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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Zamorin inscription (Peruvanam, 1758 AD)
śailābdhīśvarasodaro narapatiddharmāvane loladhīḥ
kolambe gata eva bhūsuravaraiḥ pūrṇe mahākānane
jīrṇaṃ māṭamaheśamandiravaraṃ navyaṃ cakārātmanaḥ
svargārohaṇakarmanirmita mahāsopānamatyunnatam ||
This inscritpion[1] in a single verse is found on a stone slab lying beside the central shrine of the Madamahesa temple at Peruvanam, Trisur district. It records the renovation work of the dilapidated temple by the king Sailabdhisvara of Calicut (Zamorin) in the kollam year 933 (AD 1758) This inscription provides information about the influence of the Zamorin over that area, which was with in the Kochin territory[2].
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
P. Sankunni Menon, History of Travancore P. 162.