Aurad - Inscriptions

Inscriptions

An inscription (fragment) was found in Amareshwar Temple, Aurad.In the front portion of inscription it was written; 1).................................. 2)......... wadi noorara gram sa.... 3)masta prabhu gavundangala......... 4)diya sri amareshwar de............ 5)khandi sputita jirnodharakam...... 6)tanarth dharapoorvakam............ 7)..................................

On the back portion of inscription ; 8).....tam paradattam va yo ha...... 9).....ram shastivarsha saha........ 10)....yam jayate krimi............. 11).....meyim daddawatta ........... 12).....moodanalli ghaleya 15 ma.... 13)sarva bhadha pariharama.......... 14).................................

It has been assumed that, a 15 Ghale land nearby Dodda Betta (Chandi Betta) towards west had been doneted to Lord Amareshwar and the same had been cleared by all taxes. The land had been doneted only for the development of Amareshwar Temple. The letters are of prior to 12 century.If anybody encroaches the land he may be borne as worm of dirt for a period of 60 thousand years. The literature written on the inscription is deemed to be a malediction.

One more inscription found in the ground of Amareshwar Girls High school at Aurad; which reads as follows; 1) maharachayabhya vidyana sridati samanvita dannayaka ... ta...laru 2) nagambiketi vikyat nagaramarvadike parshva chandra jinendrasya kootam Dha 3) marpitottam...

There is no reference of its period, but it has been assumed that the inscription was of 10th century. It may be presumed that, Princess Nagambika has built a Jain temple at Aurad. To support this, a Parshwanatha Tirthankara statue was found in the Aurad tank while silting in 1957. It might be the same statue which Princess Nagambika established into the Jain temple.There is no sign of temple.