A lālamohara from King Rājendra granting land to Raṅganātha Pauḍyāla on the occasion of the first death anniversary of the king's step-grandmother (VS 1890)
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Abstract
In this lālamohara King Rājendra grants in total 2|26|13|2|6 khetas of land located in Bhaktapur to Raṅganātha Pauḍyāla as tax-free birtābitalapa on the occasion of the king's step-grandmother's first death anniversary. Initially, the grant consisted of both arable land and building plots, but the latter were later on exchanged for irrigated arable land.
Diplomatic edition
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श्रीदूर्गाज्यू•1श्रीगुरुपंडितराजश्री2रंगनाथपंडितज्यू•
3१1 श्रीवज्याज्यू
2२1श्रीजगन्नाथ•
2३1श्रीभैरव•
2४[royal seal]1स्वस्ति श्रीगिरिराजचक्रचूडामणिनरनारायणेत्यादिविविधविरुदावलीविराजमानमानोन्नतश्रीमन्महाराजाधिराजश्रीश्रीश्रीमहाराजराजे
2न्द्रविक्रमसाहवहादूरसम्सेरजङ्देवानां सदासमरविजयिनाम्¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
3आगे¯ ¯ १ ¯ ¯लाईसम्वत्१८८९सालमितिचैत्रवदि९रोज५कादिन¯ ¯ २ ¯ ¯कावर्षिमाहाम्रावाहुलीवाटसंकल्पभयाकाषेतमध्ये
4षेत२।•तस्कोसरहवमोजीमकोघड्यारिसमेत्सर्वकरअकरसर्वअंकमारिमेटिविर्तावितलवगरिवक्स्याकोमोहरताम्वापत्रगरिवक्स्यौंभादगाउका
5अम्वलमध्येठुलोसेरामहनीपालकोव़ादहपानीषेतमुरि•।५६तस्कोसाधपूर्वउत्तर•मुलवाटाकोसाधलुहुकिल्दक्षिणसुनाविर्ताकोआलीसाधलु•
6हुकिल्पश्चिमकांसांषुसीषोलाकोढिक्र•विर्ताकोआलिसाधलुहुकिल्•दफेऐजन्षेत्मुरि•।१०।१०तस्कोसाधपूर्वऐजन्षोलाकोढिक्साधलु
7हुकिल्दक्षिणविर्ताकोआलिसाधलुहुकिल्पश्चिमसुनाविर्तारैकरर•चक्रपानीकोविर्ताआलिसाधलुहुकिल्दफेऐजन्षेतमुरि•।१०।१०तस्कोसाधपूर्वऐजन्षोलाकोढिक्साधलु
8हुकिल्दफेउपाध्याषेतमुरि•।१५।१०तस्कोसाधपूर्वदक्षिणरैकरकोआलिसाधलुहुकिल्पश्चिमषोलाकोढिक्साधलुहुकिलउत्तर¯ ¯ ३ ¯ ¯कागु•
9ठिर•रैकर•कोआलीसाधलुहुकिल्दफेपानीषेतमुरि•।२४तस्कोसाधपूर्वजगंकोविर्तासुनाविर्तार•रैकरकोआलिसाधलुहुकिल्दक्षिणकुलाको•
10ढिक्रसुनाविर्ताआलिसाधलुहुकिल्पश्चिमसुनाविर्ताकाआलिसाधलुहुकिल्उत्तर•सुनाविर्तार•जगंकोविर्ताआलिसाधलुहुकिल्यतिचार•
11किलाभित्रकुव़ार•कुलोवाहिक्दफेसंषाषेतमुरि•।१७तस्कोसाधपूर्वदक्षिणसुनाविर्ताआलिसाधलुहुकिल्पश्चिमरैकरआलिसाधलुहुकिल्
12उत्तर•कुलाकोढिक्साधलुहुकिल्यतिचारकिलाभित्रवाटोवाहिक्दफेवागडोलषेत्मुरि•।१४।१०तस्कोसाधपूर्व¯ ¯ ४ ¯ ¯कोगुठिषेतकोआलि
13साधलुहुकिल्दक्षिणषोलाकोढिक्साधलुहुकिल्पश्चिमसुनाविर्ताआलिसाधलुहुकिल्उत्तर•सुनाविर्तार•¯ ¯ ४ ¯ ¯कोगुठिषेतकोआलिसा
14धलुहुकिल्दफेलिवालिवीषेतमुरि•।२४तस्कोसाधपूर्वदक्षिणपश्चिमउत्तर•रैकरआलिसाधलुहुकिल्दफेऐजन्षेतमुरि•।३२तस्कोसाधपूर्व•
