Cānje Stone Inscription of Someśvara

Success! Obeisance to Vināyaka!

Verse 1

Obeisance to you, O Lambodara,—you who are always fond of modakas! O God, remove all obstacles from all my undertakings at all times.

Line 2

This day, here, during the beneficial and victorious reign of the mahārājādhirāja, Koṅkaṇacakravartī, the illustrious Someśvaradevarāya, who is adorned with all titles, while the mahāmātya, the illustrious Jhāmpaḍaprabhu, the mahāsāndhivigrahī Māināku, Bebalaprabhu, Pomadepaṇḍita and the senior minister in charge of the state treasury, viz. Govenāku are bearing the burden of the cares of the whole maṇḍala entrusted to them by his (i.e. the King’s) favour,—at such a time, when eleven hundred years increased by eighty-two have elapsed by the era of the śaka king—in figures, the śaka year 1182—in the cyclic year Raudra, on the occasion of a solar eclipse, on monday, the 15th tithi of the dark fortnight of Caitra, the Mahārāja, the illustrious Someśvaradeva, has donated to the god, the divine Uttareśvara of the prosperous city Sthānaka, with the pouring out of water, the land covered the orchard in Konthale-sthāna in the village Cāṇḍije situated near Uraṇa, the boundaries of which are as follows:—on the east, the field of Sānu Ṭhākura, on the south, the field of Viṣṇukanhā, on the west, a royal road, and on the north, waste land—the land thus bounded on the four sides, together with grass, wood and water, exempted from all encumbrances and claims of debt, inheritance, etc, and inclusive of all produce and also ten visovas and the Poruttha-drammas numbering a hundred increased by sixty-two in figures, 162 drammas—after recording the gifts in a royal charter.

None should cause any obstruction to the present religious gift.

(Here follows an imprecatory verse.)

May there be happiness and great prosperity! May there by well-being!