History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v1.c28.26

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Of the records of Kapilendra discovered in Orissa proper some were found on the right hand side of the temple of Jagannātha at Puri. These records have now been hidden by plaster. A record on the left side was incised in the fourth Aṅka, i. e., 3rd year=9th December 1436 (old style). The record informs us that while at camp Purushottama or Puri he came to worship the god Jagannātha and ordered an exemption of the tax on salt and cowrie shells in the presence of Mahāpātras Kakāi Sāntarā, Jalāsara Sena Narendra, Gopīnātha Maṅgarāja, Kasi Vidyādhara, Belaśvara Praharāja, Lakhaṇa Paṇḍita and the general Dāmodara Paṭṭanāyaka. The order of exemption was written by Pātra Agniśarman, the examiner of Bhogas. The second record was incised at the same place in the 41st Aṅka=14th December 1466 (o. s.) and records that on that date Kapilendra came to worship Jagannātha and gave a number of utensils and ornaments. A supply of gold was brought by a number of officers and placed with other offerings in the audience hall. Mr. Chakravarti noted in 1893 that many of the ornaments given to the god Jagannātha in 1466 are still in use. The third record of Kapilendra in the temple of Jagannātha was incised two years earlier in the 35th Aṅka 25th=April 1464. It records a pious wish on the part of the king and cannot be fully understood on account of damage. Mr. Chakravarti informs us in a note that the zamindars of Kuṇḍajori rebelled in the 35th Aṅka according to the Mādalā Pāñji and was helped by many of Kapilendra’s officers. The last record of Kapilendra at Puri is the second in point of date, having been incised on the 19th Aṅka=Sunday 12th April 1450 (o. s). It records an order for the performances of dances The page is blank.