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An inscription engraved on a fly-whisk used during the Buṅgadyaḥ yātrā recording its donation by Āśāmāna Pausā (NS 1077)

ID: NHDP_0001_0171


Edited and translated by Simon Cubelic and Rajan Khatiwoda in collaboration with Pabitra Bajracharya
Created: 2023-10-10; Last modified: 2024-12-06
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Abstract

The inscription engraved on a fly-whisk records the object's donation by Āśāmāna Pausā from Sarasvatī Nanī in NS 1077 (1957 CE).


Diplomatic edition

[1]

1संवत­१०७७­वैसाख­शुक्ल­३­स­:

1श्री­३­करुणामययात­:फि­२­

1च्वामो­:सरस्वती­ननीया­:आशामान­

1पौसां­•दोहलपा­जुल­:व़ह­तोला­१९॥।­

Translation

[1r]

On the 3rd of the bright fortnight of Vaiśākha in the [Nepāla era] year 1077 (1957 CE) Āśāmāna Pausā from Sarasvatī Nanī donated a pair of fly-whisks (cvāmo) to the thrice glorious Karuṇāmaya. Their weight is 19 tolās 3 lālas.


Commentary

The inscription is engraved on the silver handle of a fly-whisk. During the chariot procession, a person bearing one of the two fly whisks mentioned in the inscription is positioned on each side of the front door of the sanctum (Owens 1989, 223). The identical inscription on the second fly-whisk is edited as NHDP_0001_0172.

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