The Inscription of King Mānadeva at Changu Narayan - Theodore Riccardi, Jr.

Title of the Article: The Inscription of King Mānadeva at Changu Narayan

Author: Theodore Riccardi, Jr.

Journal: Journal of the American Oriental Society

Volume: 109

Number: 4 

Date: October - December 1989

Page Number: 611-620

Published by: American Oriental Society

DOI: 10.2307/604086

Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/604086

Page Count: 10

Abstract:

The oldest dated inscription in the Kathmandu Valley, originally brought to light by Bhagvanlal Indraji and later by Sylvain Lévi, is inscribed on a stone pillar at the temple of Changu Narayan. This article provides the text, a new translation, and new photographs of the inscription.

For Citations:

APA Style
Riccardi, T.. (1989). The Inscription of King Mānadeva at Changu Narayan. Journal of the American Oriental Society, 109(4), 611–620. http://doi.org/10.2307/604086

MLA Style
Riccardi, Theodore. “The Inscription of King Mānadeva at Changu Narayan”. Journal of the American Oriental Society 109.4 (1989): 611–620.

Visvarupa Visnu, Changu Narayan

Viśvarūpa Icon,
Cā(n)gu Nārāyaṇa

Photo: Abhas D Rajopadhyaya (2012)

Lord Viṣṇu with Goddess Lakṣmī on Garuḍa

Lord Viṣṇu with Goddess Lakṣmī on Garuḍa

Narayan, Lakshmi, Surya and Chandra names of various months

The following is the list of months and the corresponding Narayan, Laksmi, Surya and Chandra names.

महिना	नारायण	लक्ष्मी	सूर्य	चन्द्रमा
वैशाख	मधुसूदन	मोहिनी	भानु	निशाकर
ज्येष्ठ	त्रिविक्रम	पद्माक्षी	इन्द्र	त्रिनेत्रसम्भव
आषाढ	वामन	कमला	रवि	शम्भुभूषण
श्रावण	श्रीधर	कान्तिमती	गभस्ति	इन्दु
भाद्र	हृषिकेश	अपराजिता	यम	कुमुदबान्धव
आश्विन	पद्मनाभ	इषा	सुवर्णरेता	ताराधिपति
कार्तिक	दामोदर	राधा	दिवाकर	पूर्णचन्द्र
मार्गशीर्ष	केशव	विशालाक्षी	मित्र	सोम
पैाष	नारायण	लक्ष्मी	विष्णु	निशापति
माघ	माधव	रुक्मिणी	अरूण	शीतांशु
फाल्गुण	गोविन्द	धात्री	सूर्य	सिन्धुनन्दन
चैत्र	विष्णु	रमा	वेदाङ्ग	चन्द्रमा

Compiled from various sources by Om D Rajopadhyaya.