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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Paliyasa inscription (Cennamangalam, 1803 AD)

This inscription in a single verse is found on the east base of the flag staff infront of the Siva temple at Cennamangalam, Triccur District[1] :—

śrīmān dussādya gaṃgāplavavimalamatiḥ pāliyaśodvijandraiḥ
  ketustambhaṃ vidhāyaddhruvamanudivasārambhākliptapratiṣṭhaḥ
dattadravya?[Ī]ddhasamyakkalitajanamudavyājanavyālayasthaṃ
  bhūyāśliṣṭāṣṭabandhaṃ śivamakṛta cadurthābhiṣekātituṣṭam ||

It records that the Paliyasa (Minister of Cochin) got a flag -staff erected by the brahmins in the Siva temple, in the kollam era 978 (1803 AD) It further records that an astabandha was also done to the lord by the Brahmins. The ruler of Kochin then was king Ramavarma Sakthan Tampuran (1790 -1805 AD)

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Travancore Arceological Series Vol. VI -Part -P 190

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