No. 126. Saėvat 109, Lalitpur, Rātā Machindra-nātha temple

Chikandeo Stone. A flat stone supporting the pedestal of an image called Balarama or Chikandeo (Oil God). The inscribed part is 72.5 cm wide and 12 cm long. The stone is damaged. The date symbol in the first line is also not clear but DV reads 109. (R).
During the rule of Bhaōōāraka-mahārājādhirāja......deva; badly damaged Records the construction of........ and the grant of land by Nālavarman.
DV 137; HJ 138; R. 130;

TEXT.

1. . . . . . . saptamyām-bhaōōāraka-mahārā[jādhirāja] . . . devasya rājyam saėvat 109 vaiųākha-ųukla-diva . . . dvitčyā . . .
2. . . . . . . . . . nāla-varmaíā . . . . . . gčtādyāmā . . .
3. . . . . . . . . . rasya vadati . . . . . . pradeųa - - tra piíäakaė
4. . . . . . . 9 mānikā . . . . . . . . . mānikātrayam

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NOTES
L. 1. R. not read -diva .
L. 2. R. has: . . saėsđøōvānāla-varmaíā bhaye . . . . . . gčtādyā ma nābhara . . .
L. 3. R. has . . . . . rasya bhavati tadābhakøāmavaė grāma pradeųa ¸tra . . . piíäakaė
L. 4. R. has . dravyaė 9 mānikā . . . . . . . . . mānikātrayam.