Siddham. The Asian Inscription Database | IN00175 Balaghat Unfinished Charter of Prthivisena II

The charter consists of five plates, but only three bear inscription and the attached seal is also without inscription. According to Shastri 1997: 70, this indicates that the charter was left unfinished. Mirashi 1963: 79 also states that the charter was left incomplete as it does not specify the donation. It does however record the planned place of issue, Pṛthivīṣeṇa II’s temporary residence at Vembāra, which Mirashi 1963: 80 has identified with the modern village of Bembāl, 28 miles east of Chandrapur and 2 miles west of the Waingaṅhā river. Although incomplete, the importance of the inscription lies in its mention of Pṛthivīṣeṇa II and his father Narendrasena II. Prior to the discovery of this charter, neither ruler was known as only grants of Pravarasena II were known before 1893. Because of this, the description of both Narendrasena II, Pravarasena II’s son (?) and Pṛthivīṣeṇa II were new contributions to the known Vākāṭaka history.

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<1>1_4_ vembāra-vāsakād agniṣṭomāptoryyāmokthya-

<2>2ṣoḍaśy-atirātra-vājapeya-bṛhaspati-sava-sādya -

<3>3skra-catur-aśvamedha-yājina[+ḥ] viṣṇuvṛddha-sagotra -

<4>4sya samrāṬ vākāṭakānāṃ mahārāja-śrīi-pravarase -

<5>5nasya _3_ sūnos sūnoḥ atyanta-svāmi-mahā-

<6>6bhairava-bha_ktasya{-|} ansa-bhāra-sannṇṇiveśita-śiva-

<7>7liṅgodvahana-_śiva-suparituṣṭa-_samutpādita

<8>8rāja-vaṅśānām parākramādhigata-bhāgīiratthy-aāmala-

<9>9jala-mūrddhābhiṣiktānān daśāśvamedhāva-

<10>10bhṛtha-snātanā_m bhāraśivānām mahārāja-śrīi-rudrase -

<11>11nasya sūnoḥ atyanta-māheśvarasya satyārjjava-

<12>12kāruṇnya-śauryya-vikkrama-naya-vinaya-māhā -

<13>13tmya-dhīimatva-_pātra-gata-bhaktitva-dharmmaā-vijayitva-manṇo-

<14>14nairmmaā_3_lyādi{-r}guṇa-samuditasya varṣṣa-śata -

<15>15m abhivarddhamāna-kośa-daṇḍa-sādhana-santāna-putra-

<16>16pautriṛṇaḥ yudhiṣṭhira-vṛtter vvāvvikāṭakānām mahā -

<17>17rāja-śr[ī]-_pṛthiviṣeṇasya sūno[+ḥ]_ bhagavata -

<18>18ś cakrapāṇe[+ḥ] prasādopārjjita-śrīi-

<19>19samudayasya _ vākāṭakānām mahārāja-śrīi-rudra -

<20>20senasya sūnoḥ pūrvva-rājānuvṛtta-mā[+r]ggānṇusā -

<21>21riṇaḥ sunaya-bala-parākramocmchinnṇṇa-sarvva-dvi -

<22>22ṣaḥ mahārājādhirāja-śrīi-devagupta-sutāyā -

<23>23m prabhā_3_vatiguptāyām utpannṇṇasya vākāṭa -

<24>24ka vaṅśālaṅkāra-bhūtasya śambhoḥ prasādāddhṛra-

<25>25ta-kārtta-yugasya{-|} vākāṭakānām mahārāj{-j}a-śrīa-

<26>26pravarasenasya sūnoḥ pūrvvādhigata-guṇa-

<27>27(?vi)(śv)ā(y)āM _ dapahṛta-vaṅśa-śriayaḥ kosalā-

<28>28maikalā-mālavādhipati[+bhi]r abhyarcc[i]ta-śāsanasya pra -

<29>29tāpa-praṇalātāri[+śā]sanasya _ vākāṭakānām mahā -

<30>30rāja-śrīi-narendrasenasya sūnox kuntalādhipati-

<31>31sutāyā[+ṃ] mahādevyām ajjhitabhaṭṭārikāyām u -

<32>32tpannṇṇa_2_sya _ teajaḥ-kṣamā-sannṇṇidhāna-bhbhūuta -

<33>33sya{-|}dvimagna-vaṅśasyoddharttuḥ vākāṭakānā -

<34>34m parama-bhāgavata-mahārāja-śrīi-pṛthiviṣe -

<35>35ṇasya vacanā(T) asmat-sa(n)takā[+ḥ] sarvvāddhyakṣa