Reading the Painting

In Devanagari

– – – – – श्व श्री – – – – – ॥१ – – – – – ॥ – – नै म्हं – – – – शु – – – – – – य ङ ॥ – – – – ह नि – – – से न् श्री अ मू क पा स् स के धर्म्म द न का शु क्ल (अ) स्त मि – र म द    रा जा प ति से न् जि म न [द] पू न्य या ङ् (थ न वा गा क् – – – जु – ॥✽॥ म ह र क रि खि न् गु रु बो ङा व् शु क्रा स्ति मि ध म्म् खं क ङ् रा जा नै म्ह वौ का य् ॥✽॥ श्री म ह र क रि खि न् श्री लो कें श्व र – – – – – – लो के श्व र न ध र्म उ प दे स क – – ध र्म्म के तु च न्द्र के तु रा जा प नि नै म्ह वौ का य् र थ स द ङ व् ल्वा क् श्री लो के श्व र न् ग ङ् – – च न्द्र के तु रा जा न् – खि चा त ॥ ॥ म ह ज द      जि म न द वा म गा ङ व् जा ति हा व् थे थे ल्वा क् वौ का य् फू कि ज् सी क् प र् खि चा को ख न न ङ् ॥? म ग ह द – – रा जा ध र्म के तु च न्द्र के तु ने म्ह चा य ख दे स स् क्षां – – – चा स – क

Romanized, with diacritics

– – – – – śva śrī – – – – – ||1 – – – – – || – – nai mhaṃ – – – – śu – – – – – – ya ṅa || – – – – ha ni – – – se n śrī a mū ka pā s sa ke dharmma da na kā śu kla (a) sta mi – ra ma da    rā jā pa ti se n ji ma na [da] pū nya yā ṅ (tha na vā gā k – – – ju – ||✽|| ma ha ra ka ri khi n gu ru bo ṅā v śu krā sti mi dha mm khaṃ ka ṅ rā jā nai mha vau kā y ||✽|| śrī ma ha ra ka ri khi n śrī lo keṃ śva ra – – – – – – lo ke śva ra na dha rma u pa de sa ka – – dha rmma ke tu ca ndra ke tu rā jā pa ni nai mha vau kā y ra tha sa da ṅa v lvā k śrī lo ke śva ra n ga ṅ – – ca ndra ke tu rā jā n – khi cā ta || || ma ha ja da      ji ma na da vā ma gā ṅa v jā ti hā v the the lvā k vau kā y phū ki j sī k pa r khi cā ko kha na na ṅ ||? ma ga ha da – – rā jā dha rma ke tu ca ndra ke tu ne mha cā ya kha de sa s kṣāṃ – – – cā sa – ka

The line in brief

(Note: Inscriptions on scene 1 from register 1 could not be read properly, so there may be gaps in the translation. However, this applies to the other registers as well, as there is notable damage to the cloth.)

After the king built a religious circle to worship Amoghapash Lokeshwor, on the day of Shukla Ashtami he gained merit from Shree Lokeshwor, who then caused rain to fall. Dharmaketu, the king, and Chandraketu, his son, called a great sage to recite the story of Amoghapash Lokeshwor and his compassion. But before the sage could tell the story, the king and his son began fighting atop their chariots. Lokeshwor himself had to break up the fight. The country of Magadha had become unlivable due to the lack of rainfall. With nothing to eat, the people were forced to fight amongst themselves, even father and son, and to kill their own family and relatives. Dogs and crows ate the dead bodies. Both kings, Dharmaketu and Chandraketu, were confused to see their country’s ponds filled with water again.

In Devanagari

– – – – – – क्तां स हि त ॥ ॥ श्री – – – – – – श्री तै लो के श्व र् – – – श्री म हा दे व् ब्र म्हा वि ष्णु लो क पा र स हि त् स भा ॥ ॥ श्री म हा दे व – ब्र म्हा व ज्र पा नि श्री अ मि ता भ गा – – क्र कु छ न्द त था ग त् श्री लो के श्व र न् श्री – र – वि – खं वि खु वि खु नि – – – – स र्व – – वा न थ – – – व ज्र स त्व ॥ ॥ का र न (वि) (भु) उ – – – वि खु (न) – – – – (वि) ता – – – – – त व ङ व् प थ म वि खु (य) ॥ ॥ वि खु न ख त क र्म्म तो र ता अ कु रि शो ध या ङ् न् ज म द्रु त न् तु (त) र स मु ग र न वा – ना ग पा श न वि या र् प थ म ति रि या (वै) र (ज्ञ) ॥ ॥ वि खु न थ व प थ म ति रि ता व् अ कु रि गा – या क ॥ ॥ ध्व –    हा कु हि – हि – जो – – नि र्म – (ती) र्थ स – – प ह त स स म न्त दे व – – – – – अ – – ङुं च – – – – – – – न

Romanized, with diacritics

– – – – – – ktāṃ sa hi ta || || śrī – – – – – – śrī tai lo ke śva r – – – śrī ma hā de v bra mhā vi ṣṇu lo ka pā ra sa hi t sa bhā || || śrī ma hā de va – bra mhā va jra pā ni śrī a mi tā bha gā – – kra ku cha nda ta thā ga t śrī lo ke śva ra n śrī – ra – vi – khaṃ vi khu vi khu ni – – – – sa rva – – vā na tha – – – va jra sa tva || || kā ra na (vi) (bhu) u – – – vi khu (na) – – – – (vi) tā – – – – – ta va ṅa v pa tha ma vi khu (ya) || || vi khu na kha ta ka rmma to ra tā a ku ri śo dha yā ṅ n ja ma dru ta n tu (ta) ra sa mu ga ra na vā – nā ga pā śa na vi yā r pa tha ma ti ri yā (vai) ra (jña) || || vi khu na tha va pa tha ma ti ri tā v a ku ri gā – yā ka || || dhva –    hā ku hi – hi – jo – – ni rma – (tī) rtha sa – – pa ha ta sa sa ma nta de va – – – – – a – – ṅuṃ ca – – – – – – – na

The line in brief

(Note: This line of inscription is a blend of story and tradition.)

