Parthasarathi Parthivapuram was constructed by King Karunandadakkan of the Ay dynasty and completed on the fifteenth day of his ninth regnal year corresponding to June 22 of 857 CE. According to the inscriptions found here at Parthasarathi Parthivapuram, the king purchased the required land over time from the Ulakkudivilai village sabha of Munchirai and provided them an alternate plot in lieu. At the time of the consecration of the Parthasarathi Parthivapuram temple, he renamed the village around the temple as Parthivasekharapuram (now Parthivapuram). This information is available from the Huzur Plates of Kollam also called the Palayam Sasanam. These plates provide a detailed description of the history, motivation, construction, and scope of the Parthasarathi Parthivapuram temple.
Only 5 of the Huzur Copper plates survive today. The first three plates also mention the purchase of land in a similar way as that of the temple’s, for the creation of a school, maintenance of a perpetual lamp, creation of a garden, employment of a gardener, temple musicians, assignment of servants for temple maintenance, provision of resources for Panguni Festival and chariot procession. The fourth plate records a call to the local communities to support the temple, school, and its students. It is mentioned that temples dedicated to the worship of deities should serve many more social purposes, such as including and managing schools. The fourth and fifth plates provide the focus of studies and constitution of the school detailing that it will host 45 students for higher studies in different branches including Vedic, Language, Future studies. They mention that the hostel and school expenses will be paid in part from the taxes collected from the villages of Omayanadu, Singulunadu, Mudalanadu, Padaippanadu, and Valluvanad. Several rules and guidelines relating to visitors, non-interference of staff and students in the operations of the temple and school, code of conduct for teachers and staff, rules for selection and admission of students, code of conduct for students, rules of evaluation, and examinations.
