर्ती∙स्थापनागरी∙देसांतरवाट∙आय़ाका∙स्वामीवस्न्याये़कमकानवना
21ईनीजस्वामी∙हरुलाईगोपालगीरीकानाऊमा∙भय़ाको∙षोपासीमठरतीम्रानाऊमा∙भय़ा
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1॥२६१॥1[unknown seal] 1[unknown seal]22कासारसोरमठ∙कादानपत्र∙सीलापत्र∙तावापत्र∙मादरीय़ावमोजीमर∙अघीदेषि∙चलिआ
23य़ावमोजीमको∙नीत्यनैमीत्यकपुजा∙पाठधर्म∙सदावर्त∙कतिनघटाई∙चलाई∙सेषराह्याका∙
24मा∙सनदवमोजीम∙सर्कारमा∙वुझाऊनुपर्न्या∙सलामीवुझाई∙वाकी∙सेष∙रह्याकोतीमीले∙
25षानुभंन्या∙सनदभय़ा∙वमोजीम∙तीमीलेषान्या∙रुपैयालेनीत्यभोजनगराऊनु∙भो∙
26कोनराषनु∙सो∙३ठाऊको∙सदावर्त∙धर्म∙चलाऊज्याल्संम्म∙तीम्रोसीष्योपसीष्यलाई
27षोपासीको∙मठरसारस्वरका∙मठ∙षोसमोस∙हुन्याछैन∙भंन्या∙महंत्याईकोलाल∙मोहरगरी∙
28वक्स्यौ∙आफ्ना∙षातिर∙ज्मासंग∙महंत्याईजानीभोग्यगरईतिसंम्वत्१९४०सालमी∙
29तीवैशाषवदी∙१०रोज∙४शु¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯
Translation
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No. 312
The witness who spoke: Taugaṇe Jhā
Below the Śrī Rājarājeśvarī [temple], close to where now a flight of steps to the river (ghāṭa) is being constructed, install a statue of Śrī Śaṅkarācārya and construct a building to provide accommodations for swāmīs who come from other countries. Following the instructions mentioned in the deed of gift and the stone and copperplate inscriptions installed in Khopāsī Maṭha and Sārasora Maṭha, perform the daily and casual rituals, the reading of sacred texts and such other religious activities as sadāvarta, as customarily practised, and from the remaining amount submit to the government the salāmī you are required to in accordance with the instructions mentioned in the sanada. With the money that remains, feed [the svāmīs] daily in accordance with the sanada that charges you to make use of the money. Do not let the svāmīs go hungry. Following the instructions mentioned in the deed of gift and the stone inscriptions installed in Khopāsī Maṭha and Sārasora Maṭha, perform the daily and casual rituals, the reading of sacred texts, and such other religious activities as sadāvarta without any reduction, as is customarily practised, and from the remaining amount submit to the government the salāmī you are required to in accordance with the instructions mentioned in the sanada. With the money that remains install a statue of Śrī Śaṅkarācārya below the Śrī Rājarājeśvarī [temple], close to where now a flight of steps to the river is being constructed, and daily feed the svāmīs who come there to stay from other countries, not letting them go hungry.1
[All this] came to our notice when the thrice venerable great king, who is illustrious, very mighty and has arms like a staff etc., Raṇa Uddīpa Siṃha Rāṇā Bahādūra, KCSI, thoṅ-līṅ-pim-mā-ko-kāṅ-vāṅ-syān, prime minister and commander-in-chief, and the venerable prince born of a prince venerable Commander-in-Chief General Dhīra Śamśera Jaṅga Rāṇā Bahādura made petition to us with the detail that you were given an audience [that conferred] the abbotship (mahantyāĩ) upon you and confirmed that Khopāsī Maṭha and Sārasora Maṭha will not be wrested from [you], your [main] disciple and the [main] disciple of your disciple for as long as you manage the sadāvarta and other religious activities in the three places.
Therefore, below the Śrī Rājarājeśvarī [temple], close to where a flight of steps to the river is now being constructed, install a statue of Śrī Śaṅkarācārya and construct a building to provide accommodations for the svāmīs who come from other countries, and following the instructions mentioned in the deed of gift and the stone and copperplate inscriptions installed in Khopāsī Maṭha (in the name of Gopāla Gīrī) and Sārasora Maṭha (in your name),
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perform the daily and casual rituals and such other religious activities as sadāvarta without any reduction, as customarily practised, and from the remaining amount submit to the government the salāmī you are required to in accordance with the instructions mentioned in the sanada. Feed daily [the svāmīs] using what remains of the money you are to make use of according to the sanada that charges you to make use of it. Do not let [them] go hungry. We have issued a lālamohara conferring the abbotship on you, confirming that Khopāsī Maṭha and Sārasora Maṭha will not be wrested from [you], your [main] disciple and the [main] disciple of your disciple for as long as you regularly manage the sadāvarta and other religious activities in the three places. Know the abbotship [to be yours] and enjoy it, conscious of your duties.Wednesday, the 10th day of the dark fortnight of Vaiśākha of [Vikrama] era year 1940 (1883 CE).2 Auspiciousness.
Commentary
The statue of Śrī Śaṅkarācārya and the edifice used to accommodate swāmīs is situated south of the Paśupatinātha temple and near the Rājarājeśvarī temple, which is located on the bank of the Bagmati River, identified as PPK0717 in DANAM (see https://danam.cats.uni-heidelberg.de/report/1d885318-a141-4927-97d5-f686344068da).