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Bebur Taluq. 93<br />

And for <strong>the</strong> repairs of <strong>the</strong> temple of <strong>the</strong> god Santalesvaia <strong>in</strong> that land,<br />

and for <strong>the</strong> un<strong>in</strong>terrupted cont<strong>in</strong>uance of his worship, that Benakana-Maravve<br />

and all those Brahmans, <strong>in</strong> order to obta<strong>in</strong> remission of all <strong>the</strong>ir s<strong>in</strong>s, granted<br />

certa<strong>in</strong> land (specified). The rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g land, bear<strong>in</strong>g a yearly fixed rent of<br />

6 gadyana 5 pana accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> statement given by <strong>the</strong> Brahmans, she<br />

made over fiom <strong>the</strong> year Siddharthi to all those Brahmans.<br />

Usual f<strong>in</strong>al verses<br />

141<br />

Date 1101 A D<br />

Praise of Sambhu When <strong>the</strong> favourite of eaith and fortune, <strong>the</strong> maharajadhiraja<br />

paramesvara parama-bhattaraka, glory of <strong>the</strong> Satyasraya-kula,<br />

ornament of <strong>the</strong> Chalukyas, sri<strong>in</strong>at Tnbhuvanamalla-Deva's victorious k<strong>in</strong>gdom<br />

was <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g on all sides, to cont<strong>in</strong>ue as long as sun, moon and stars. —<br />

And, a dweller at his lotus-feet, hav<strong>in</strong>g acquired <strong>the</strong> five big drums, <strong>the</strong><br />

maha-mandalesvara, boon lord of Dvaravatipura, sun <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> sky of <strong>the</strong><br />

Yadava-kula* a perfoct head-jewol, champion over <strong>the</strong> hill-chiefs, adorned<br />

with <strong>the</strong>se and many o<strong>the</strong>r titles, Tnbhuvanamalla-Poysala-Deva was rul<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>the</strong> Gaugavadi N<strong>in</strong>ety-six Thousand k<strong>in</strong>gdom under <strong>the</strong> shadow of his sole<br />

umbrella:—<br />

A dweller at his lotus-feet, of <strong>the</strong> family of Kaleyamma-Gavunda, who had<br />

acquired <strong>the</strong> five big drums, <strong>the</strong> great feudatory, wedded to <strong>the</strong> Lakshmi of<br />

valour, a sun to <strong>the</strong> lotus <strong>the</strong> Ganga-kula, a tree of plenty to <strong>the</strong> needy, a<br />

wish<strong>in</strong>g-stono to dependants, Vatsa-Raja to horses, Manoja (Cupid) to women,<br />

Odegere-malla, of unshaken courage, of unassisted bravery, delight<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />

gifts,—Ch<strong>in</strong>na-Gaunda, son of Poysala-Gaunda and his wife Ka|abhe-Gaundi,—<br />

for <strong>the</strong> tank and temple erected, aud ? land near <strong>the</strong> sluice redeemed from<br />

mortgage, by Karika-samanta's son Ahitarankusa-Setti, a son of <strong>the</strong> soil, (or<br />

cultivator, bhumi-putraka) of Kondali, — made (on <strong>the</strong> date specified) a liberal<br />

grant of lands and money (specified). Usual f<strong>in</strong>al verse<br />

The foundation pillar of <strong>the</strong> orig<strong>in</strong>al temple and of <strong>the</strong> sluice temple is<br />

0handrabhu8hana-pandita.<br />

142<br />

Date 1146 A D<br />

(On <strong>the</strong> date specified) <strong>the</strong> cows of <strong>the</strong> Drohaghara^ta-chaturvvedimangala<br />

be<strong>in</strong>g harried, Kondaji Jakkarma's son Masana recovered <strong>the</strong> cows, died and<br />

went to <strong>the</strong> world of gods.

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