Bassein Stone Inscription of Mallikārjuna

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Success! Hail! In the śaka Year 1083, on Monday, the 15th tithi of the dark fortnight of the month Puṣya (Pauṣa) included in the cyclic year Vṛṣa, on the holy occasion of a solar eclipse, on this day here, during the reign of the illustrious Mallikārjuna, who has obtained all the five mahāśabdas and who is adorned with all royal titles such as mahāsāmantādhipati, tagarāpura-parameśvara and the illustrious Śilāhāra king, while the administration is carried on by the mahāsāndhivigrahika Prabhākaranāyaka, the senior sthapāti (treasurer) of the Government, the illustrious mahāpradhāna Anantapaiprabhu and the junior sthapāti (treasurer) Amuka—at such a time, when the holy Vedaśiva is the Rājaguru and Vyomaśiva, is the Bhopaka—

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There shines the illustrious Bhopaka Vyomaśiva, who is a Kalpavṛkṣa (wishfulfilling tree) to suppliants, having discrimination as its root, merit as its mass of foliage, wealth as its branches, fame as its flowers and spiritual well-being as its fruit.

These repairs have been caused to be made by those two. The work has been executed by Lakhaṇa Vaṇgaka, son of Mahadugiva Jhā. By the same two a well has been dug at their preceptor’s place, Loṇavāṭaka in the territorial division of Paṭālasaka included in the viṣaya of Kaṭaṣaḍi has been donated to Lakhaṇa Upādhyāya. This religious gift has been given for the penance and happiness of the donor.

That person who would preserve this gift… … would obtain wealth. None should object to this gift. The mother of him, however, who would cause obstruction… … by an ass.