inscriptions in the hassan district

92 Belur Taluq.
The descent of that ayya was as follows:— . .Honna-Gavunda was his
father and Jakka-Gavundi his mother. Then follow the verses in praise of
him, his wife and sons, as at the end of No 137 above, with some additions.
The descent of Adi-Gavunda's guru was as follows:—In the Dramilasangha,
distinguished was. .dra-svami, [whose disciple wasl Vasupujya-tnuni,
whose disciple was Perumale-deva
For whom he made a lofty basadi, and setting up the god therein, to
provide for the eight kinds of ceremonies for the god, gifts of food to the rishis.
and repairs of the temple, granted certain lands (specified), and (on the date
specified) all the Brahmans of Kondali, with Adi-Gavunda, his sons, and the
fifty families of the village, made them over to Perumale-de'va.
(Usual final verses). Obeisance be to Vitaraga.
139
Date ? 1255 A D.
Obeisance be to the Siddhas. Obeisance. Be it well.
(On the date specified) Peruniala, the priest of the basadi of Adigaundanahalh,
with others (named) made and gave a basadi to Madayya, son of
Machayya who was the son of Perumalu-kanti. (Usual final verses.)
Fortune to the Ekkott Jinalaya.
140
Date f WOO A. D
Praise of Sambhu. Usual account, in verse, of the rise and sueceshion ot
the Hoysalas, down to vtra-Ballala-Ueva.
When (with usual titles) Hoysala-Ballala-Deva was in the royal city Dorabamudra,
ruling a kingdom of the earth: — A dweller at his lotus-feet was
Benakana-Maravve !) , whose descent was as follows; verses recited by Bachayya
Ketimayya's son, the lord Rakkasa-malla was her father, Kesi-Raja's
dear wife Sovala-Devi's daughter Satikavve was her mother, her son was
Bhadra; her god Santalesvara
To all the Brahmans of Kondah, who had acquired yaina, niyama, and
the other ascetic virtues, were performers of the aupdsarm and agmhdtra, and
worshippers of the twice-born, gurus and gods, and were fully versed m the
Rig, Yajus, Sama and Atharvvana vedas, as well as in their meaning ano!
in all the hdsiras, — she, after worship of their feet, in the year Kilaka, paid
them the yearly fixed rent of 8 honnu, and for the construction on the land
thus acquired of a tank, a temple, and a watch-house for the fields, deposited
562 gadyana 3 pan a, undertaking to defray any extra taxes. (Boundaries of
the land.)
') Apparently Benaka's wife Mararve.