inscriptions in the hassan district

INTRODUCTION. XIX
Deva, Virabiri, Gaduncha, Paiichamattiga, Bhima, Sdmila, Kunnula, Boppula,
Talaprahari and other heroes. Who most of these were is not known. He was
moreover a submarine fire to the ocean the Tuluva army, and an elephant to
the lotus garden the Pandya-kula. In Ak. 142 of 1162, we have mention of
another queen, Gujjala-Devi. Ak. 172 of 1163, repeats most of the praises
already given above. Cn. 210 of 1165, mentions the birth of Kumara-Ballala-
Deva, but whether this was the date of the occurrence is not clear. Narasimba's
inscriptions continue to 1173, at which time he is described in Bl. 114 as a
royal swan sporting in the lake of the Andhra women, a sun to the lotus faces
of the Simhala women, a golden zone to the waists of the Karnnata women,
an ornament stamped with musk on the cheeks of the Lata women, the saffron
paste on the goblets the breasts of the Chola women, a moon to the wateriihes
the eyes of the Gaula women, the wave on the ... of the beauty of Bangala
girls, a bee to the lotuses the faces of the Malavis. He seems to have died in
this year, being only 40 years of age.
His son Ballala II was anointed to the throne on the 22nd of July 1173
(Hn. 71 and 119, Bl. 118, Ak. 71); but before this we see him in 1168
(On. 191) described as ruling along with the Mahadevi1 ) ; and in Ak. 1 is
an account of his guru Vasupujya, the disciple of Sripala, already mentioned
above, whose descent is given in some detail. Bl. 86 says that Ballala, leaving
his father, passed over Male, and the minister Tantrapala-Hemmadi, making
the Kongalva, Changalva and other chiefs of Male to visit him, caused the
diadem of empire to be bound on him. Ak. 71 is the first that contains a
description of Arasiyakere, which was a royal city (rajadhdni) and treasury
town (banddra-vdda) named Jayangonda-Ballalapura. Its praises recur in
several inscriptions (Ak. 79, 90, 77, 88, 90) showing that it was a populous
and prosperous place, with a large Brahman population as well as a number
of Koyilal 2) Hn. 68 says that when Ballala's drum sounded, Lala lost his
gaiety, Gurjjara was consumed with a fever through fear, Gaula was as if
pierced with a spear, Pallava was reduced to meagre wealth, and Chola had
his crown reduced to powder. Ak. 138 says that when he mounted his horse
for an expedition of victory, Kaliuga went off to live in the woods, Tuluva
fled, Konkana hastily made ready for the sacred desert, Gurjjara and Malava
gained the thickets of the Vindhyas, Cholika spent his days on the sea-shore 3)
The king is described (On. 146) as protecting the region of the South, and is
frequently styled the emperor of the South. Reference to Chalukya supremacy
completely disappears. On. 229 is the first that mentions the queen Bammala-
1) Or this might be a name; she is called here Mahadeviy-arasi, and in Cn.184 pirly-arasi
Mahaddviy-arasi's son is mentioned.
2) Probably the class who climb cocoa-nut and areoa palms and out the fruit.
3) This inscription, of date 1174, among other matters mentions the appointment of a master to
teach boys Karnn&ta.
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