A lālamohara from King Rājendra granting authority over the court of Pālpā to Cautarīyā Guru Prasāda Sāha and Cautarīyā Khaḍga Vikrama Sāha (VS 1900)
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Abstract
This is a lālamohara issued by King Rājendra granting military, civil and judicial authority for the court of Pālpā to Cautarīyā Guru Prasāda Sāha and Cautarīyā Khaḍga Vikrama Sāha. They are specifically instructed to investigate ordinary administrative irregularities that had occurred between the years VS 1894 and 1900.
Diplomatic edition
[1r]
[Royal Seal]1स्तिश्रीगिरिराजचक्रचूडामणिनरनारायणेत्यादिविविधविरूदावलीविराजमान2मानोन्नतश्रीमन्महाराजधिराजश्रीश्रीश्रीमहाराजराजेन्द्रविक्रमसाहवहादूरसम्से
3रजङ्गदेवानां सदा समरविजयिनाम् ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯
4आगेचौतरीयागुरुप्रसादसाहचौतरीयाषड्गविक्रमसाहकेअघिपाल्पाअडामो
5हडामाकर्णैल उजीरसिंहथापाकाजिवषताव़रसिंहथापाछोटाजनरलरणवी
6रसिंहथापालेगर्यावमोजीमसवैकाजकामकोमुषत्यारिगरिवक्स्यौंअघिकोवं
7दोवस्तथामिजंगिमुलुकीअदालतिदिनुलिनुसवैकाजकामगर९४साल
8देषि१९००सालसम्मउचानिचापर्याकोमामुलीमसलंदरितिथितिगैरहर
9कम्कलम्काजकामजोछतेस्मातिमिहरुलेतजवीजगर्नुरअघिचलिआया
10वमोजीमकोरपछिकामलेचाहियाकोतेस्मोहडामाचाहिन्याठहर्याकोगरिदि
11कामकाजचलाउनुमंजूरमिनाहामोजरागरिवक्सौंलाकोहिकामकाजपरिआ
12योविंतिगरिपठाउन्यामोसररहेनभन्याहाम्रोवन्न्यासप्रन्याकाममाआँटिकन
13गर्नुभंन्याहुकुम्वक्स्यौंहाम्रानिमष्कोसोझोचिताईकाजकामगरइतिस
14म्वत१९००सालमितिमाघवदि१२रोज४शुभम्¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯
Translation
[1r]
Hail! [A decree] of him who is shining with manifold rows of eulogy [such as] ’The venerable crest-jewel of the multitude of mountain kings’ and Naranārāyaṇa (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa) etc., high in honour, the venerable supreme king of great kings, the thrice venerable great king, Rājendra Vikrama Bahādūra Samsera Jaṅga Deva, the brave swordsman, the divine king always triumphant in war.
[Regarding] the following: Addressed to Cautarīyā Guru Prasāda Sāha and Cautarīyā Khaḍga Vikrama Sāha.
We have granted [both of you] authority over all the administrative tasks previously carried out by Colonel Ujīra Siṃha Thāpā, Kājī Bakhatāvara Siṃha Thāpā and Junior Brigadier General Raṇavīra Siṃha Thāpā at the court of Pālpā. Carry out all military, civil, judicial and other ordinary tasks (lit. tasks of giving and taking), while keeping earlier arrangements in place. You shall decide on those [matters] where there have been small irregularities in ordinary miscellaneous [expenses], customary [expenses] etc. or office expenses from the year [18]94 to 1900. Perform [such] duties after [first] considering what has been practised before and what action will be required later, along with what is considered to be generally required at this court. We will agree with and make allowances for [your decisions]. We have granted the order that states: ‘If any task [to be done] is done and it does not happen to be urgent [enough] to ask [us about it], you shall venture to carry out [any such task] beneficial to us’. Carry out the task faithfully to us.
Wednesday, the 12th of dark fortnight of Māgha in the year [VS] 1900. Auspiciousness.