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...

This book contains Sanskrit text which you should never take for granted as transcription mistakes are always possible. Always confer with the final source and/or manuscript.

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Zamorin inscription (Guruvayoor, 1838 AD)

bhūpālairvetajādyaiḥ kalimalarahitairāsthitānpuṇyalokānā
  roḍhuṃ niṣprayāsaṃ nijasukṛtajitāndivyasopānamārgam
tuṃṅgaṃ hannetraramyaṃ gurupavanapureśāgrato
  gopurāgravyājenādhokṣajāṃghau kṛtamatikarot śailavārānnidhīśaḥ ||

This is inscribed on the east Gopura (Tower) of the Srikrsna temple at Guruvayoor, Trissur District[1]. It records the construction of steps, by the king of Calicut, in the Kollam year 1016 (1841 AD).

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[1]:

Epigraphia Malabarica P 95, Administration reports No. 96 of 194

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