inscriptions in the hassan district

90 Belur Taluq
136
Date 1217 A D
Praise of Sambhu. Usual account (in verse) of the rise and genealogy of
the Hoysaias down to Ballala, who, on Pandya submitting to his protection,
took pity on him and restored his kingdom to him, gaining fame in the
three worlds
When (with usual titles, also) Bappa's (or? his father's) lusty elephant, the
pratapa-chakravartti vira-Ballala-Deva was in the royal city Ddrasamudra,
ruling the kingdom of the earth r—
A dweller at his lotus-feet, — was Sivanayya-perggade (his praises) May
the god Sivalirigesvara grant to Sivanayya's sons, friends and relations the
happy state as long as sun and moon endure To describe his descent: — A
father Sivanatha had a son Ketayya, whose mother was Maravve. His wife
was Gaiidavve, and their sons were Masana, Ketanna and sivanatha-perggade.
Sivaiiayya became celebrated in the reign of vira-Ballala-Deva, and erected
a Siva temple in Sivanayanahalli which he had established at the side of
Kondah Sivalinga being his family god, the generous Yadava emperor Vira-
Ballala his master,—was Sivanayya an ordinary man like others? A jewel
minor to the face of the kingdom of Ke'tala-Devi, a renowned master of the
robes to Ballala, an abode of good qualities, was Sivanavya.
(On the date specified) at the time of the sun's eclipse, all the Brahmans of
Kondale-agrahara, known as the DrObagharatta-chaturvvSdimangalam, made
over land valued at 15 pana for the god Sivalingesvara which Sivanayyaperggade
(had set up).
137
Date 1188 A D
Praise of Sambhu and of Mahesvara Om. Obeisance to Siva
In the Poysala-varasa arose Vinayaditya, whose son was Ereyanga, whoso
son was Vishnu. The whole of Male became his possession, and not only that
one, — Talakadu, Koyatur, Kongu, Nangali, Kanc.hi-puri, Gangavadi, the
celebrated Uchchaiigi, Ballare, Belvala-nad, Rachanur, Muduganftr, Vallur,—
these he took by the might of his arm.
To Vishnuvarddhana and to Lakshma-Devi was born Narasnnha, whose
wife was Echala-Devi, and their son was Ballala-Deva. Though Chola lay
siege to it for twelve years, was it captured? Tho report came that he
had abandoned it,—when, mounting on it but one cubit was sufficient to
bring that Uchchangi into the possession of this mighty one {ball-dl), as if
taken in sport, - thus did the heavenly choristers praise the king Ballala, who
thence acquired the name Giridurgga-malla. As it was a Saturday (Sanivara)