Srikantha Chola

It records that Srikantha, a Chola Adhiraja, gave the village of Mandara to Balashakti, for the regular conduct of worship and offerings to Siva.

[1] The former records that Balliya Chola Maharaju gave Sasi Satesvara Bhatara the enjoyment of the income of the villages named Mandara, Inumbrolu, and Umbaka, on the auspicious occasion of nttarayana.

The latter records that Vaidumba Maharaja gave the village of Katicheruvu, situated in Kadapa, to Nrittilokesvara for the sake of dakshinayana sankranti.

[2] This inscription is younger than Pedda Cheppali plates of Srikantha Srimanohara Chola by 2 decades which is dated around first half of 9th century AD.

Sri Kantha is considered as the contributor to the Eastern Chalukya king's Copper plate grants.

[7] After mentioning Kochchenganan and his son Nalladikon, Anbil plates has the following verse, "Srikantha-graha [na]rudha kumkumamka-bhujantarah Srikantha iti-rajendras tat-kuli sam-ajayata" The above line translates to: In his family was born the chief of kings called Sri Kantha on whose chest were impressed marks of saffron from Lakshmi (Sri)'s embracing his neck.

The following lines are taken from Dalavayapuram copper plate of Pandyan king Parantaka Viranarayana,[9] "Aravaraiian paltuli ayirama yiruttalaiyal peritaritin porukkinra penim porai man magalai tta todittolil inrutangiya tondaiyarkon tulakkijli vadippadai manabharanan tirumagan mayilayar kon Pottappi kulacholan pugaltarusiri Kandarajan mattama malai valal manimagalakklanimmidi tiruvayiru karuvuyirtta Sri Parantakamagarajan" The above lines translates to: Tondainadu king, Srikantharaja, the leader of great elephants belonging to Pottapi Chola family had a daughter named Akkalanimmati who was married to Pandyan emperor Srimara Srivallabha and their son is Pandyan king Parantaka Viranarayana.

The Velurpalaiyam plates of Pallava Nandivarman III, successor of Dantivarman, issued in the sixth year of his reign mention that the donor had to obtain his kingdom with the prowess of his arms killing many enemies in the battlefield.