Sanskrit sources of Kerala history
by Suma Parappattoli | 2010 | 88,327 words
This study deals with the history of Kerala based on ancient Sanskrit sources, such as the Keralamahatmyam. The modern state known as Keralam or Kerala is situated on the Malabar Coast of India. The first chapter of this study discusses the historical details from the inscriptions. The second chapter deals with the historical points from the Mahatm...
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6.5. Visakharaja-prasasti
[Full title: Works written in Prasasti (eulogies) style: Visakharaja-prasasti]
This small panegyric Visakharaja prasasti[1] of Kerala Varma which contains ten verses in praise of Visakham Tirunal is very significant in many respects. The poem eulogises the Visakham Tirunal Maharaja, the poets most intimate and effectionate patron, in high terms when he ascends the throne.
Some verses are follows
艣r墨va帽c墨艣varava峁兣沘v膩ridhisudh膩s奴te! ya艣a艣candrik膩 dda?[脻]rots膩rita durh峁沝andhatamasa峁� 谤腻箩补苍! budh膩nandanam |
tv膩mudyantamakha峁囜笉ama峁囜笉alamamu峁� d峁涐梗v膩 kal膩n膩峁� nidhi峁� santo峁Ｄ乥dhiram膩n mam膩ntaradhun膩 hantottara峁単膩yate |
v墨re峁 prathama峁� vi艣膩kha! vibudhavr膩tavyath膩d膩yak膩vy膩p膩r膩suray奴thadarmadabharacchedaikavaij帽膩nikam |
bibhr膩峁嘺峁� k峁tibhirdvibhedanaca峁嚹佱箖 艣akti峁� bhavanta峁� pati峁� pr膩pyeya峁� p峁泃hiv墨 suparvap峁泃anevaitarhi jej墨yate ||
sy膩nand奴rapure艣vara峁� sumanas膩m膩nandasandohana峁� saujanyotthaya艣a岣� kadambakala艣膩峁僢hor膩艣imadhye艣aya峁� |
vi艣votk峁涐梗峁璦gu峁嘺峁�, vi艣膩kha! jagat墨k膩nta峁� bhavanta峁� bhuvi pratyak峁峁� saras墨ruh膩k峁madhun膩 lak峁墨pati峁� lak峁ye ||
The prasasti was printed in 1881[2]. A dedicatory verse is also appended.
Footnotes and references:
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It was reprinted under the title 鈥楰eralavarma devante oru visista krithi鈥� in Matrbhumi Weekly date 20-05-1945 by E.V. Raman Nambutiri.鈥擳his poem is however not included in the list of the works given by Ullur either in Kerala Sahitya Caritram, Ullur or in his article 鈥榁aliyakoyithampuranum aviduthe samskritakritikalum鈥� in the 鈥楰erala smaranika鈥� Ed. by A.D. Harisarma in connection with Keralavarma鈥檚 centenary. Also see Keraleya Samskrita Sahitya Caritram V -112 -13; KSLB, Pp -416 -17