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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Keralabhooshanam Inscription (Nellur)
śrīmatkeralabhūṣaṇamiti khyātasya pṛthvīpate
vyāmuktaśravaṇojvalasya mahato jaitrāsu yātrāsu ca |
nissāṇoddhata bhīmanādamaśanimmatvā
mahābhogina?[ṭ]śrīmanto'sya vipakṣarājabhujagā bhītya vināśaṃ gatāḥ ||
This inscription[1] is found in Calicut. Three verses on a broken piece of stone slab in the Siva temple, Nellur, Calicut. It praises the king of Calicut during the triumphant march of the prosperous king renowned as Keralabhusanam [Keralabhooshanam], the serpant like enemies are frightened away by the terrible sound like the thunder bolt.
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[1]:
Ibid -Pp 62 -63