Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v1.c9.s38: Po-Nagar Stelae Inscription of Jaya Indravarman I dated 887 Śaka
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v1.c9.s38
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Po-Nagar Stelae Inscription of Jaya Indravarman I dated 887 Śaka
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(For localities, publications etc cf. No. 22). It contains two Anuṣṭubh verses in 7 lines. It records that in 887 śaka (=965 A. D.) king Śrī Jaya Indravarman installed a stone image of Bhagavatī to replace the golden one installed by king Śrī Indravarman (cf. No. 45), as the latter was carried away by the Cambodgians. This shows that between 918 and 965 A. D., the dates of Nos. 45 and 47, Champā was conquered by a king of Cambodge. This inference agrees well with the Baksei Cankran and Prasat Bat Chum inscriptions of Rājendravarman II (944-968 A. D.) according to which this Cambodian king conquered the kingdom of Champā.
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TEXT.
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अपि च
I. हैमीम् यत्प्रतिमां पूर्वं येन दुष्टापतेजसा ।
न्यस्तां लोभादिसंक्रान्ता मृता उद्धृत्य काम्बुजाः ॥
II. श्रीजयेन्द्रवर्मारव्यः सोऽप्यष्टादशकाधिपे ।
पुनः शैलमयीम् कीत्यै कौठारे तामनिप्रिपत् ॥
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Again,
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I. The golden image which was formerly installed by (the king), of a majesty difficult to attain, the Kāmbujas, dominated by cupidity and other vices, had carried away and died.
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II. In the year of the Śaka king denoted by ‘adri-asta-aṅga’ (887) Śrī-Jaya-Indravarman again installed the stone image of the goddess, in Kauthāra, for the sake of glory.