Paramāra inscription of Naravarman

This inscription is on a pillar in the Bijamaṇḍal in the central Indian town of Vidiśā. It has been published by H. V. Trivedi in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum vol. 7, but not hitherto translated. The text here is taken from the rubbing published by Trivedi, as well as a photograph I took in situ. You can see this photograph in Wikipedia under the entry 'Vidisha'. The goddess Carccikā was otherwise known as Cāmuṇḍā from at least the fifth century CE.

Text

siddhaṃ ||

śricarccikāsmaraṇamātrakṛtaprasādāt[1]

saṃprāpyate kaliyuge ‘pi dharādhipatyam |

ārādhitā vidhiyutā kusumair vicitraiḥ

sā khecaravaratvarasasiddhipadasya labdhiḥ ||1||

iti mahārājādhirājaparameśvaraśrīnaravarmadevasya nirvāṇanārāyaṇasya paranārīsahodarasya|

carccikākhyā samākhyātā devī sarvajanapriyā

yasyāḥ prasādamātreṇa lebhe saṃsārayogyatām ||1||

kṛtir iyaṃ ṭhakurasūpaṭasusutaṭhakkuraṇījāsasutaṭhakkuraśrīmādhavasya ||

paranārīsahodarasya | dvijasya | māthuravaṃśajasya || maṃgalam | mahāśrīḥ ||

Translation

Success! Dominion over the world is obtained, even in the Kali age,

thanks to the grace that comes from merely bringing Śrī Carccikā to mind.

Propitiated with lovely flowers while she is under worship, one obtains alchemical mastery and the state of being the finest of ethereal beings.

So said Mahārājādhirāja Parameśvara Śrī Naravarmadeva, (who is also called) Nirvāṇanārāyaṇa, (and who is) a son toward other men’s women.

The far-famed goddess Carccikā is dear to everyone. Simply through her grace he became qualified in worldly concerns.

This is a composition of Ṭhakkura Śrī Madhava, son of Ṇījāsa, son of Ṭhakkura Supaṭa. (He is) like a son toward other men’s women, a twice-born man (and) of the Māthura lineage. Let it be auspicious! Great fortune!

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[1] Correcting śrīcacckikā- also below.