A stone inscription commemorating the preparing of a banner painting, the creation of a Gaṇeśa idol, and the establishment of a guṭhī by Cintāmaṇi Vajrācārya and his associates (NS 803)
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Nutandhar Sharma
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Pabitra Bajracharya and Rajendra Shakya
Created: 2023-03-13;
Last modified: 2024-12-11
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Abstract
This stone inscription commemorates the preparing of a banner painting, the creation of a Gaṇeśa idol, and the establishment of the Pūrṇimā Sevā Guṭhī by a group of six persons lead by Cintāmani Vajrācārya. The inscription is located on the pedestal of the Gaṇeśa idol at Vaṃ Bāhāḥ.Diplomatic edition
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1᠀सम्वत८०३विरंपतिदयका[...]दयकापुन्हीमासे2वानदयकाजुरो|श्री[?][?][?]
3सिंङभावोˎˎसुषुरिभावो[...]||विरामभावो
4देसिङभावो ˎˎअमिनामभा[?]||
5थुतिसमोहोनदय[?]जुरो
6शुभ
Synopsis
Hail! The group consisting of venerable Cintāmani Vajrācārya, Dharama Siṃha Bhābo1 , Sukhuri Bhāvo, Virāma Bhāvo2 , Desiṅa Bhāvo, and Amināma Bhāvo3 prepared a banner painting, created a Gaṇeśa [idol] and established the Pūrṇimā sevā [Guṭhī] (to observe rituals on full moon days) in NS 803 (1683). Auspiciousness.
Commentary
This inscription, located on the pedestal of the Gaṇeśa idol at Vaṃ Bāhāḥ, records the preparing of a banner painting (biraṃpati), establishing of the Gaṅeśa idol and a guṭhī to observe rituals on full moon days. This edition and synopsis presented here are revised from the printed version published in Basukala et al. 2022: 179 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.17885/heiup.1116). For a documentation of this inscription and Vaṃ Bāhāḥ on the DANAM database, see https://danam.cats.uni-heidelberg.de/report/d2578f40-cfce-4450-a8c1-3092c08ef487.