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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The Sucindram inscription of Martandavarma (Dated Kollam 586)
It is engraved on a pillar infront of the Panchalinga shrine in the Stanunatha Swami Temple at Suchindram[1]. It consists of 29 lines of Sanskrit verse in Grandha characters.
The verse records that in the Saka ear 1332, expressed by the cronogram 谤腻驳腻濒辞办补, king Marthandavarma, being fond of prosperity, fame and long life, constructed the Sabhamandapa in the Suchindram temple.
r膩g膩loke 艣ak膩bde surapatisacive si峁僪ay膩te tul膩y膩m
膩r奴岣峢e padi?[脗]man墨艣e h峁沝imiti dinayute bh膩nuv膩re ca 艣ambho岣�
k膩峁卥峁Ｄ乶 m膩rt膩峁囜笉avarm膩 艣riyamativipul膩 k墨rtim膩yu艣ca d墨rgh膩m
sthane m膩n墨?[盲] 艣uc墨ndre samakuruta sabh膩峁� 办别谤补濒补办峁腻辫补迟墨苍诲谤补岣� ||
In the first half of the verse the data is furnished in the Saka era from this record we gather two important piece of historical information namely, the rule of Marthanda Varma extended upto 586 M.E. and the glorious stone Mandapa, known as the Sabha Mandapa in the Suchindram temple, was caused to be constructed by him. The attribute 办别谤补濒补办峁腻辫补迟墨苍诲谤补 applied to Marthanda Varma does not seem to be a mere boast of empty attribute, because we have other coronorative data about his relative eminents in the political field.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Travancore Arceological Series Vol. VIII -P 33