Ramavarman inscription (Thrippunithura, 1805 AD)

This inscritption in four verses^[1] is engraved in the Santhanagopalaswami temple at Thrippunithura:—

lakṣmīgramavaratsanāmaguṇinā śrīrāmavarmābhidhānenā
  ryaprabhuṇā mukundakaruṇāsañceditenāntikam |
saṃsatkalpitadhanyajanyadhikṛti pūrṇatrayīmaṃgalakṣetraṃ
  kṛṣṇaśilānibaddhamakarot śrīnīlakaṇṭhaḥ kṛtī ||

uṣṇāluvanniyatamambujamālabhārī
  śītāluvajvalitadīpamahaḥ parītaḥ |
āmāmayātukhadambuniṣekaśūnyaḥ
  pūrṇatrayīvasatirastu mude mukundaḥ ||

śeṣasinaṃ yayāce daśaśataśirasaṃ kāraṇāmbhasthamīśaṃ
  yatkaunteyopamityaṃ svayamatimahatābhaktivittena pūrvam |
pūrṇatrayyālaye sthapitamavatu kurukṣmālalāme
  punastajyotirbhadrāsanāhipravara phaṇamaṇichatracitrojvalaṃ vaḥ |

sampatandehajālāni kadācidiha..... hi |
brāhmaṇyaṃ labhate martyaḥ kave'tra paripālaya ||

It records the renovation works of the temple in stone. It was done by king Ramavarma of Kochin. It is mentioned here that people who happen to be here in the presence of the lord of this temple would get Brahmanya. The king reffered to in this inscritpon might be Ramavarma of Kochin (1790 -1805 AD) who was a person of extra ordinary ability, and was no in history as Saktan Tampuran. Special attention was bestowed by him on the repair and renovation of temples^[2].

Six Sanskrit inscriptions are available in the Kozhikode region. These inscriptions are dealt with the names of Virakerala Rajendra (Killikkurissimangalam), Samutiris (Peruvanam and Guruvayoor), Ravivira (Trissur), Sreedharan Thiruvalathur and kerala Bhusanam (Nellur)

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Travancore Arceological Series Vol. VI -P 195

[2]:

Studies in Kerala History -P -286