inscriptions in the hassan district

TRANSLATIONS.
HASSAN TALUQ
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Date 1531 A. D.
Fortune May it be prosperous.
Obeisance to Sambhu, beauteous with the chamara-like crescent moon kissing
his lofty head; the original foundation-pillar of the city of the three worlds
While the maharajadhiraja raja-paramesvara Achyuta-Raya-maharaya was
ruling a peaceful kingdom: [and] the son of Narasimha, the younger brother
of Krishna-Raya, king Achyuta, was on the throne in Vidyanngara
In favour with that celebrated lord of the four oceans, was the full moon
to the sea of mercy, a Purandaia in the worship of Siva, the son of
Tirumalesvara,—Chennapanna-bhupala. Devoted to the worship of Mahadeva,
of brilliant splendour, was the king Chennapanna, bearing the burthen of his
master's affairs.
In favour with that celebrated Chennapanna, was his sister's son; whose
hand poured forth gifts of cows, land, gold and virgins, who was anointed
with the nectar of the words of poets, born from the meritorious womb of
Tippa-bhupala.—Yellappa-bhupaia (Verse in Telugu:) Turahara's trident may
snap, the arrows in the hand of Raghu-Rama may altogether break, the
thunderbolt weapon of the lord of gods may burst,—the word of Yell a, (son) of
the wise Tippa, cannot be turned aside. That there were no enemies of
Yellaya, and no/poverty among good poets throughout the countries luled by
the king Tippa-Yella, was the common talk.
We, Yellappa-Nayaka, in order that merit ma) accrue to our Chennapanna,
have presented the village of Udduru, situated in the llasana country, which
Achyuta-Raya conferred on Chennapanna for his othee of Amara-Nayaka, for
the purpose of providing a satra (inn) in the presence of the lotus-feet of the
Virupaksha-linga of Hasana. (Omitting repetitions:) All the cultivated lands
of Udduru, together with the eight rights of full possession, we make over,
with presentation of a coin and pouring of water, to the hand of Devara-Bhatta,
agent of the temple, in order that you and twelve Brahmans may be daily fed
at-the inn as long as sun and moon endure. These gifts have we made that
merit may accrue to Chennapanna, and universal dominion to Achyuta-Raya
Any surplus funds to be devoted to the festival of the god.