inscriptions in the hassan district

XVIII INTRODUCTION.
is of interest on account of its mentioning that the Brahmans of Kodanganur 1)
had received that village by a grant from the famous Janamejaya 2) , but
Vishnuvarddhana promised to give them a much better village afld settled
them at Kellangere. They were of the Bali-vamsa, and in Ak. 117 are said
to be 200 ornaments of Soma-drinkers.
Narasimha was born, as we have seen above, in 1133 and was crowned
from the day of his birth. He succeeded his father in 1141. The boundaries
of his kingdom in 1143 are given in Ak. 65 as, —east, Nangali; south, Vikramesvaram;
west, Alvara-kheda; north, the Herddore. This southern limit I
cannot identify, unless it be a mistake for Ramesvara, given as the southern
boundary in his father's time. The inscription relates to a chief named Goyi-
Deva, lord of Huliyera-pura (? Huliyar), who is described as a sword in the
king's good right hand. He rescued Sridevi, the senior queen of Sthiragambhira-Nolamba,
from her captors and thus got the name of Vira-talaprahan.
He,also for a display of bravery in the Chalukya king Ahavamalla's camp (or
capital, kataka) received the title Doddanka-badiva. His grandson Bhiina slew
Sitagaraganda in king Vishnu's camp (or capital, bidu) and was awarded that
as his own title. Much praise is given to a guru Lokacharyya as an advanced
grammarian and astrologer. Hn. 69 of 1155, contains an account of the
general BOkiinayya or Bokana. Choja, Malava, Kaliiiga and Gurjjaia dared
not encounter this Bitti-Deva's Garuda. He brought the Tulu country, the
Changa king's territory, Bayalnad, the Konga king's dominion, the Chola
country and other celebrated places into subjection to his king, as far as the
western ocean. In Ak. 141 of 1159, we have again the spiritual descent of
Siipala. He was the disciple of MaUishena-Maladhiiii, well known as the
ganadhara of the Kali age, of whose death we have a record in SB. 64 (Vol. II).
Sripala is praised as emperor of logicians, able by the rules of the six systems
of logic to break down the argument on any topic, and as proficient in both
prose and poetry. Bl. 193 of 1161, tells us that hearing a Kadamba army
was at Bankapura prepaiing to attack him, the king crushed the force and won
all its spoil. He was as if Nala, Nabhaga, Ambarisha, Prithu, Hanschandra,
Chandragupta, Rama, Arjuna, Puru, Sagara, Dushyanta, the most celebrated
kings in the world had all united into one. He acquired the praise bestowed
on all the great men of old mentioned in the Bhdrata and Bdmdyana. His
senior queen is said to be Chagale, whom we have not met with before, the
queen who was the mother of Ballala being always named as Echala-Devi.
But the present inscription implies that he had 384 women of good birth as
wives or concubines. He is also said to be a conjunction of Kalasena, Gaula-
l ) Kodagantir in Davangere taluq, Chitaldroog District.
2) From this it may perhaps be inferred that the Janatnejaya grants of the Sbimoga District
are not later than this date.