A lālamohara from King Rājendra granting land to Jayanta Khatrī for temple maintenance and the worship of Bhāleśvara (VS 1879)
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Abstract
This lālamohara from King Rājendra issued to Jayanta Khatrī records a land grant made for temple maintenance and the worship of Bhāleśvara. The endowment consists of two plots of land measuring 15 ropanīs in total located around Cindu.
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श्रीदुर्गाज्यू\श्रीभालेश्वर[royal seal]1स्वस्तिश्रीगिरिराजचक्रचूडामणिनरनारायणेत्यादिविविधविरुदावलीविराजमानमान्नोतश्रीमन्महाराजाधिराजश्रीश्रीश्रीमहा2राजराजेंद्रविक्रमसाहवहादूरसम्सेरजङ्गदेवानांसदासमरविजयिनाम्¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯
3आगेजयन्तषत्रिकेसम्वत१८७९सालमितिमाघवदि५रोज४कादिनफुलवारीवनाउनाकेनित्यनैमित्यकसाझव्यहानपुजादेवल
4छत्रघाटविग्रदावनाउनानिमित्येचिदुकाअम्वलमध्ये¯¯¯¯¯प्रितिगरिवाझोवगररोपनी५पाषोजगारोपनी१०ज्मारोपनी१५
5गुठिराषिवक्स्याकोतेसमध्येचिदुकाअम्वलमाढ़ाडकीथुमकीरोपनी९तस्कोसाधपुर्वदछिणमुलवाटाकोसाधलुहुकिलपश्चि
6ममहभीरदेषिपुर्वपटिकोपाषुर्याडाडाकोकाषसाधलुहुकिलउत्तरमहाभीरडाडाकोकाषसाधलुहुकिलदफे¯¯¯¯¯काथा
7नमनीकोवाझोवगररोपनी५तस्कोसाधपुर्वसुषथवाषोलोकोढिकसाधलुहुकिलदछिणमुलवाटोसाधलुहुकिलपश्चिम
8मुलवाटोसाधलुहुकिलउत्तरसाघुहाल्याकोपहरोसाधलुहुकिल•दफेचिदुकोवाझोकाल्होजवा।•तस्कोसाधपुर्वछोर्पाडा
9डोसाधलुहुकिलदछिणरैकरवाझोकाल्होसाधलुहुकिलपश्चिमरैकरषेतकोकाल्होसाधलुहुकिलउत्तरडोलछीषेतको
10काल्होसाधलुकीलफेचन्हौट्यावाझोरोपनीजवा॥।•तस्कोसाधपुर्वरैकरवारीकोकाल्होसाधलुहुकिल•दछिणरैकरवा
11झोडाडोसाधलुहुकिलपश्चिमवाटोसाधलुहुकिलउत्तर्रैकरषेतकोआलीसाधलुहुकिल•येतीकिल्लाभित्रकोवाझोवगर
12पाषोजगाषेतरोपनी१५गुठीराषिवक्स्याकोमोहरतांम्वांपत्रगरिवक्स्यौं•योजगाआवादगुलजारगरिफुलवारीवनाइनि
13त्यनिमित्येकसाझव्यहानपुजागरिदेवलछत्रघाटविग्रदावनाइहाम्रोजैमनाइसेषरह्याकोपुजहारीलेभोग्यगर्नु•योगुठसाध
14लाउन्यासधियार•मोदनाथअर्ज्याल•मर्दनसिंराना•मजाकदेवलटोलकोडंगोलविलव़न्त•टिंगलटोलकोडंगोलजगतसिंचिं
15दुकाअमालीवाटआयाकावसिष्टपाध्या•हरिवंसपाध्यापंडित•रघुनाथपाध्याअधिकारी•श्रीकृश्नपाध्याअधिकारी•श्रीवि
16लासपाध्याअधिकारी•विरेश्वरपाध्याअधिकारी•हरिनंदपाध्याअधिकारी•कर्नवीरथापा•अकरध्वजथापा•कृश्नपतिजैसी
17धनपतिजैसी•अछेतानंदपाध्याअधिकारी•चक्रध्वजसाहि•वागसिंथापा•सिवभक्तपाध्यापराजुली•नारायणगिरिगोसाञीं
18षोपासीकोवीरभद्रथापा•काठमाडौकाकृश्नदत्तझा•नैनसिंथापा•अतिरुपषत्रि•उदैसिंषत्रि•प्रधानमहादेउ•वाकावस्न्या
20त•पुर्वकाअविदलकार्कि•पनौतीकाद्वार्याकेसरसिं•विन्द्रप्रधान•भक्तिथापा•पंडमहान•जोगनारान•कलातीकोमिझार