15षोलाकोढिक्साधलुहुकिल्दक्षिणपश्चिमउत्तर•रैकरआलिसाधलुहुकिल्दफेऐजन्षेतमुरि•।२०तस्कोसाधपूर्वदक्षिणपश्चिमउत्तर•रैकर•
16आलिसाधलुहुकिल्•दफेऐजन्षेत्मुरि•।११तस्कोसाधपूर्व•दक्षिणषजांचिकाविर्ताआलिसाधलुहुकिल्पश्चिमरैकरआलिसाधलुहुकि
17ल्उत्तर•सुनाविर्ताआलिसाधलुहुकिल्दफेऐजन्षेत्मुरि•।२।३।२।६तस्कोसाधपूर्वउत्तर•रैकरआलिसाधलुहुकिल्•दक्षिणषोलाकोढिक्•
18साधलुहुकिल्•पश्चिम•सुनाविर्ताआलिसाधलुहुकिल्यतिसवैसिवानाभित्रषेत•२।•घड्यारिपाषाकोसाटोपानीषेतदिंदाडेढोघटाईमु
19रि•।२६।१३।२।६ज्माषेतघड्यारिस्मेत्षेत्२।२६।१३।२।६विर्तावितलवजानीसंतानदरसंतानपर्यंतसुषभोग्यगरनुहव़स्हामिलाईआ
20सिर्वादवक्सदैरहनुहवस्योविर्तासंकल्पहुदासंकल्पवाक्यपह्रन्यापुरोहितदैवज्ञकेसरि•पंडित्•पानिहाल्न्याश्रीजनरलभीमसेनथापा
21साधलाउन्यासधियार•थरघरत्रिलोचनपंडितषनाल्मित्रमर्मपंथ•काठमाडौकाडगोल्वलभद्र•मनीनारान्दफ्दरषानाकोसिपाहिजि
22त्या•नरसिं•रणसुरथापा•भाजुराम•भादगाउकाअमालीवाटआउन्याविस्वनाथजुव़ारप्रधान्ठुलोसेराकोमोहिनाईक्यादयाराम•पालुसिं
23मस्तराम•जैसिमाधौढनवा•धंजु•भीमसीन्•ठुलोसेराकोवहिदारमहंतसिं•काठमाडौकाउमाकांतपंडित्•नरोत्तमउपाध्या•तुलारामजैसि•पुर
24नलामा•स्वदत्तांपरदत्ताम्वायोहरेद्वै वसुंधराम्•षष्टिवर्षसहश्राणिविष्टायांजायतेकृमिःइतिसम्वत्१८९०सालमिति•प्रथमभाद्रसुदि१रोज
25६शुभंम्¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Synopsis
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This lālamohara, issued by King Rājendra Vikrama Śāha records a grant of land to RājaguruRaṅganātha Pauḍyāla. This grant was made on Thursday, the 9th of the dark fortnight of Caitra in the Vikrama era year 1889 (1833 CE) on the occasion of the first death anniversary (barkhī) of the king's (step-)grandmother. Originally, the grant consisted of 2| khetas of arable land plus additional building plots (ghaḍerī), both types of land located in the district of Bhaktapur. The grant is characterized as a tax-free birtābitalapa. The plots of arable land are specified by size and location. The following 12 plots are listed:
1) khetamurīs |56 of land in Ṭhuloserā with the following border demarcations: in the north, the main track; in the south, the ridge of a sunābirtā; in the west, the bank of the Sāṃkhuṣī River and the ridge of a birtā;
2) khetamurīs |10|10 of land in Ṭhuloserā with the following border demarcations: in the east, the bank of the the Sāṃkhuṣī River; in the south, the ridge of the birtā; in the west, the ridge of a sunābirtā, raikara land and the birtā land belonging to a certain Cakrapānī.
