Found in Mandavi, Maharashtra and now housed in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai, this stone record dates to the reign of the Śilāhāra king Keśideva II. The inscription, topped with a maṅgala-kalaśa relief, is engraved in Nāgarī characters and Sanskrit language influenced by Marathi.
The record is dated to the 15th tithi of the bright fortnight of Māgha, during the cyclic year Rudhirodgārī, in Śaka 1125 corresponding to 18th January 1204 CE. It commemorates a pious donation by Soma ṭhākura at the holy site of Māṇḍavali. The gift was made in the presence of the deity Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa, an idol specifically installed by the king’s mahāmātya, Lakṣmīdhara. Though the exact nature of the gift is partially lost due to the damaged state of the stone, it was dedicated to the service of the deity at the local tīrtha.
1. siddham | saṃvat 1125 rudhirodgārisaṃvatsare māgha śu-
2. ddha 15. . . . . . adyeha samasta rājāvalī-
3. samalaṅkṛtaśrīkeśidevarāyarājye ma-
4. hāmātyaśrīlakṣmīdharapratiṣṭhāpita-
5. śrībhagavato śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇāce sākṣī
6. māṇḍavalītīrthe somaṭhākureṇa
7. . . . . . . .pradatāttā |
१। सिद्धम् । संवत् ११२५ रुधिरोद्गारिसंवत्सरे माघ शु-
२। द्ध १५ . . . . . अद्येह समस्त राजावली-
३। समलङ्कृतश्रीकेशिदेवरायराज्ये म-
४। हामात्यश्रीलक्ष्मीधरप्रतिष्ठापित-
५। श्रीभगवतो श्रीलक्ष्मीनारायणाचे साक्षी
६। माण्डवलीतीर्थे सोमठाकुरेण
७। . . . . . ।प्रदतात्ता ।
siddham | saṃvat 1125 rudhirodgārisaṃvatsare māgha śuddha 15…… adyeha samasta rājāvalīsamalaṃkṛtaśrīkeśidevarāyarājye mahāmātyaśrīlakṣmīdharapratiṣṭhāpitaśrībhagavato śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇāce sākṣī māṃḍavalītīrthe somaṭhākureṇa ……pradatāttā |
सिद्धम् । संवत् ११२५ रुधिरोद्गारिसंवत्सरे माघ शुद्ध १५ …… अद्येह समस्त राजावलीसमलंकृतश्रीकेशिदेवरायराज्ये महामात्यश्रीलक्ष्मीधरप्रतिष्ठापितश्रीभगवतो श्रीलक्ष्मीनारायणाचे साक्षी मांडवलीतीर्थे सोमठाकुरेण …… प्रदतात्ता ।
Success! In the year 1125, the cyclic year Rudhirodgārī, on the 15th tithi of the bright fortnight of Māgha, during the reign of the illustrious King Keśideva adorned with all royal-titles—this day, here, in the presence of the divine Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa installed by the mahāmātya, the illustrious Lakṣmīdhara, Soma Ṭhākura has donated …… at the holy place of Māṇḍavalī.
| Dynasty: | Śilāhāra |
| Source: | |
| Ruler: | Keśideva II |
| Date: | 18th January 1204 CE (Cyclic year Rudhirodgārī, Māgha śukla 15, Śaka 1125) |
| Place: | Māṇḍavī tīrtha |
| Language: | Sanskrit influenced by Marathi |
| Deities: | Śrī Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa |
| Nature of grant: | Religious donation |
| Purpose: | To record the religious donation made in the presence of deity Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa for religious merit |
| Provenance of inscription: | Mandavi tirtha, Maharashtra |
| Type of Inscription: | Stone inscription |
