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Domlur Chokkanathaswamy Temple 16th-century Singaperumal Nambiyar Inscription (Tamil)


==== Discovery and Dating ==== In April 2022, the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project team identified the inscription in the temple and 3D scanned it. The inscription was subsequently read by Soundari Rajkumar & Pon Karthikeyan using the digital images produced from the scan

Characteristics of the inscription
The inscription stone measures 16 cm high by 311 cm wide. while the characters are approximately 4.4 cm tall, 5.5 cm wide, and 0.3 cm deep.

Transliteration of the Inscription (in IAST), Kannada and Tamil
The inscription is of 2 lines and is inscribed in Tamil using both grantha and tamil scripts. The exact transliteration of the inscription in modern Tamil, Kannada & IAST are as follows (line numbers are not part of the original inscription, including them is a default practice with inscriptions).

SUMMARY OF THE INSCRIPTION
The translation of the inscription as documented in the Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 reads :

In the year Vyaya, month Adi, at Salaththal kani, Singaperumal nambiyar had 15 vattam lands. Of that, 5 nalayarar was given to Allappan and brothers as crop produce by Ragavar and Sokkappan.

DISCOVERY AND DATING
In April 2022, the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project team identified the inscription in the temple and 3D scanned it. The inscription was subsequently read by Soundari Rajkumar & Pon Karthikeyan using the digital images produced from the scan. GPS coordinates with

CHARACTERISTICS OF INSCRIPTION
The inscription Dimensions: 16 cm high by 311 cm broad Character dimensions are typically 4.4 cm tall, 5.5 cm wide, and 0.3 cm deep.

Transliteration of the Inscription (in IAST), Kannada and Tamil
The inscription is of 2 lines and is inscribed in Tamil using both grantha and tamil scripts. The exact transliteration of the inscription in modern Tamil, Kannada & IAST are as follows (line numbers are not part of the original inscription, including them is a default practice with inscriptions).

SUMMARY OF THE INSCRIPTION
The translation of the inscription as documented in the Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 reads :

Today, of the earned Vilathur (Belathur) Kesavaperumal temple land (Thiruvidaiyattam) of 30 vattam, Allappan and brothers gave crop produce of 20 nalayarar to Ragavan and Sokkappan.

NOTABLE POINTS

 * 1) This is the earliest instance of the words "vattam" and "nalayar" in an inscription from the Bangalore area. More research is required on these terms.
 * 2) The Tamil name for Belathur, which is close to Kadugodi, is Vilathur. A Venugopala Swamy temple located in Belathur bears an inscription (EC9 Ht155) dating back to 1433 CE. The inscription documents the construction of a pillar dedicated to the god Tirumala. There is also an ancient Vishnu deity in this same temple that is no longer in use.
 * 3) It is very likely that this inscription at Domlur and the inscription at the Venugopalaswamy temple at Belathur both refer to this same temple, but with different names for the deity