3) khetamurīs |10 |10 of land in Ṭhuloserā with the following border demarcation: in the east, the bank of the Sāṃkhuṣī River;
4) khetamurīs |15|10 of land previously belonging to an Upādhyāya Brahmin with the following border demarcations: in the east and south, the ridge of raikara land; in the west, the bank of the Sāṃkhuṣī River; in the north, the Jagannātha Guṭhī and the ridge of raikara land.
5) khetamurīs |24 of irrigated land (pānīkheta) with the following demarcations: in the east, the ridge of a birtā belonging to a certain Jaṅga, a sunābirtā and raikara land; in the south, the bank of a water channel and the ridge of a sunābirtā; in the west, the ridge of a sunābirtā; in the north, the ridge of a sunābirtā and the birtā belonging to Jaṅga, excluding its water channels and springs.
6) khetamurīs |17 of land in a tract called Saṃkha with the following border demarcations: in the east and south, the ridge of a sunābirtā; in the west, the ridge of a raikara land; in the north, the ridge of a water channel.
7) khetamurīs |14|10 of land in a tract called Vāgaḍola with the following border demarcations: in the east, the ridge of land belonging to the Bhairava Guṭhī; in the south, the river bank; in the west, the ridge of a sunābirtā; in the north, the ridge of a sunābirtā and the land belonging to the Bhairava Guṭhī.
8) khetamurīs |24 of land in a tract called Livālivī which has in the east, south, west and north the ridges of raikara land as borders.
9) khetamurīs |32 of land in the Livālivī tract with the following border demarcations: in the east, the river bank; in the south, west and north, the ridges of raikara land;
10) khetamurīs |20 of land in the Livālivī tract which has in the east, south, west and north the ridges of raikara land as borders.
11) khetamurīs |11 of land in the Livālivī tract with the following border demarcations: in the east and south, the ridge of a birtā belonging to the khajāñcī; in the west, the ridge of raikara land; in the north, the ridge of a sunābirtā.
12) khetamurīs |2|3|2|6 of land in the Livālivī tract with the following border demarcations: in the east and north, the ridge of raikara land; in the south, the river bank; in the west, the ridge of a sunābirtā.
The total size of these twelve plots is given as 2| khetas. In contradistinction to the original oral grant, the deed records that the non-arable building plots were eventually exchanged for irrigated arable land and their size decreased by one third. The total size of the land given in exchange for the building plots is given as |26|13|2|6 murīs. Altogether, the size of the land granted to Raṅganātha is 2|26|13|2|6 khetas.
Further, the document lists the following persons involved in the ritual and legal acts validating the grant:
1) As reciter of the saṃkalpa: Daivajña Kesari Paṃḍit;
2) As water-pourer: General Bhīmasena Thāpā;
3) For marking the boundaries: a) owners of adjacent land and tharagharas Trilocana Paṃḍita Khanāl and Mitramarma Paṃtha; b) ḍaṅgolas of Kathmandu, Valabhadra and Manīnārān; c) soldiers from the Daphadharakhānā, Jityā, Narasiṃ, Raṇasura Thāpā, Bhājurāma; d) an amālī from Bhaktapur, Visvanātha Juvāra Pradhāna; e) mohināikes of Ṭhuloserā, Dayārāma, Pālu Siṃ, Mastarāma Jaisi, Mādhau Ḍhanavā, and Dhaṃju Bhīmasīn; f) the bahīdāra of Ṭhuloserā, Mahaṃta Siṃ; g) further witnesses from Kathmandu: Umākāṃta Paṃḍit, Narottama Upādhyā, Tulārāma Jaisi, and Purana Lāmā.
Friday, the 1st of the bright fortnight of Bhadra in the Vikrama era year 1890, is given as the deed's date of issue.
Commentary
The barkhī referred to here is probably that of Queen Regent Lalitatripurasundarī who died in April 1832, exactly one year before the land grant recorded in this deed was made. Lalitatripurasundarī was not the natural grandmother of King Rājendra, but only the step-mother of King Gīrvāṇayuddha Vikrama Śāha, King Rājendra's father. However, as queen regent she had considerable influence on King Rājendra's reign until her death. Lalitatripurasundarī was also close to Raṅganātha Pauḍyāla, the donee of this deed; he was her personal guru (Whelpton 1991: 37) and also presided over the consecration of the Tripureśvara temple which she commissioned (Wiesner 1978: 19).