inscriptions in the hassan district

64 Belur Taluq
77
Date 1198 A. D
Among the Poysalas, lords of Dvaravati, having the tiger crest, born in
Sasapura, was Vinayaditya. To his son Ereyanga and to fichala-Devi were
born Ballala, Vishnu and Udayaditya. Among them, to describe the valour
of king Vishnu —the Tulu country, Chakragotta, Talavanapuia, Uchchangi,
Kolala, the Seven Male, Vallur, Kanchi, Kongu, the terrible Hadiya-ghatta,
Bayal-mid, Nilaehala-duigga, Rayaiayapura, Teieyur, Koyatur, the Gondavadi-sthala,—
tliese did he take with a frown, the mighty king Vishnu. To
him was born Narasimha, who by Echala-Devi had a son Ballala Moistening
his valiant sword with the blood of his enemy the Pandya king, he whets it
on the grindstone the head of Billama, and sheathes it in the lotus mouth of
Jaitugi, — the king Ballaja.
When (with usual titles) the nissarika-piatapa-Hoysana vira-Ballala-Deva
was in the immemorial agrahara Kukkanfir-koppa, ruling the kingdom of the
earth in peace and wisdom:—(On the date specified) for the god Harihara
set up by Chandi-Setti of Bachalesvara, Cliandi received from the hands
of the emperor of the South, vira-Ballala-Deva, 10 gadyana from the fixed
rent of Bachalesvara, and presented it for that god Harihara, to continue as
long as sun, moon and stars
Praise of Magi-Setti of Badavi; whose son was Kete-Setti. His wife was
Rechehiyakka, and they had a son Chandayya, whose wife was Mukavve
In Bachalesvara and other great towns did he erect temples for Hara
A farther giant by Chandi-Setti in Brahmasamudra, and grants by others
78
Date 1524 A D
Praise of Sambhu (On the date specified), when the maharajadhnaja
raja-paramesvara vira-pratapa Krishna-Deva-Raya-mahauiya was in the
residence of Hatnpe, luhng the kingdom in peace and wisdom: — Basavappa-
Nayaka, son of Jakkana-Nayaka, a servant of Krishna-Deva-Raya-maharaya,
made a grant for (with praises) the god Chenna-Kesavanatha of Velapuri, the
god of the mahaurajadhiraja's royal family, as follows: —
In order that his father Jakkana-Nayaka and his mother Tipamma might
attain to the world of undying merit, and that virtue might accrue to
Knshnappa-Nayaka, he constructed a pond for a raft aud a Vasanta-mantapa;
and in order to provide for ten days raft festival in Phalguna, for the
oblation, and feeding of Brahmans during the festival, for the offerings of
daily service at sunrise and noon, for a meal to 40 Brahmans in the chhatra,