inscriptions in the hassan district

58 Belur Taluq.
Kaveri, — srimat Trlbhuvana-Malla, the strong-armed Vira-Ganga Vishnuvarddhana-Poysala-Deva
was protecting by the power of his arm a dominion
bounded east by the lower ghat of Nangah, south by Kongu, Cheram and
Anamale, west by the Barakanur and other ghats of Konkana, north by
Savimale: —
And when, united with the sharer in a thousand delights, (omitting mere
laudations) a Kamale born in the milk-ocean of Bahpura,* receiver of a boon
from the god Dharmmesvara, having erected the Ramesvara temple of Isapura,
a jewelled lamp in the house of the Bharatagaraa (or science of music), the
cluster of the nails of whose feet were reverenced by crowds of beautiful
girls with long hanging tresses, a head-jewel in all manner of dancing, a
Sarasvati in singing, a rutting elephant to co-wives, — the senior queen, the
crowned consort Santala-Devi, — Vishnuvarddhana-Poysala-Deva was in his
residence in the great city of Velapura, ruling the kingdom in peace and
wisdom: —he set up with faith the god Vijaya-Narayana, called Chenna
(described with an immense number of epithets), and (on the date specified),
to provide for the daily ceremonies, the decorations, and the offerings at the
three times, to the gods Vijaya-Narayana, Chenna-Kesava and Lakshmi
Narayana, and for the livelihood of the Srivaishnava Brahmans, of the daucing
girls, the putters on of the vestments, the learned men, the garland-makers,
the lighters of lamps and all the attendants, he made grants of villages (afi
specified). Whatever surplus income may accrue, to be devoted to offerings to
the faithful and to temple repairs. Thus was it ordered by the eleventh
incarnation, Vishnuvarddhana Hoysala-Deva. (Imprecations)
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Date 1174 A D
When, by order of (with usual titles) Hoysala-Ballala-DSva, the great
minister Heggade-Buchimayya was governing the seven nads north from
Anche, (on the date specified) Ballala-Deva remitted for the god Vijaya-Narayana,
all the petty taxes for tribute, granary, barter, (?) shows, ... , marriage
gifts, in the twelve villages and their hamlets belonging to the god Vijaya-
Narayana in that nad.
(Usual final verses.)
Also for the performance of prayers, sacrifices, daily service and recitations
of the velas, vira-Ballala-Deva made grants of villages (specified) to the
120 bhattar of Kesavapura, the 21 of Subhapura, and the 30 Srtvaishnava
tern pis priests of this place.