Place: Kānukollu

This set of four copper plates was unearthed alongside a second Śālaṅkāyana copper plate in the village of Kānukollu, Guḍivāḍa taluk in 1940. The copper plates were found in the earth near the ramparts of an old fort, gold and lead coins have also been found in the same location.

The plates were originally secured together with a ring and seal, which was melted down shortly after the charters discovery.

The charter records the donation of the village of Kompara in Kudarāhāra district to the Chāturvaidya community who resided in Rathakāra. The grant is described as a Brahmadeya, suggesting that Chāturvaidya was a religious institution.

The charter was issued from Vēṅgīpura, which has been identified as the modern village of Pedavegi. The charter was issued on the 1st day of the bright fortnight of the month of Kārttika in the 1st year of Skandavarman’s reign.

The inscription states that Skandavarman was a worshipped of Chitrarathasvāmin and was the son of Hastivarman, the grandson of Nandivarman and the great-grandson of the Hastivarman.

This set of 8 copper plates was unearthed alongside a second Śālaṅkāyana copper plate in the village of Kānukollu, Guḍivāḍa taluk in 1940. The copper plates were found in the earth near the ramparts of an old fort, gold and lead coins have also been found in the same location.

The plates are secured together with a ring and seal and the chart records the donation of the village of Piḍiha by Nandivarman to the Chāturvaidya community in Rathakāra. The donation was made to increase the spiritual merit of Nandivarman and to increase the fame of Bālakamahārāja-kumāra Khaṁdapotta.

The charter was issued from Vēṅgīpura, which has been identified as the modern village of Pedavegi on the 1st day of the 2nd fortnight of the rainy season in the 14th year of Nandivarman’s reign.

Krishna Rao 1955-56 argues that this charter was issued by Nandivarman I and is not the same Nandivarman of the Pedavegi copper plate.