Sanskrit sources of Kerala history
by Suma Parappattoli | 2010 | 88,327 words
This study deals with the history of Kerala based on ancient Sanskrit sources, such as the Keralamahatmyam. The modern state known as Keralam or Kerala is situated on the Malabar Coast of India. The first chapter of this study discusses the historical details from the inscriptions. The second chapter deals with the historical points from the Mahatm...
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The Parthivapuram inscription of Kollam
The Visnu Temple at Parthiva sekharapuram, Vilavancode Taluk, Kanyakumari District contains a bilingual inscription in Sanskrit.
The Sanskrit inscription consists of a single verse:—[1]
datvā pārthivapūrvaśekharapure devāya dīpadvayam
pratyaṣāṭhapunarvasuṃ punaradāt vrīhīn ghaṭān dvādaśa |
chātrebhyaḥ punaruttamāgramadadāt nārāyaṇaśśārṅginaḥ
prītyai sadguṇabhūṣaṇassavibhavaṃ brahmādhirājassudhīḥ ||
The most important historical purpose served by the verse under reference is that it contains the word ghata as the equivalent of what is known in Tamil epigraphy as Kalam, and the provision of the specified number of ghatas of Paddy for feeding the chatras in the Parthiva sekharapura Salai bears analogy with the provision for many kalams in the Kantalur Salai.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Travancore Arceological Series -Vol. I -P 287