inscriptions in the hassan district

Belur Taluq. 71
in one watch subdued and slew the enemy who was falling upon him, and
returning victorious, with affection gave him the name Pratapa-Narasimha,
and crowned him from the time he was born. Thus from the day of his birth
having a diadem on his brow, . . (the rest of the inscription is defaced)
98
Date 1261 A. D.
(The first portion corresponds with that of No. 92 above.) When the strongarmed
vira-Narasimha-Deva was in the capital Dorasamudra, ruling the
empire of the whole world: —A dweller at his lotus feet, Ramachandra-
Jatti's son Birada-Jatti, (on the date specified), established a shrine of the
goddess Nimbaja in the temple of the god Hoysalesvara, and made a grant
(specified) for it.
99 to 111
Dates ? about 1220 to 1300 A. D.
Various grants of money by private persons and dancing girls to the god
Hoysalesvara and the god Panchikesvara.
112
Date? about 1220 A.D.
Praise of Sambhu. May Sridhara (Vishnu) grant wealth, Vanajaya (Brahma)
long life, Gaurlsvara (Siva) fame, Vidhu (the moon) bodily splendour, Dinesa
(the sun) glory, Bhoginijyaya (Adisesha) enjoyment, the eight regents of the points of the compass t
Lakshma
In the fortunate Yadu-kula was a king named Sala, by whom Sasakapura
was founded, the chief deity of which was the goddess beloved of Vasanta.
At the time when that great king was worshipping that goddess Vasantika
of Sasakapura, a terrible tiger leaped forth. The great Jina muni, who was
there for the purpose of giving instruction and foretelling the future, called
out "strike, Sala (poy Sala), this tiger with (my) cane (bettava seleytm)",
from which that king Sala obtained the name Poysala, and that tiger became
the distinguishing device on his flag. In that Poysala line was (omitting
laudations) Vmayaditya His son, the husband of the Earth and of Echala-
Devi, was Ereyanga-Deva. He had three sons, like the three jewels, Ballala-
Deva, Bitti-Deva and Udayaditya-Deva. Of them Vishnuvarddhana became
celebrated for his wide-spread fame. He had a son Narasimha, whoso son
was Ballala. '
The hostile kings, that abode of valour, vira-Ballala-Deva, consigned
(respectively) to dreadful forests, to the laps of the celestial nymphs, or to