inscriptions in the hassan district

Belur Taluq. 95
A dweller at his lotus-feet, — The great Kesara-Setti, son of Rahala, had
a son D6ki By a visit to Somesvara, and by touching the lotus-feet of
Raroesvara, purified and meritorious was Chaunda, whose wife was Keleyabhe.
His junior wife was Kanchiyakka, whose son was Ketanmlla. Ho erected in
Dorasamudra a Siva temple, giving it, aftei the pation of his family, the
name of Vishnu varddhana-Poysalesvara, And to provide for the worship of
that god, and for the prosperity of his own family and increase of merit,
(on the date specified) made a grant of Tavarekere, free of all imposts; (its
boundaries). Also some other lauds (specified). (Usual final verses)
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Date 2385 A D,
Obeisance to Ganadhipati. May it be unobstructed. Praise of Sambhu.
Victorious is Gajanana, who assumed a pointed tusk that it might be a style
for inscribing the villages received fiom Hanhara. May the original Boar
protect you, who lifted up the earth from the bottomless ocean m order that
it might be bestowed upon the worthy. .May llimakara (the moon), who is borne
on his head by the master of the three world3 and the conqueror of Tripura,
who feeds with his rays the hosts of the gods, the left eye of Han, the closer
up of the lotuses, — grant you ever abundance of joy.
From Yayati, who was of the Kalavata-kula (the Lunat race), sprang Yadu;
from whose time it is celebrated in the world by his name In that famous
line of Yadu was born Sangame'svara, who was a union (sangama), the most difficult
to effect, of Sri and Sarasvati From him (omitting laudations) sprang
Bukka, whose wife was Gauri. Their son was Hanhara (his praises) He protected
the terrified Saurashtras, Angas, Kalingas, Vangas and Yavanas
(With usual titles) the king Hanhara (on the date specified), in the presence
of the Tunga, Pampti and Virupaksha, at the time of the moon's eclipse,
made a grant of the village of Ghattadahalh, in the Sige-nad of the Hoysala
kingdom, — giving it the name of Sarvajria- Hanhara-mahaiayapura,— to
Brahmans of many gotras and sutras (here follew their names, etc.) as an
agrahara, free of all imposts, with all lights, to be enjoyed to sons and
grandsons .
Here follow the boundaries in the local vernacular.
A work of merit done even by an enemy one should endeavour to maintain
the enemy indeed may remain an enemy, but a work of merit is an enemy to
no one. (Usual final verses.)
(Signed, in Kannada) Sri-Virupaksha.