Mandagapattu Temple
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Mandagapattu Tirumurti Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Mandagapattu in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Hewn from rock by the Pallava ruler Mahendravarman I in honour of the trinity Brahma-Shiva-Vishnu, the rock-cut cave temple is the oldest stone shrine discovered and dated in Tamil Nadu.[1][2] The temple is notable for the earliest known rock-cut Sanskrit inscription written in Grantha script. It is attributed to the Pallava king Mahendravarman I (600–630 CE).[3]
The inscription reads:
- atadniṣṭakaṃdruṃ[malo]- hamasudhaṃ [vicitraci]ttena nimmarpitannrape[ṇa] brahmo – śvaraviṣṇula[kṣi]tāyanaṃ
Transliteration into Devanagari:
- अतद्निष्टकंद्रुं[मलो]-
- हमसुधं [विचित्रचि]त्तेन
- निम्मर्पितन्न्रपे[ण] ब्रह्मो –
- श्वरविष्णुल[क्षि]तायनं
Translation:
- "The temple dedicated to Brahma, Siva and Vishnu was excavated by Vichitrachitta without using brick, timber, metal and mortar".