With Shree Trailokeshwor, Shree Mahadev, Brahma, Vishnu, Vajrapani, Shree Ambitabh, Krakuchanda Tathagata, Shree Lokeswor, monks and nuns, and all gods, Vajra or diamond beings, etc. The monk left his first nun. The first nun performed the six actions of purification, but the monk left her and committed immoral acts instead. Yamdoot, the agent of the god of death, beat the monk on the chest with his hammer and tied him with snakes. The monk had left his wife and committed immoral deeds. Then all the gods gathered at the location of sacred water.

In Devanagari

                   – – – – – हा र – – – – श्री – – – – भ – – – – – – – – ओ न्ह – – – – – लो ङ प्र ति ष्ठा या ङा [रि] [पु] न्य त म जि व हि रा ख्व – – स – – या क – – स – हि – ने च – व् धू नू का दि न थ्व् सं स्व त् ८ ३ २ श्रा व ण कृ ष्ण च तु द शि म घ न क्ष त्र बु दु वा रा ॥ (?)श्री तै लो के ना थ् (र) थ – – वि ज्या च कं – जा त्रा या ङ् अ ने क ध्व जा लो ह न् र क फो – प क वा न रू या – श्री मी न ना थ या र थ् – – द नि या ङ् – आ चा र्य न पा थ क न श्री व्र म्हा क ल स् ज ज्ञ या ङ् श्री तै लो के ना थ वि वा ह या ङा जा त्रा या (य) या धा? धौ त ॥ श्री ग ङ्गं ज र् सं ख स् प्रि व स ओ झे क ल स स् स ना न् प ज्वा मृ त (स) (हि) त म हा स ना न ॥ ॥ ना ना वा द्य् था ङ् व् सु जं ध धू प थ ङ व् घ छु वा द्य् श्रँ – भ् – – भ् स हि त नं श्री तै लो के ना थ म हा स ना न या च के बि ज्या च का – त

Romanized, with diacritics

                   – – – – – hā ra – – – – śrī – – – – bha – – – – – – – – o nha – – – – – lo ṅa pra ti ṣṭhā yā ṅā [ri] [pu] nya ta ma ji va hi rā khva – – sa – – yā ka – – sa – hi – ne ca – v dhū nū kā di na thv saṃ sva t 8 3 2 śrā va ṇa kṛ ṣṇa ca tu da śi ma gha na kṣa tra bu du vā rā || (?)śrī tai lo ke nā th (ra) tha – – vi jyā ca kaṃ – jā trā yā ṅ a ne ka dhva jā lo ha n ra ka pho – pa ka vā na rū yā – śrī mī na nā tha yā ra th – – da ni yā ṅ – ā cā rya na pā tha ka na śrī vra mhā ka la s ja jña yā ṅ śrī tai lo ke nā tha vi vā ha yā ṅā jā trā yā (ya) yā dhā? dhau ta || śrī ga ṅgaṃ ja r saṃ kha s pri va sa o jhe ka la sa s sa nā n pa jvā mṛ ta (sa) (hi) ta ma hā sa nā na || || nā nā vā dy thā ṅ v su jaṃ dha dhū pa tha ṅa v gha chu vā dy śrām̐ – bh – – bh sa hi ta naṃ śrī tai lo ke nā tha ma hā sa nā na yā ca ke bi jyā ca kā – ta

The line in brief

(Note: This line of inscription is a blend of story and tradition.)

Repaired and consecrated. Meritorious work. Completed on Sambat 832 Shrawan Krishna Chaturdashi, Magha Nacchytra, Wednesday. Shree Trailoknath was seated in the chariot. A religious procession was held, hoisting many flags and ritual cloths and presenting many sweet dishes. The Acharya recited the religious texts while keeping a Shree Brahma kalash to worship him. Shree Trailoknath then underwent the ten essential religious rites of life in the Hindu tradition, called Dashakarma, including marriage. He was then bathed in Shree Ganga water, worshiped by blowing a conch shell with water from 4 different oceans, and bathed from a silver Kalash with a mixture of 5 sacred ingredients called Panchamrit. Playing various musical instruments, including animal-horn instruments called Shringabheri, burning fragrant incense, and ringing ritual bells, Shree Trailoknath was taken for the great ablution.

In Devanagari

? ज स व न्त जू ? म हे श्व र जू ? का य छ वि ष्णु – वि र ? श्री श्री म ही न्द्र म ल्ल दे व था कु र

Romanized, with diacritics

? ja sa va nta jū ? ma he śva ra jū ? kā ya cha vi ṣṇu – vi ra ? śrī śrī ma hī ndra ma lla de va thā ku ra

The line in brief

In the presence of Jaswantaju, Maheswarju, Kayashtha Vishnu Vir, Shree Shree Mahindra Malla Dev Thakur, they did the chariot procession of Trailokyanath.