The Pawāyā image inscription is an epigraphic record documenting the dedication of a Vaiṣṇava image. It dates to the circa fifth century CE.
Location edit
Padmavati (Padmavati Pawaya) was a large city-site located in Gwalior District, Madhya Pradesh, India. The current location of the inscription is not recorded.
Publication edit
The inscription was first published by M. B. Garde in 1914-15. It was subsequently listed by H. N. DvivedI and M. Willis.[1]
Description and Contents edit
The inscription is engraved on the pedestal of an image and records the dedication.
Metrics edit
The record is not metrical.
Text edit
Garde suggested the reading: namo bhagvate vi [-]m [pra]tima sthāpita bhagava(to).
Translation edit
Salutation to Vishnu, having installed the image.
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Gwalior State, Archaeological Report for VS 1971/AD 1914-15, number 31; ; Dvivedī, Gvāliyar rājye ke abhilekh (VS 2004): number 711; Michael D. Willis, Inscriptions of Gopakṣetra (London, 1996).