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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Zamorin inscription (Guruvayoor, 1838 AD)
bhūpālairvetajādyaiḥ kalimalarahitairāsthitānpuṇyalokānā
roḍhuṃ niṣprayāsaṃ nijasukṛtajitāndivyasopānamārgam
tuṃṅgaṃ hannetraramyaṃ gurupavanapureśāgrato
gopurāgravyājenādhokṣajāṃghau kṛtamatikarot śailavārānnidhīśaḥ ||
This is inscribed on the east Gopura (Tower) of the Srikrsna temple at Guruvayoor, Trissur District[1]. It records the construction of steps, by the king of Calicut, in the Kollam year 1016 (1841 AD).
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Epigraphia Malabarica P 95, Administration reports No. 96 of 194