Rāmatīrtham Charter of Indravarman, year 27

This set of three copper plates belonged to a family of pandits in the village of Rāmatīrtham, near Vizianagram. The plates are secured by a ring and seal. The seal is decorated with an image of a lion, side on, with one paw raised, with mouth open and its tail raised.

The charter records the donation of the village of Peruvāḍaka in Plaki-rāṣṭra to the Brāhmaṇa Nagnaśarman of the Mandīra gotra of the Taittirīya branch of the Yajurveda. The donation was made by Indravarman to increase his religious merit.

In the inscription, Indravarman is described as the son of Vikramēndra and the grandson of Mādhavavarman who performed 11 Asvamedha sacrifices.

The charter was issued from Puranisaṅgama and is dated to the 7th day of the bright fortnight of Jyaiṣṭha in the 27th year of Indravarman’s reign.