21धंजुगौरुं•महिन्र्या•महंत्या•धनवरगुरुं•चिंन्दुकामिझार•प्रितिजसदेउगौरुं•मैत्या•मुग्देउकोमिझाररत्नमनि•सुरथ्या•नारंजि
22त्या•गुठिहारलेअर्घ्यालोनचापनु•स्वदत्तांपरदत्तांम्वायोहरेद्वैवसुंधराम्षष्टिवर्षसहश्राणिविष्टायांजायेतेक्रिमी•ईतिसम्व
23त१८७९सालमितीचैत्रसुदि१३रोज४सुभम्म्¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
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[Synopsis]
This lālamohara, issued on Wednesday, the 13th of the bright fortnight of Caitra in VS 1879 (1823 CE) to Jayanta Khatrī, records a guṭhī-endowment made by King Rājendra on Wednesday, the 5th of the dark fortnight of Māgha in VS 1879 for the worship of Bhāleśvara. The endowment consists of two plots of land measuring 15 ropanīs in total located around Cindu: one fallow alluvial paddy field (bā̃jho bagara) measuring 5 ropanīs and one plot of dry land (pākho) measuring 10 ropanīs. The addressee is ordered to cultivate the granted guṭhī-land, to include the planting of a flower garden. Further, the document defines the following purposes for which the income derived from this land should be made use of: the regular (nitya), occassional (naimittika) and morning and evening worship, and the renovation of the temple, including its roof and the ghāṭa (ritual bathing place). The temple priest is allowed to enjoy the remaining income after expenses. After specifying the border demarcations of both plots of land, the document provides the following list of persons who set out boundary markers:1 Modanātha Arjyāla, Mardana Siṃ Rānā, Daṃgola Vilavanta of Majākadevala Ṭola, Daṃgola Jagata Siṃ of Ṭiṃgala Ṭola, Vasiṣṭa Pādhyā, Harivaṃsa Pādhyā Paṃḍita, Raghunātha Pādhyā Adhikārī, Śrīkṛśna Pādhyā Adhikārī, Śrīvilāsa Pādhyā Adhikārī, Vireśvara Pādhyā Adhikārī, Harinaṃda Pādhyā Adhikārī, Karnavīra Thāpā, Akaradhvaja Thāpā, Kṛśnapati Jaisī, Dhanapati Jaisī, Achetānaṃda Pādhyā Adhikārī, Cakradhvaja Sāhi, Vāga Siṃ Thāpā, Sivabhakta Pādhyā Parājulī, Nārāyaṇa Giri Gosāñīṃ from the Cinduamālīs, Vīrabhadra Thāpā of Khopāsī, Kṛśnadatta Jhā, Nainasiṃ Thāpā, Atirūpa Khatrī, Udai Siṃ Khatrī, Pradhāna Mahādeu, Vākā (?) Basnyāta of Kathmandu, Avidala Kārkī from the east, Kesara Siṃ, Vindra Pradhāna, Bhakti Thāpā, Paṃḍa Mahāna (?), Joga Nārāna from Panautī's dvāryās, Kalātī's mijhāraDhaṃju Gaurūṃ, Mahinryā (?), Mahaṃtyā, Dhanavara Guruṃ, Cindu's mijhāra, Priti Jasadeu Gaurūṃ , Maityā (?), Mugdeu's mijhāraRatnamani, Surathyā and Nāraṃjityā.