Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v1.c9.s37: No. 46. Lai-trung Stelae Inscription of Indravarman III (or Jaya-Indravarman I ?) dated 843 (?)

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No. 46. Lai-trung Stelae Inscription of Indravarman III (or Jaya-Indravarman I ?) dated 843 (?)

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The inscription was edited by M. Huber (B. E. F., Vol. XI, p. 15). It was engraved on two faces of a stelae found at Lai-Trung in the district of Hue. The whole of the first face and about 8 lines of the second face are in Sanskrit and the rest is in Cham. The Sanskrit portion contains 5 verses and 1 prose passage. The metres used are: vv. 1, 3, 5, Śārdūlavikrīḍita; v. 4, Sragdharā; v. 2, Indravajrā.

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The inscription refers to king Śrī Jaya Indravarman and records the erection of a temple of Śiva by one Danāy Pināṅ, a noble of Champā. It is dated as follows:

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“Niy Śakarājakāla vuḥ yāp triḥ catvāra-aṣṭa.” M. Huber and M. Finot take it to mean 840, taking ‘triḥ’ as a Cham word.

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But ‘triḥ’ should, in my opinion, be taken as Sanskrit ‘triḥ’=3. For, in the first place, the word ‘yāp=counting’ immediately precedes it; and secondly, the date would otherwise be merely 84, as there is no justification for taking ‘catvāra’ as equivalent to 40.

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TEXT.

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(6).

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स्वस्ति । ॐ नमशिवाय सिद्धिरस्तु. I. यो व्यापी त्रिभवोत्तमो गुरुयशास्त्वैः सुरैः पूजितो भक्त्या योगविशुद्धया पृथुतभौजोभिश्च सिद्धर्षिभिः । देवामित्रगौरिगेन्द्रविवरे देवाङ्गनाभिस्तथा पापापत्तिविनाशकृत्प्रणयिनां नृणां विभूतिन्ददौ ॥ II. श्रीशानदेवस्य हरस्य तस्यैवाङ्घ्रयाम्भोरुहरेणुभिर्या । चम्पापुरीसम्पदनूनशोभासंभोगमाराध्यतरा समृद्धा ॥ III. तस्यां श्रीजयेन्द्रवर्मनृपतिः संपादितश्रीः सतां सेनाभिसकलाभिरिन्दुरिव वा ताराभिरासेवितः । दीप्ताज्ञापरिरक्षिताखिलजगद् यः पुण्यकर्मोदयः कान्त्या लोकमनोविबोधनकरश्चक्त्या प्रजा रक्षतु ॥ IV. तस्यामत्य’स्समस्तेश गुण पटुतरोऽशेषधर्मस्पदार्थी नानापुण्यावसानाज्जनितमुनिमोनोमोदनो योऽमलात्मा । शान्या राकेन्दुवत् सज्जन’विरुतो लब्धकीर्त्यागमश्रीः शास्त्री शास्त्रसङ्घैः स्तुतिपदुमतिभिर्दिङ्मुखे गीयते स्म ॥

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1. Read 0मात्य.
2. Metrically defective. We expect ऽज्जनगविरुतो.

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V. पो याड्पोव् कुदनाय्पिनाङ् पृथुजनः शैवकियाज्ञानविद् योगध्यानसमाधिकुच्छिवपदेच्छा यो निजात्मश्रियः । स्मृत्वाम्भःप्लवमानफेनसदृशं कायं त्वनित्यं महत् तत्पुण्यं भवसागरात् स्म कुरुते पित्रोर्मुचे स्वात्मनः ॥ श्री अमरेन्द्रपुरेश्वरस्य धनानि क्षेत्रगोदासदासीमहिषादीनि धान्यतण्डुलवसनरजतकनककंसलोहताम्रादीनि च ये के पापपुरुषा हरन्ति बलतया तृष्णतया वा

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(b).

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कल्कनतया वातिभीममहानरके घोरतरहुताशनशिखाकराळे पतन्तु ते पितृबन्धुपदैर्र्मातृबन्धुपदैः । पुना रक्षन्ति न हरन्ति वा ये के साधुपुरुषा धर्मकङ्क्षिणः प्रप्नुवन्तु ते नित्यं स्वर्ग- फलमिति ॥

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TRANSLATION.

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(a).

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Hail! Reverence to Śiva! Let there be success!

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I. The god who penetrates everywhere; who is the best in the three worlds; who possesses a great glory; who is worshipped with devotion purified by yoga, in the caverns of Himālaya, by all gods, the Asuras (demons), the celestial nymphs, and the most powerful Siddhas and Ṛishis; and who destroys the sins; gaves strength and power to the men who are devoted to him.

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II. By the pollens of the pair of lotus-feet of Śrī Īśānadeva Hara, the prosperity of the city of Champā increased with abundance of wealth, beauty and enjoyment.

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III. May the king Śrī Jaya Indravarman,—who procures good fortune to the virtuous, who is served by his entire army as the moon is served by the stars, who protects

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1. Read को°. 2. Read प्रा°.

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the entire world by his brilliant strength, who is the source of all meritorious works, and who delights the mind of the people by his beauty,—protect his subjects in that city by his strength.

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IV. He had a minister who was very skilful in all the qualities of Īśa (Śiva or of a master); who was desirous of being the receptacle of infinite religious merit; who had caused pleasure in the hearts of munis (hermits) by the successful performance of a number of meritorious works; whose soul was without stain; who was tranquil as the full moon; who (i. e. whose name) was sung by the virtuous; who had acquired fame, knowledge of scriptures and riches; who was versed in the sacred scriptures, and who (i. e. whose praise) was sung in all the regions by the assembly of men, learned in scriptures, and skilful in (composing) hymns of praise.

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V. Po yāṇ pov ku Daṇāy Piṇāṇ, a dignitary, versed in the knowledge of Śaiva rites, and performing yoga, dhyāna, and samādhi for gaining the heaven of Śiva for the sake of his own salvation, thinking that this body is as impermanent as the foam floating on waters, made this great meritorious work for emancipating himself and his parents from this ocean of existence.

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If the riches of Śrī Amarendrapureśvara viz., fields, oxen, male and female slaves, buffaloes, rice, both husked and unhusked, clothes, silver, gold, bell-metal, iron, copper etc., are forcibly carried away by wicked men, out of greed or sheer wickedness, then they would fall into the deep abyss of hell, made horrible by the burning flames, together with their paternal and maternal relations. But those virtuous persons, who desiring religious merit, maintain and do not carry away (those goods), would secure the enjoyment of heaven for ever.