The well known sea shore temple at Mahābalipuram too contains an inscription of Rājasiṃha pallava, the builder of the temple. The inscription runs around the plinth of the temple. The inscription is in Sanskrit and written in Grantha letters. The verses are attributing the qualities of the king.
The inscription was discovered in 1912 and was published in Epigraphia Indica Vol XIX by Sri. V.Rangacharya. Actually this inscription helped the scholar to identify the builder. The inscription gives various titles of the king some of which are not found in another inscriptions.
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Platform – A
West side
श्रीः। अप्रतिममवनिभूषणमकलंकन्धरणिचन्द्रमवनीन्द्राः। अरिमर्द्दनमतुल
South side
बलं कुलतिलकं ये नमन्ति ते ……….. (सुखिनः।।) ……(छल) रहितो बहुनयः
East side
अत्यन्तकाममपराजितमेकराजञ्चन्द्रार्द्धशेखरशिखामणिमद्भुतं यम्। चण्डाश
North side
निं क्षितिभृतां महतामसह्यं सम्प्राप्य काममिव नन्दति जीवलोकः।।(2) श्रीः। उदयचन्द्रः
Platform – B
West side
श्रीराजसिंहो रणजयः श्रीभरश्चित्रकार्म्मुकः। एकवीरश्चिरम्पातु शिवचूडामणिर्म्महीम्।।(3) श्रीकार्मुकः
South side
कालकालः काला..(न्तकपदार्च्चकः)… । अभिरामो विजयते रणभीमो गुणालयः। (4) श्रीवल्लभमति
East side
मानं रणवीरं कुल(प्रकाशकरं) ऊर्ज्जितमुन्नरामम्प्रणमत युद्धार्ज्जुन(न्धराधीशाः)। (5)
North side
यमर्त्थदृष्टो शत्रूणाम्मल्ल महामल्लम्। त्रिनयनभक्तं मित्रं ……….. नरेन्द्रसिंहन्नमन्ति नृपाः।। (6)
Metre : Āryā
श्रीः। अप्रतिममवनिभूषणमकलंकन्धरणिचन्द्रमवनीन्द्राः।
अरिमर्द्दनमतुलबलं कुलतिलकं ये नमन्ति ते ……….. (सुखिनः।।)
He is one who is peerless, the ornament of the world and who has no blemish. He is the moon of the world and he has the power to crush the enemies. He is the mark on the forehead. The kings who bow to him will be happy.
……(छल)रहितो बहुनयः
He is devoid of guileless. The great statesman.
Metre : Vasantatilkā
अत्यन्तकाममपराजितमेकराजञ्चन्द्रार्द्धशेखरशिखामणिमद्भुतं यम्।
चण्डाशनिं क्षितिभृतां महतामसह्यं सम्प्राप्य काममिव नन्दति जीवलोकः।।(2)
The world of men, having obtained this king is happy as if t has obtained desire, the king, whose desires are endless, the invincible, the sole ruler, the wearer of śiva as his crest jewel, the wonderful, the fierce thunderbolt who is intolerable to great kings.
श्रीः। उदयचन्द्रः
Hail. He is the rising moon.
श्रीराजसिंहो रणजयः श्रीभरश्चित्रकार्म्मुकः।
एकवीरश्चिरम्पातु शिवचूडामणिर्म्महीम्।।(3)
This king is known as Rājasiṃha, is victorious with his archery. The one king bears the great śiva who himself is an archer. He may rule the world for ever.
श्रीकार्मुकः कालकालः काला..(न्तकपदार्च्चकः)… ।
अभिरामो विजयते रणभीमो गुणालयः। (4)
The blessed archer, the death to death, the beautiful, The terrible in war, the abode of virtues – is victorious.
श्रीवल्लभमति मानं रणवीरं कुल(प्रकाशकरं)
ऊर्ज्जितमुन्नरामम्प्रणमत युद्धार्ज्जुन(न्धराधीशाः)। (5)
(O kings), bow to him, who is the beloved of the wealth, who is highly proud, the hero in the battle, the mighty, the exalted and lovely, like arjuna in war.
यमर्त्थदृष्टो शत्रूणाम्मल्ल महामल्लम्।
त्रिनयनभक्तं मित्रं ……….. नरेन्द्रसिंहन्नमन्ति नृपाः।। (6)
The kings bow to him, who sees the means, the wrestler to the enemies and a great wrestler, devotee of śiva and the lion among the kings.
The name Candrārdhaśekhaśikhāmaṇi and śivacūḍāmaṇi denote that he bore the image of lord śiva by his head. The phrase “śirassarasi śakṅaraḥ” from another epigraph too gives the same opinion.
